We present the first direct search for exotic Higgs boson decays H -> AA, A -> gamma gamma in events with two photonlike objects. The hypothetical particle A is a low-mass spin-0 particle decaying promptly to a merged diphoton reconstructed as a single photonlike object. We analyze the data collected by the CMS ffiffi experiment at V s = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 136 fb-1. No excess above the estimated background is found. We set upper limits on the branching fraction B(H -> AA -> 4 gamma) of (0.9-3.3) x 10-3 at 95% confidence level for masses of A in the range 0.1-1.2 GeV.
Search for Exotic Higgs Boson Decays H → AA → 4γ with Events Containing Two Merged Diphotons in Proton-Proton Collisions at Vs=13 TeV
Aime, C.;Asenov, P.;Bianchini, L.;Ciocci, M. A.;Messineo, A.;Musich, M.;Rizzi, A.;Cipriani, M.;Marini, A. C.;
2023-01-01
Abstract
We present the first direct search for exotic Higgs boson decays H -> AA, A -> gamma gamma in events with two photonlike objects. The hypothetical particle A is a low-mass spin-0 particle decaying promptly to a merged diphoton reconstructed as a single photonlike object. We analyze the data collected by the CMS ffiffi experiment at V s = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 136 fb-1. No excess above the estimated background is found. We set upper limits on the branching fraction B(H -> AA -> 4 gamma) of (0.9-3.3) x 10-3 at 95% confidence level for masses of A in the range 0.1-1.2 GeV.File in questo prodotto:
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