Exploring the Discovery Reach for a 95 GeV Scalar in Future $e^+e^-$ Collisions

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Main Authors: Kumar, Mukesh, Sharma, Pramod, Mosala, Karabo, Mellado, Bruce
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author Kumar, Mukesh
Sharma, Pramod
Mosala, Karabo
Mellado, Bruce
author_facet Kumar, Mukesh
Sharma, Pramod
Mosala, Karabo
Mellado, Bruce
contents The observed indications for a new scalar resonance with a mass around 95\,GeV, initially reported by LEP and supported by CMS and ATLAS in di-photon, $ττ$, and $W^+ W^-$ channels, motivate exploring its discovery potential at future electron-positron colliders. This study focuses on the production of the new scalar ($S$) via $e^+ e^- \rightarrow ZS $ with $Z \rightarrow μ^+ μ^- $ and $S \rightarrow b \bar{b}$ and optimizes the signal recognition using the recoil-mass method. By employing deep neural networks for signal-background discrimination, we demonstrate that a 95\,GeV scalar, mixing with the Standard Model Higgs by an angle of $\sim$0.1, can be observed with a 5$σ$ significance at $\sqrt{s}$ = 250\,GeV or 200\,GeV with 5~ab$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity.
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spellingShingle Exploring the Discovery Reach for a 95 GeV Scalar in Future $e^+e^-$ Collisions
Kumar, Mukesh
Sharma, Pramod
Mosala, Karabo
Mellado, Bruce
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The observed indications for a new scalar resonance with a mass around 95\,GeV, initially reported by LEP and supported by CMS and ATLAS in di-photon, $ττ$, and $W^+ W^-$ channels, motivate exploring its discovery potential at future electron-positron colliders. This study focuses on the production of the new scalar ($S$) via $e^+ e^- \rightarrow ZS $ with $Z \rightarrow μ^+ μ^- $ and $S \rightarrow b \bar{b}$ and optimizes the signal recognition using the recoil-mass method. By employing deep neural networks for signal-background discrimination, we demonstrate that a 95\,GeV scalar, mixing with the Standard Model Higgs by an angle of $\sim$0.1, can be observed with a 5$σ$ significance at $\sqrt{s}$ = 250\,GeV or 200\,GeV with 5~ab$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity.
title Exploring the Discovery Reach for a 95 GeV Scalar in Future $e^+e^-$ Collisions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03479