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Search for Higgs boson exotic decays into Lorentz-boosted light bosons in the four-τ final state at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Search for Higgs boson exotic decays into Lorentz-boosted light bosons in the four-τ final state at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

G. Aad, E. Aakvaag, B. Abbott, S. Abdelhameed, K. Abeling, N. J. Abicht, S. H. Abidi, M. Aboelela, A. Aboulhorma, H. Abramowicz, …
Physics letters. B, 卷.870, 頁.139843
01/11/2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139843
Web of Science ID: WOS:001639025700001

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particles & Fields Science & Technology
A search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of low-mass scalars that subsequently decay into tau -leptons, H -> aa -> tau(+)tau(-)tau(+)tau(-), is presented. In models with Yukawa-like couplings, the decay to tau-leptons is favoured for light a-bosons, with mass in the range of 2m(tau) < m(a) < 2m(b). Results are presented in the range of 4 GeV < m(a) < 15 GeV using the 140 fb(-1) of proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector during Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider. This search focuses on the scenario where, for both di-tau pairs, one of the tau-leptons decays to hadrons and neutrinos, while the other decays to a muon and neutrinos. In this mass range, the a -> tau(+)tau(-) is Lorentz-boosted and a dedicated muon removal technique is used to reconstruct the di-tau pairs. No significant excess above the Standard Model background prediction is observed. Upper limits on (sigma(H)/sigma(SM)(H)) x B(H -> aa -> 4 tau) at 95% confidence level are provided, ranging from 0.03 to 0.10 depending on the a-boson mass.

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