New Scalar Contributions to $h\to Z\gamma$

Abstract

We calculate the Higgs decay rate of $h\to Z\gamma$ by including the contributions from new scalars with arbitrary quantum numbers of the weak isospin ($T$) and hypercharge ($Y$) in the standard model. We find that our general formula for the decay rate of $h\to Z\gamma$ matches with that for $h\to \gamma \gamma$ in the limit of $m_Z=0$, but it is different from those in the literature. To illustrate our result, by taking the current $2\sigma$ excess of the $h\to \gamma \gamma$ rate measured by the LHC, we examine the corresponding shift for the $Z\gamma$ decay channel due to the new scalar. We show that the enhancement or reduction of the $h\to Z\gamma$ rate only depends on the relative size of $T$ and the absolute value of $Y$. Explicitly, we predict $0.76<R_{Z\gamma }\equiv \Gamma (h\to Z\gamma )/{\Gamma }_{SM}(h\to Z\gamma )<2.05$ by imposing the observed range of $1.5<R_{\gamma \gamma }\equiv \Gamma (h\to Z\gamma \gamma )/{\Gamma }_{SM}(h\to \gamma \gamma )<2$, which is independent of the number of multiplets and the couplings to the Higgs particle as long as the scalars are heavier than 200 GeV. This result provides a clear signature for the future LHC measurements to test physics beyond the standard model.

16 pages, 7 figures, revised version accepted for publication in PRD

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