Decays $A\to Z\gamma \gamma$ and $\varphi \to Z\gamma \gamma$ ($\varphi =h,H$) in two-Higgs doublet models

Abstract

The one-loop contributions to the decays of the $CP$-odd and $CP$-even scalar bosons $A\to Z\gamma \gamma$ and $\varphi \to Z\gamma \gamma$ ($\varphi =h,H$) are calculated within the framework of $CP$-conserving THDMs, where they are induced by box and reducible Feynman diagrams. The behavior of the corresponding branching ratios are then analyzed within the type-II THDM in a region of the parameter space around the alignment limit and still consistent with experimental data. It is found that the $A\to Z\gamma \gamma$ branching ratio is only relevant when $m_A>m_H+m_Z$, but it is negligible otherwise. For $m_A>600$ GeV and $t_{\beta }\simeq O(1)$, $BR(A\to Z\gamma \gamma )$ can reach values of the order of $10^{-5}-10^{-4}$, but it decreases by about one order of magnitude as $t_{\beta }$ increases up to 10. A similar behavior is followed by the $H\to Z\gamma \gamma$ decay, which only has a non-negligible branching ratio when $m_H>m_A+m_Z$ and can reach the level of $10^{-4}-10^{-3}$ for $m_H>600$ GeV and $t_{\beta }\simeq O(1)$. We also estimated the branching ratios of these rare decays in the type-I THDM, where they can be about one order of magnitude larger than in type-II THDM. As far as the $h\to Z\gamma \gamma$ decay is concerned, since the properties of this scalar boson must be nearly identical to those of the SM Higgs boson, the $h\to Z\gamma \gamma$ branching ratio does not deviates significantly from the SM prediction, where it is negligibly small, of the order of $10^{-9}$. This result is in agreement with previous calculations.

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