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We assess the current state of searches at the LHC for additional Higgs bosons in light of both direct limits and indirect bounds coming from coupling measurements of the Standard Model-like Higgs boson. Given current constraints, we identify and study three LHC searches that are critical components of a comprehensive program to investigate extended electroweak symmetry breaking sectors: production of a heavy scalar or pseudoscalar with decay to \( t\overline{t} \); \( b\overline{b} \) and \( t\overline{t} \) associated production of a heavy scalar or pseudoscalar with decay to invisible final states; and \( t\overline{b} \) associated production of a charged Higgs with decay to \( t\overline{b} \). Systematic experimental searches in these channels would contribute to robust coverage of the possible single production modes of additional heavy Higgs bosons.
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Craig, N., D’Eramo, F., Draper, P. et al. The hunt for the rest of the Higgs bosons. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 137 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2015)137
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