Searches for exclusive Higgs and Z boson decays into a vector quarkonium state and a photon using 139 fb - 1 of ATLAS √s=13 TeV proton–proton collision data

G. Aad, T.P.A. Åkesson, E.E. Corrigan, C. Doglioni, P.A. Ekman, J. Geisen, V. Hedberg, G. Jarlskog, B. Konya, E. Lytken, J.U. Mjörnmark, G.A. Mullier, R. Poettgen, N.D. Simpson, E. Skorda, O. Smirnova, L. Zwalinski, ATLAS Collaboration

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Abstract

Searches for the exclusive decays of Higgs and Z bosons into a vector quarkonium state and a photon are performed in the μ+μ-γ final state with a proton–proton collision data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb - 1 collected at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The observed data are compatible with the expected backgrounds. The 95% confidence-level upper limits on the branching fractions of the Higgs boson decays into J/ψγ , ψ(2S)γ , and Υ(1S,2S,3S)γ are found to be 2.0 × 10 - 4 , 10.5 × 10 - 4 , and (2.5 , 4.2 , 3.4) × 10 - 4 , respectively, assuming Standard Model production of the Higgs boson. The corresponding 95% CL upper limits on the branching fractions of the Z boson decays are 1.2 × 10 - 6 , 2.4 × 10 - 6 , and (1.1 , 1.3 , 2.4) × 10 - 6 . An observed 95% CL interval of (- 133 , 175) is obtained for the κc/ κγ ratio of Higgs boson coupling modifiers, and a 95% CL interval of (- 37 , 40) is obtained for κb/ κγ . © 2023, The Author(s).
Original languageEnglish
Article number781
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume83
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Subatomic Physics

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