Higgs Physics with the XFEL Compton $\boldsymbol{γγ}$ Collider Concept at $\boldsymbol{\sqrt{s}=125}$ GeV

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Main Authors: Qureshi, Umar Sohail, Barklow, Tim, Schwartzman, Ariel
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Published: 2026
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author Qureshi, Umar Sohail
Barklow, Tim
Schwartzman, Ariel
author_facet Qureshi, Umar Sohail
Barklow, Tim
Schwartzman, Ariel
contents We investigate single Higgs production in $\sqrt{s}=125$ GeV $γγ$ collisions at the X-Ray Free Electron (XFEL) Compton Collider (XCC) concept and present an analysis targeting the major hadronic, semi-leptonic, and fully leptonic final states of the Higgs boson, including $H\to s\overline{s}$. In addition to studying Higgs production at a novel collider concept, our approach couples a novel set transformer-based deep learning framework that acts on particle-flow object point clouds with a genetic algorithm optimizer for signal-background discrimination, yielding significantly higher sensitivity than traditional methods. Our results demonstrate that an XFEL $γγ$ collider can probe the Higgs sector with extremely high precision and enable new physics opportunities, complementary to proposed $e^+e^-$ machines.
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spellingShingle Higgs Physics with the XFEL Compton $\boldsymbol{γγ}$ Collider Concept at $\boldsymbol{\sqrt{s}=125}$ GeV
Qureshi, Umar Sohail
Barklow, Tim
Schwartzman, Ariel
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We investigate single Higgs production in $\sqrt{s}=125$ GeV $γγ$ collisions at the X-Ray Free Electron (XFEL) Compton Collider (XCC) concept and present an analysis targeting the major hadronic, semi-leptonic, and fully leptonic final states of the Higgs boson, including $H\to s\overline{s}$. In addition to studying Higgs production at a novel collider concept, our approach couples a novel set transformer-based deep learning framework that acts on particle-flow object point clouds with a genetic algorithm optimizer for signal-background discrimination, yielding significantly higher sensitivity than traditional methods. Our results demonstrate that an XFEL $γγ$ collider can probe the Higgs sector with extremely high precision and enable new physics opportunities, complementary to proposed $e^+e^-$ machines.
title Higgs Physics with the XFEL Compton $\boldsymbol{γγ}$ Collider Concept at $\boldsymbol{\sqrt{s}=125}$ GeV
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16756