Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC
In this paper, we briefly review the LHC discovery potential of a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson of the NMSSM, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn>&l...
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| description | In this paper, we briefly review the LHC discovery potential of a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson of the NMSSM, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, produced in the gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, bottom-quark fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>b</mi><mo>¯</mo></mover><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and bottom-gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><mi>b</mi><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We also review the LHC discovery potential of the next-to-lightest CP-even Higgs boson <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> being the non-SM-like Higgs, decaying either into two light CP-odd Higgs bosons <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> or into a light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the <i>Z</i> gauge boson through the gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the 4<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>τ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> final state. We find that the light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> can be detected at the LHC in a variety of production processes including the gluon fusion, bottom-quark fusion and bottom-gluon fusion. The latter two processes require high luminosity of the LHC and large values of tan<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We also find that the LHC has the potential to discover the non-SM-like Higgs state, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, decaying into a pair of light CP-odd Higgses <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>’s, allowing the distinguishing of the NMSSM Higgs sector from the MSSM one as such a light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, is impossible in the latter scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c071d08167b4098b4b70ab4aa825c692023-11-23T01:49:53ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972021-10-0171139210.3390/universe7110392Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHCMosleh M. Almarashi0Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, P.O. Box 30002, Madinah 42353, Saudi ArabiaIn this paper, we briefly review the LHC discovery potential of a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson of the NMSSM, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, produced in the gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, bottom-quark fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>b</mi><mo>¯</mo></mover><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and bottom-gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>b</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><mi>b</mi><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We also review the LHC discovery potential of the next-to-lightest CP-even Higgs boson <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> being the non-SM-like Higgs, decaying either into two light CP-odd Higgs bosons <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> or into a light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the <i>Z</i> gauge boson through the gluon fusion <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>→</mo><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the 4<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>τ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> final state. We find that the light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> can be detected at the LHC in a variety of production processes including the gluon fusion, bottom-quark fusion and bottom-gluon fusion. The latter two processes require high luminosity of the LHC and large values of tan<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>. We also find that the LHC has the potential to discover the non-SM-like Higgs state, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>h</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, decaying into a pair of light CP-odd Higgses <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>’s, allowing the distinguishing of the NMSSM Higgs sector from the MSSM one as such a light <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>a</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>, is impossible in the latter scenario.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/7/11/392CP-odd Higgs bosonNMSSMsupersymmetric models |
| spellingShingle | Mosleh M. Almarashi Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC Universe CP-odd Higgs boson NMSSM supersymmetric models |
| title | Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC |
| title_full | Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC |
| title_fullStr | Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC |
| title_short | Review of a Light NMSSM Pseudoscalar Higgs-State Production at the LHC |
| title_sort | review of a light nmssm pseudoscalar higgs state production at the lhc |
| topic | CP-odd Higgs boson NMSSM supersymmetric models |
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