Search for Higgs boson decay to a charm quark-antiquark pair via $t\bar{tH}$ production

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author Wuchterl, Sebastian
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contents In these proceedings, a search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a charm quark-antiquark pair, $H\to c\bar{c}$, produced in association with a top quark-antiquark pair ($t\bar{tH}$) is presented. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at $s=13$ TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. The Higgs boson decay to a bottom quark-antiquark pair is measured simultaneously and the observed $t\bar{tH(H\to bb)}$ event rate relative to the standard model expectation is found to be $0.91^{+0.26}_{-0.22}$. The observed (expected) upper limit at 95\% confidence level (CL) for $t\bar{tH(H\to cc)}$ production is 7.8 (8.7) times the standard model prediction. Combined with a previous search for $H\to c\bar{c}$ via associated production with a W or Z boson, the observed (expected) 95\% CL interval on the Higgs-charm Yukawa coupling modifier, $κ_{c}$, is $κ_{c} < 3.5$ ($κ_{c} < 2.7$).
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spellingShingle Search for Higgs boson decay to a charm quark-antiquark pair via $t\bar{tH}$ production
Wuchterl, Sebastian
High Energy Physics - Experiment
In these proceedings, a search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a charm quark-antiquark pair, $H\to c\bar{c}$, produced in association with a top quark-antiquark pair ($t\bar{tH}$) is presented. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at $s=13$ TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$^{-1}$. The Higgs boson decay to a bottom quark-antiquark pair is measured simultaneously and the observed $t\bar{tH(H\to bb)}$ event rate relative to the standard model expectation is found to be $0.91^{+0.26}_{-0.22}$. The observed (expected) upper limit at 95\% confidence level (CL) for $t\bar{tH(H\to cc)}$ production is 7.8 (8.7) times the standard model prediction. Combined with a previous search for $H\to c\bar{c}$ via associated production with a W or Z boson, the observed (expected) 95\% CL interval on the Higgs-charm Yukawa coupling modifier, $κ_{c}$, is $κ_{c} < 3.5$ ($κ_{c} < 2.7$).
title Search for Higgs boson decay to a charm quark-antiquark pair via $t\bar{tH}$ production
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02163