The decay $h\to \gamma \gamma$ in the Standard-Model Effective Field Theory

Abstract

Assuming that new physics effects are parametrized by the Standard-Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) written in a complete basis of up to dimension-6 operators, we calculate the CP-conserving one-loop amplitude for the decay $h\to \gamma \gamma$ in general $R_{\xi }$-gauges. We employ a simple renormalisation scheme that is hybrid between on-shell SM-like renormalised parameters and running $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ Wilson coefficients. The resulting amplitude is then finite, renormalisation scale invariant, independent of the gauge choice ($\xi$) and respects SM Ward identities. Remarkably, the $S$-matrix amplitude calculation resembles very closely the one usually known from renormalisable theories and can be automatised to a high degree. We use this gauge invariant amplitude and recent LHC data to check upon sensitivity to various Wilson coefficients entering from a more complete theory at the matching energy scale. We present a closed expression for the ratio ${\mathcal{R}}_{h\to \gamma \gamma }$, of the Beyond the SM versus the SM contributions as appeared in LHC $h\to \gamma \gamma$ searches. The most important contributions arise at tree level from the operators $Q_{\phi B},Q_{\phi W},Q_{\phi WB}$, and at one-loop level from the dipole operators $Q_{uB},Q_{uW}$. Our calculation shows also that, for operators that appear at tree level in SMEFT, one-loop corrections can modify their contributions by less than 10%. Wilson coefficients corresponding to these five operators are bounded from current LHC $h\to \gamma \gamma$ data -- in some cases an order of magnitude stronger than from other searches. Finally, we correct results that appeared previously in the literature.

31 pages, 3 figures, v2: minor changes, one equation and references added; v3: subsection 5.3 removed and a paragraph added in Conclusions instead, references added, matches the published version

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