Simulation-based inference in the search for CP violation in leptonic WH production

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Main Authors: Barrué, Ricardo, Conde-Muíño, Patricia, Dao, Valerio, Santos, Rui
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Published: 2023
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author Barrué, Ricardo
Conde-Muíño, Patricia
Dao, Valerio
Santos, Rui
author_facet Barrué, Ricardo
Conde-Muíño, Patricia
Dao, Valerio
Santos, Rui
contents Sources of CP violation beyond the Standard Model (BSM) are required to explain the baryonic asymmetry of the Universe. In this work, we study BSM CP-violating components in the HWW interaction in WH production, parametrized by an effective dimension-6 CP-odd operator. We explore a machine learning simulation-based inference method that estimates a detector-level optimal observable - SALLY - comparing it with energy-dependent and angular observables, exploring different binnings for their distributions. We show that in regions of phase space where the interference between SM and the effective operator dominates, a SALLY observable leads to optimal limits. In regions where effects of the quadratic term of the effective operator start becoming dominant, such an observable still leads to optimal limits. This work aims to test current multivariate techniques and inform analysis strategies for LHC Run 3 and beyond.
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spellingShingle Simulation-based inference in the search for CP violation in leptonic WH production
Barrué, Ricardo
Conde-Muíño, Patricia
Dao, Valerio
Santos, Rui
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Sources of CP violation beyond the Standard Model (BSM) are required to explain the baryonic asymmetry of the Universe. In this work, we study BSM CP-violating components in the HWW interaction in WH production, parametrized by an effective dimension-6 CP-odd operator. We explore a machine learning simulation-based inference method that estimates a detector-level optimal observable - SALLY - comparing it with energy-dependent and angular observables, exploring different binnings for their distributions. We show that in regions of phase space where the interference between SM and the effective operator dominates, a SALLY observable leads to optimal limits. In regions where effects of the quadratic term of the effective operator start becoming dominant, such an observable still leads to optimal limits. This work aims to test current multivariate techniques and inform analysis strategies for LHC Run 3 and beyond.
title Simulation-based inference in the search for CP violation in leptonic WH production
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.02882