Energy Growth in $V_LV_L\to V_LV_L,\ V_LV_Lh$ Scattering to Probe Higgs Cubic and HEFT Interactions

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Shameran, Tobioka, Kohsaku
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author Mahmud, Shameran
Tobioka, Kohsaku
author_facet Mahmud, Shameran
Tobioka, Kohsaku
contents We compute the energy scales of perturbative unitarity violation in $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L h$ processes and compare them to $V_L V_L \to hhh$ process, where $V_L$ refers to a longitudinal mode of $Z$ or $W$ boson, and $h$ the Higgs boson. Using these energy scales, we determine which process is more sensitive to potential modifications in the Higgs sector at high-energy colliders. Within the Higgs Effective Field Theory (HEFT), we consider the Higgs cubic coupling and other interactions with and without derivatives. Any HEFT interactions predict the perturbative unitarity violation at a finite scale, and in a generic case, the minimalistic process is $2\to 3$ scattering. Our analysis reveals that the energy scales for unitarity violation in $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L h$ and $V_L V_L \to hhh$ processes are similar across all scenarios considered. If the backgrounds are similar, $V_L V_L h$ final states are more feasible because $V_L V_L h$ has higher branching ratios in cleaner decay modes than $hhh$. We also investigate HEFT derivative interactions derived from various UV models. In these cases, both $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L$ and $V_L V_L \to hh$ processes exhibit unitarity violating behavior. We demonstrate that the energy scales for unitarity violation in $V_L V_L$ final states are comparable to or even lower than those in the $hh$ final state.
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spellingShingle Energy Growth in $V_LV_L\to V_LV_L,\ V_LV_Lh$ Scattering to Probe Higgs Cubic and HEFT Interactions
Mahmud, Shameran
Tobioka, Kohsaku
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We compute the energy scales of perturbative unitarity violation in $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L h$ processes and compare them to $V_L V_L \to hhh$ process, where $V_L$ refers to a longitudinal mode of $Z$ or $W$ boson, and $h$ the Higgs boson. Using these energy scales, we determine which process is more sensitive to potential modifications in the Higgs sector at high-energy colliders. Within the Higgs Effective Field Theory (HEFT), we consider the Higgs cubic coupling and other interactions with and without derivatives. Any HEFT interactions predict the perturbative unitarity violation at a finite scale, and in a generic case, the minimalistic process is $2\to 3$ scattering. Our analysis reveals that the energy scales for unitarity violation in $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L h$ and $V_L V_L \to hhh$ processes are similar across all scenarios considered. If the backgrounds are similar, $V_L V_L h$ final states are more feasible because $V_L V_L h$ has higher branching ratios in cleaner decay modes than $hhh$. We also investigate HEFT derivative interactions derived from various UV models. In these cases, both $V_L V_L \to V_L V_L$ and $V_L V_L \to hh$ processes exhibit unitarity violating behavior. We demonstrate that the energy scales for unitarity violation in $V_L V_L$ final states are comparable to or even lower than those in the $hh$ final state.
title Energy Growth in $V_LV_L\to V_LV_L,\ V_LV_Lh$ Scattering to Probe Higgs Cubic and HEFT Interactions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.03522