Search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production in final states with leptons, taus, and photons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS collaboration

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Search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production in final states with leptons, taus, and photons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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A search is presented for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production, targeting the bbZZ, 4V (V = W or Z), VVττ, 4τ, γγVV and γγττ decay channels. Events are categorised based on the multiplicity of light charged leptons (electrons or muons), hadronically decaying tau leptons, and photons. The search is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb⁻¹. No evidence of the signal is found and the observed (expected) upper limit on the cross-section for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production is determined to be 17 (11) times the Standard Model predicted cross-section at 95% confidence level under the background-only hypothesis. The observed (expected) constraints on the HHH coupling modifier, κ_λ, are determined to be −6.2 < κ_λ< 11.6 (−4.5 < κ_λ< 9.6) at 95% confidence level, assuming the Standard Model for the expected limits and that new physics would only affect κ_λ.

Original language	English
Article number	164
Pages (from-to)	1-61
Number of pages	62
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	2024
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2024)164
Publication status	Published - Aug 2024
Externally published	Yes

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AU - Aboulhorma, A.

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AU - Aktas, S.

AU - Al Khoury, K.

AU - Alberghi, G. L.

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AU - Alderweireldt, S.

AU - Alegria, Z. L.

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AU - Aleksandrov, I. N.

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AU - Alexopoulos, T.

AU - Alfonsi, F.

AU - Algren, M.

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AU - Ali, B.

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AU - Ali, S.

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AU - Aliev, M.

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AU - Allen, J. F.

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AU - An, S.

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AU - Asai, S.

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AU - Assamagan, K.

AU - Astalos, R.

AU - Astrand, K. S.V.

AU - Atashi, S.

AU - Atkin, R. J.

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AU - Atmani, H.

AU - Atmasiddha, P. A.

AU - Augsten, K.

AU - Auricchio, S.

AU - Auriol, A. D.

AU - Austrup, V. A.

AU - Avolio, G.

AU - Axiotis, K.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Babal, D.

AU - Bachacou, H.

AU - Bachas, K.

AU - Bachiu, A.

AU - Backman, F.

AU - Badea, A.

AU - Baer, T. M.

AU - Bagnaia, P.

AU - Bahmani, M.

AU - Bahner, D.

AU - Bai, K.

AU - Baines, J. T.

AU - Baines, L.

AU - Baker, O. K.

AU - Bakos, E.

AU - Bakshi Gupta, D.

AU - Balabram Filho, L. E.

AU - Balakrishnan, V.

AU - Balasubramanian, R.

AU - Baldin, E. M.

AU - Balek, P.

AU - Ballabene, E.

AU - Balli, F.

AU - Baltes, L. M.

AU - Balunas, W. K.

AU - Balz, J.

AU - Bamwidhi, I.

AU - Banas, E.

AU - Bandieramonte, M.

AU - Bandyopadhyay, A.

AU - Bansal, S.

AU - Barak, L.

AU - Barakat, M.

AU - Barberio, E. L.

AU - Barberis, D.

AU - Barbero, M.

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AU - Barends, K. N.

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AU - Barklow, T.

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AU - Barr, J. D.

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AU - Barsov, S.

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AU - Basso, M. J.

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AU - Bate, R.

AU - Bates, R. L.

AU - Batlamous, S.

AU - Batool, B.

AU - Battaglia, M.

AU - Battulga, D.

AU - Bauce, M.

AU - Bauer, M.

AU - Bauer, P.

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AU - Beacham, J. B.

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AU - Beck, H. P.

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AU - Bellagamba, L.

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AU - Bellos, P.

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AU - Benchekroun, D.

AU - Bendebba, F.

AU - Benhammou, Y.

AU - Benkendorfer, K. C.

AU - Beresford, L.

AU - Beretta, M.

AU - Bergeaas Kuutmann, E.

AU - Berger, N.

AU - Bergmann, B.

AU - Beringer, J.

AU - Bernardi, G.

AU - Bernius, C.

AU - Bernlochner, F. U.

AU - Bernon, F.

AU - Berrocal Guardia, A.

AU - Berry, T.

AU - Berta, P.

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N1 - Copyright the Author(s). Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

PY - 2024/8

Y1 - 2024/8

N2 - A search is presented for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production, targeting the bbZZ, 4V (V = W or Z), VVττ, 4τ, γγVV and γγττ decay channels. Events are categorised based on the multiplicity of light charged leptons (electrons or muons), hadronically decaying tau leptons, and photons. The search is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. No evidence of the signal is found and the observed (expected) upper limit on the cross-section for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production is determined to be 17 (11) times the Standard Model predicted cross-section at 95% confidence level under the background-only hypothesis. The observed (expected) constraints on the HHH coupling modifier, κλ, are determined to be −6.2 < κλ< 11.6 (−4.5 < κλ< 9.6) at 95% confidence level, assuming the Standard Model for the expected limits and that new physics would only affect κλ.

AB - A search is presented for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production, targeting the bbZZ, 4V (V = W or Z), VVττ, 4τ, γγVV and γγττ decay channels. Events are categorised based on the multiplicity of light charged leptons (electrons or muons), hadronically decaying tau leptons, and photons. The search is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions at s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. No evidence of the signal is found and the observed (expected) upper limit on the cross-section for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production is determined to be 17 (11) times the Standard Model predicted cross-section at 95% confidence level under the background-only hypothesis. The observed (expected) constraints on the HHH coupling modifier, κλ, are determined to be −6.2 < κλ< 11.6 (−4.5 < κλ< 9.6) at 95% confidence level, assuming the Standard Model for the expected limits and that new physics would only affect κλ.

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Search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production in final states with leptons, taus, and photons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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