Vector resonances in weak-boson-fusion at future pp colliders

Abstract

We present a first estimate of the reach of future pp colliders, the 14 TeV LHC and a futuristic 100 TeV pp collider, on a vector resonance, specifically a $W^{{}^{\prime }}$, produced via weak-boson-fusion, and decaying dominantly into $tb$. The analysis is motivated by Composite Higgs, Randall-Sundrum and Little Higgs scenarios, which predict the existence of vector resonances with a large coupling to $W$ and $Z$ longitudinal bosons. In particular, in composite Higgs models with partial compositeness, the standard Drell-Yan production channel is suppressed at large coupling while the weak-boson-fusion is enhanced and could thus provide a unique opportunity to directly test the large coupling regime of the theory. We outline a search strategy for the $W^{{}^{\prime }}$ in the weak-boson-fusion channel and present the reach of future colliders on the $W^{{}^{\prime }}$ mass-coupling parameter space.

v2: References added. v3: matches version published in JHEP

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