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We have investigated the signal for physics beyond the Standard Model via Higgs plus photon final state, hitherto unobserved at the LHC, in the framework of Standard Model Effective Field Theory. Using the relevant dimension-6 operators, we probe two distinct classes of interactions, based on the Lorentz structure of Higgs couplings to gauge bosons and fermions. To begin with, constraints on the Wilson coefficients of these operators have been derived from existing experimental data. We then focus on the hadronic decay of the Higgs boson to two bottom quarks in the boosted regime, leading to a high pT fat-jet recoiling against a hard photon. Following a CMS Run II search for a heavy resonance decaying into a Higgs boson and a photon, a detailed signal and background analysis for this channel has been done and limits on the relevant Wilson coefficients have been obtained. By performing a cut-based analysis, we identify some kinematic observables that distinguish between signal and SM background. Minimum values of the Wilson coefficients that will yield 3σ signal significance at the 14 TeV run of the LHC with 3000 fb−1 data, have been obtained. A multivariate analysis using a boosted decision tree and exploiting the jet substructure techniques further help to isolate the regions of phase space where the contribution of SMEFT driven signal is significantly enhanced. Finally, we briefly discuss the parameter dependencies and interpretations of the allowed values of the coefficients on a particularly interesting UV complete model namely, the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.
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We thank Satyaki Bhattacharya and Amit Chakraborty for useful discussions at various stages of the work. TB acknowledges the support by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India for funding through Senior Research Fellowship [File No. 09/028(1107)/2019-EMR-I]. TB is thankful to Somenath Pal for providing computational facilities at various stages of the work.
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Biswas, T., Datta, A. Exploring Higgs-photon production at the LHC. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 104 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2023)104
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