Explaining 95 GeV Anomalies in the 2-Higgs Doublet Model Type-I

Abstract

We show how the 2-Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM) Type-I can explain some excesses recently seen at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in ${\hat{I}}^3{\hat{I}}^3$ and $\ddot{I}{„}^{+}\ddot{I}{„}^{-}$ final states in turn matching Large Electron Positron (LEP) data in $b\bar{b}$ signatures, all anomalies residing around 95 GeV. The explanation to such anomalous data is found in the aforementioned scenario when in inverted mass hierarchy, in two configurations: i) when the lightest CP-even Higgs state is alone capable of reproducing the excesses; ii) when a combination of such a state and the CP-odd Higgs boson is able to do so. To test further this scenario, we present some Benchmark Points (BPs) of it amenable to phenomenological investigation.

Version accepted for publication in Nuclear Phy B