ATLAS H ZZ Polarization Fits
ATLAS H ZZ Polarization Fits
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Overview
• Proposed Higgs boson decay to four leptons (electrons and muons)
𝐻 → 𝑍𝑍 ∗ → 4𝑙
0" → 1# + 1# → 4 × $%
make use of all final states:
2e2µ, 4e, 4µ
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Possible states of vector bosons emitted in decay
L1 L2
R1 R2
𝟏
𝝍= (𝑹𝟏 )(𝑹𝟐 ) + (𝑳𝟏 )(𝑳𝟐 )
𝟐
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in good agreement with refs. [26, 28]. The co
of the constant one and about four times lar
Vector boson polarizations in Thethe decayof of
presence the Standard
a large contribution proport
Model Higgs +- E Maina while the smaller term proportional to cos wen
PLB,
ribution of the invariant mass of the ` ` pairs. The curves 818,
on the 136360
right are (2021)
component accounts for about 60% of the parti
it integral. • Angular distribution of the positively
right• Invariant
components mass distribution
contribute 20%. of
charged lepton in the Z CoM.
the e+μ+ pairs. No lepton cut
applied
RR
RR LL
LL
2. Angular distribution of the positively charged lepton in 3. Invariant mass distribution of the e+ µ+
the Z CoM.
Figure
the right are normalized to unit integral.
Figure 3. Invariant mass distribution of the e µ pairs. No lepton cut is applie
the right are normalized to unit integral.
re 2.Vector boson
Angular polarizations
distribution in the charged lepton in the Z CoM.
of the positively
1.e-6
decay of the Standard Model
Higgs - E Maina PLB, 818, 136360
(2021)
! ZZ ! 4 ` channel
Azimuthal separation, 2 = 0.23, ↵ = 1
125.25 GeV, M = 91.19
in the Higgs center of
Z GeV, Z = 2.50 GeV, sin(✓ W ) 127 the
ecaymass
widthsystem,
with respect
betweento in H ! ZZ is
d e+ and 2μ+ for ZZ 2 2 2
= 4.216
events f
in + 1.376 (f
0the absence L + f R ) 7.8 ⇥ 10 f0 (fL + fR ) cos
d
of cuts. (3.1)
7 MeV
+0.688 fL fR cos(2 )) ⇥ 10 .
degree
0 = fL = fR = 1 it becomes
d MeV7
= (6.968 0.156 cos + 0.688 cos(2 )) ⇥ 10 , (3.2)
d degree
Figure 4. Azimuthal separation, in the Higgs center of mass system, 6between e+
events in the absence of cuts.
Z1 and Z2 angles in lab frame vs angles in
Higgs COM frame
Z1: theta
Z2: thetavs theta0
vs theta0 Z2: theta vsvstheta
Z2: theta theta0 0
theta-Z2
theta-Z2
theta-Z1
theta-Z2
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
theta-Z2-0 theta-Z2-0
theta-Z10 theta-Z2
7 0
Current Analysis Method: examples
Use Monte Carlo mc16_13TeV.345060.PowhegPythia8EvtGen_NNLOPS_nnlo_30_ggH125_ZZ4l.root
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ormalized to unit integral.
MC Data
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cut-2
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0.5
−0.5
−1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
θ (deg)
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Summary
• Testing Bell’s Inequality with Higgs decays
• Polarization analysis initial results
• Bell’s inequality initial results
• Applications (future presentation)
• Application
• H -à Z*Zd--> 4l for Z1-mass = Z2-mass (60.0-65.0 GeV)
• H à Za
• Di-Higgs à 8 leptons?
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Backup
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sa m e. Th er efor e, t h ey m u st h a ve t h e sa m e pola r iza t ion : bot h r igh t - or bot h
left -cir cu la r ly pola r ized (F igu r e 6-2).
E it h er will do. Of cr it ica l im por t a n ce for ou r con sider a t ion s is t h e degen -
er a cy of t h e in t er m edia t e p -st a t e. Th is st a t e h a s t h r ee su blevels, wh ich a r e
-J =0
651 n m
J =l m = 1 or -1
423 n m
-J =0
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Th e t wo deca y pa t h s per t in en t for ou r pu r poses pa ss t h r ou gh eit h er m = 1
or m = -1 on t h e wa y t o t h e J = 0 gr ou n d st a t e. Th ey a r e illu st r a t ed in
F igu r e 6-3a . In on e ca se, t h e t wo em it t ed ph ot on s a r e bot h r igh t -cir cu la r ly
.7=0
P h ot on 1
m =^ -l m =0
J =l a)
P h ot on 2
J =0
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