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Main Authors: Degrassi, Giuseppe, Slavich, Pietro
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.18185
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  • We compute the two-loop BSM contributions to the $h\longrightarrow γγ$ decay width in the SM extended with a real triplet of $SU(2)$. We consider scenarios in which the neutral components of doublet and triplet do not mix, so that the lighter neutral scalar $h$ has (at least approximately) SM-like couplings to fermions and gauge bosons. We focus on the two-loop corrections controlled by the quartic scalar couplings, and obtain explicit and compact formulas for the $h γγ$ amplitude by means of a low-energy theorem that connects it to the derivative of the photon self-energy w.r.t. the Higgs field. We briefly discuss the numerical impact of the newly-computed contributions, showing that they may be required for a precise determination of $Γ[h\rightarrow γγ]$ in scenarios where the quartic scalar couplings are large.