Observing nonstandard $W^{\prime }$ and $Z^{\prime }$ through the third generation and Higgs lens

Abstract

We reinterpret $W^{\prime }$, $Z^{\prime }$ and Higgs searches at the LHC in terms of a model with nonuniversal $V^{\prime }$ couplings to fermions in order to gauge how well these searches can be applied outside the (simplified) scenarios for which they were optimized. In particular, we consider bounds from $V^{\prime }$ searches in final states $\tau \tau$, $e\nu$, $ll$ and $tb$, and discuss the impact of width effects. We then show that decays of the type $V^{\prime }\to Vh$ yield additional bounds on the heavy vector masses and, in the case of a discovery, provide an important probe of the heavy sector. Finally, we match the low energy limit of the model to an effective theory and compare the bounds on the resulting dimension-6 operators with the direct searches discussed in this paper.

15 pages, 3 figures

References in corpus (6)

• The automated computation of tree-level and next-to-leading order differential cross sections, and their matching to parton shower simulations
• FeynRules - Feynman rules made easy
• Search for high-mass dilepton resonances in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
• Complete Higgs Sector Constraints on Dimension-6 Operators
• Vices and Virtues of Higgs EFTs at Large Energy
• Boosted Higgs Shapes

Cited by in corpus (1)

• Instanton-mediated baryon number violation in non-universal gauge extended models