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MSSM Higgs Bosons at The LHC

arXiv:1203.3207 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.85.115018

Abstract

Accepting the existence of a SM-like Higgs boson in the range 123GeV-127GeV as indicated by the observed ga,ga events, there are two distinct regions left in the Minimal Supersymmetric (SUSY) Standard Model (MSSM) Higgs sector: (a) the lighter CP-even Higgs boson SM-like and the non-SM-like Higgs bosons all heavy and nearly degenerate above 300GeV; (b) the heavier CP-even Higgs boson being SM-like and the neutral non-SM-like Higgs bosons all nearly degenerate around 100GeV (a non-decoupling region). Due to the strong correlation between the Higgs decays to W+W- and to ga,ga predicted in the MSSM, the deficit of a W+W- final state signal would be in direct conflict with the ga,ga peak. If we consider W+W- on its own, the absence of the W+W- signal would imply that the SM-like Higgs boson has reduced coupling to W+-, and that the other non-SM-like Higgs bosons should not be too heavy and do not decouple. If both the ga,ga excess and the absence of W+W- continue, new physics beyond the MSSM will be required. A similar correlation exists between the W+W- and tau+tau- channels: a reduced W+W- channel would force the tau+tau- channel to be larger. Future searches for the SM-like Higgs boson at the LHC will provide critical tests for the MSSM prediction. We emphasize the potential importance of the electroweak processes pp->H+H-, H+-A0, which are independent of the SUSY parameters except for their masses. In addition, there may be sizable contributions from pp->H+-h0, A0h0 and W+-H0, ZH0 in the non-decoupling region, which may serve to discriminate the model parameters. We vary the relevant SUSY parameters in a broad range and demonstrate the correlations and constraints on these parameters and associated SUSY particles.

arXiv comment33 pages, 14 figures, minor revisions for journal

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