Search for t¯tH/A→t¯tt¯t production in the multilepton final state in proton–proton collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Anders, J.K.; Beck, H.P.; Chatterjee, M.; Ereditato, A.; Franconi, L.; Halser, L.; Haug, S.; Ilg, A.; Müller, R.; O'Neill, A.P.; Weber, M.S. (2023). Search for t¯tH/A→t¯tt¯t production in the multilepton final state in proton–proton collisions at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(7) Springer 10.1007/JHEP07(2023)203

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A search for a new heavy scalar or pseudo-scalar Higgs boson (H/A) produced in association with a pair of top quarks, with the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of top quarks (H/A → t¯t) is reported. The search targets a final state with exactly two leptons with same-sign electric charges or at least three leptons. The analysed dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1 of proton–proton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Two multivariate classifiers are used to separate the signal from the background. No significant excess of events over the Standard Model expectation is observed. The results are interpreted in the context of a type-II two-Higgs-doublet model. The observed (expected) upper limits at 95% confidence level on the t¯tH/A production cross-section times the branching ratio of H/A → t¯t range between 14 (10) fb and 6 (5) fb for a heavy Higgs boson with mass between 400 GeV and 1000 GeV, respectively. Assuming that only one particle, either the scalar H or the pseudo-scalar A, contributes to the t¯tt¯t final state, values of tan β below 1.2 or 0.5 are excluded for a mass of 400 GeV or 1000 GeV, respectively. These exclusion ranges increase to tan β below 1.6 or 0.6 when both particles are considered.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Laboratory for High Energy Physics (LHEP)
10 Strategic Research Centers > Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC)

UniBE Contributor:

Anders, John Kenneth, Beck, Hans Peter, Chatterjee, Meghranjana, Ereditato, Antonio, Franconi, Laura, Halser, Lea, Haug, Sigve, Ilg, Armin, Müller, Roman, O'Neill, Aaron Paul, Weber, Michele

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

1029-8479

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

BORIS Import LHEP

Date Deposited:

08 Feb 2024 12:11

Last Modified:

30 Jun 2024 02:22

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/JHEP07(2023)203

Additional Information:

Kollaboration - Es sind nur die Berner Autor*innen namentlich erwaehnt; the ATLAS collaboration

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Beyond Standard Model, Hadron-Hadron Scattering, Top Physics

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/191888

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/191888

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