Search for decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of pseudoscalar particles decaying into b(b)over-barτ+τ- using pp collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector



Aad, G, Aakvaag, E, Abbott, B, Abdelhameed, S, Abeling, K, Abicht, NJ, Abidi, SH, Aboelela, M, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H
et al (show 2926 more authors) (2024) Search for decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of pseudoscalar particles decaying into b(b)over-barτ+τ- using pp collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 110 (5). 052013-. ISSN 2470-0010, 2470-0029

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Abstract

This paper presents a search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of new pseudoscalar particles, Formula Presented, where one pseudoscalar decays into a Formula Presented-quark pair and the other decays into a Formula Presented-lepton pair, in the mass range Formula Presented. The analysis uses Formula Presented collision data at Formula Presented collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of Formula Presented. No significant excess above the Standard Model (SM) prediction is observed. Assuming the SM Higgs boson production cross section, the search sets upper limits at 95% confidence level on the branching ratio of Higgs bosons decaying into Formula Presented, Formula Presented), between 2.2% and 3.9% depending on the pseudoscalar mass.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 5106 Nuclear and Plasma Physics, 5107 Particle and High Energy Physics, 51 Physical Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Systems, Molec & Integrative Biology > Inst. Systems, Molec & Integrative Biology
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2024 09:53
Last Modified: 23 May 2026 09:21
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.052013
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3186261
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