Study of Higgs boson pair production in the HH → b(b)over-barγγ final state with 308 fb-1 of data collected at √s=13 TeV and 13.6 TeV by the ATLAS experiment



Aad, G, Aakvaag, E, Abbott, B, Abdelhameed, S, Abeling, K, Abicht, NJ, Abidi, SH, Aboelela, M, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H
et al (show 2877 more authors) (2026) Study of Higgs boson pair production in the HH → b(b)over-barγγ final state with 308 fb-1 of data collected at √s=13 TeV and 13.6 TeV by the ATLAS experiment PHYSICS LETTERS B, 876. 140280-. ISSN 0370-2693, 1873-2445

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Abstract

A search for Higgs boson pair production in the bb¯γγ final state is performed. The proton–proton collision dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 308 fb−1, consisting of two samples, 140 fb−1 at a centre-of-mass energy of s=13TeV and 168 fb−1 at s=13.6TeV, recorded between 2015 and 2024 by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. In addition to a larger dataset, this analysis improves upon the previous search in the same final state through several methodological and technical developments. The Higgs boson pair production cross section divided by the Standard Model prediction is found to be μ<inf>HH</inf>=0.9<inf>−1.1</inf>+1.4 (μ<inf>HH</inf>=1<inf>−1.0</inf>+1.3 expected), which translates into a 95% confidence-level upper limit of μ<inf>HH</inf> ' 3.7. At the same confidence level the Higgs self-coupling modifier is constrained to be in the range −1.6'κ<inf>λ</inf>'6.6 (−1.8'κ<inf>λ</inf>'6.9 expected).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ATLAS, Di-Higgs, Self-interaction, Photons, B-jets, Run 3
Divisions: Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences > Physics
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2026 09:00
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2026 19:31
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140280
Open Access URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3197303
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