Higgs-Boson Decays: Updates

Abstract

In this contribution, new developments for the Standard Model Higgs-boson decays will be summarized. This addresses extensions of the grids used by {\tt Hdecay} to implement finite NLO mass effects for $H\to gg$ as well as explicit numbers for the branching fraction for the strange-Yukawa induced part of $H\to s\bar{s}$ together with the related uncertainties. In addition, first results of the strong and weak Dalitz decays of the Higgs-boson decays $H\to s\bar{s}+g/{\hat{I}}^3$ are presented. The Dalitz decays define the separation between the Yukawa-induced part and the continuum, that is not induced by the strange-Yukawa coupling, and thus pave the way towards a solid determination of the strange-Yukawa coupling at future $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ colliders, but will also be relevant for solid bounds on the strange-Yukawa coupling at the LHC.

13 pages, 3 figures, contribution to YR5 of the LHCHWG, extension of discussion, typos corrected