Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2010-05-14
Phys.Rev.D82:113014,2010; Erratum-ibid.D83:079901,2011
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
35 pages, 10 figures, 5 tables, Fig.[10] corrected, 1 new reference added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.82.113014 10.11
We explore the possibility that, while the Higgs mechanism provides masses to the weak-gauge bosons at the electroweak scale as in the standard model, fermion masses are generated by an unknown mechanism at a higher energy scale. At low energies, the standard model can then be regarded as an effective field theory, where fermion masses explicitly break the electroweak SU(2)_L \times U(1)_Y gauge symmetry. If \Lambda is the renormalization scale where the renormalized Yukawa couplings vanish, then at energies lower than \Lambda, effective Yukawa couplings will be radiatively induced by nonzero fermion masses. In this scenario, Higgs-boson decays into photons and weak gauge-bosons pairs are in general quite enhanced for a light Higgs. However, depending on \Lambda, a substantial decay rate into b \bar{b} can arise, that can be of the same order as, or larger than, the enhanced H\to gamma gamma rate. A new framework for Higgs searches at hadron colliders is outlined, vector-boson fusion becoming the dominant production mechanism at the CERN LHC, with an important role also played by the WH/ZH associated production. A detailed analysis of the Higgs branching fractions and their implications in Higgs searches is provided, versus the energy scale \Lambda.
Gabrielli Emidio
Mele Barbara
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