73 research outputs found
A method to measure vacuum birefringence at FCC-ee
It is well-known that the Heisenberg-Euler-Schwinger effective Lagrangian
predicts that a vacuum with a strong static electromagnetic field turns
birefringent. We propose a scheme that can be implemented at the planned
FCC-ee, to measure the nonlinear effect of vacuum birefringence in
electrodynamics arising from QED corrections. Our scheme employs a pulsed laser
to create Compton backscattered photons off a high energy electron beam, with
the FCC-ee as a particularly interesting example. These photons will pass
through a strong static magnetic field, which changes the state of polarization
of the radiation - an effect proportional to the photon energy. This change
will be measured by the use of an aligned single-crystal, where a large
difference in the pair production cross-sections can be achieved. In the
proposed experimental setup the birefringence effect gives rise to a difference
in the number of pairs created in the analyzing crystal, stemming from the fact
that the initial laser light has a varying state of polarization, achieved with
a rotating quarter wave plate. Evidence for the vacuum birefringent effect will
be seen as a distinct peak in the Fourier transform spectrum of the
pair-production rate signal. This tell-tale signal can be significantly above
background with only few hours of measurement, in particular at high energies.Comment: Presented by UIU at the International Symposium on "New Horizons in
Fundamental Physics: From Neutrons Nuclei via Superheavy Elements and
Supercritical Fields to Neutron Stars and Cosmic Rays," held to honor Walter
Greiner on his 80th birthday at Makutsi Safari Farm, South Africa, November
23-29, 201
CP properties of symmetry-constrained two-Higgs-doublet models
The two-Higgs-doublet model can be constrained by imposing Higgs-family
symmetries and/or generalized CP symmetries. It is known that there are only
six independent classes of such symmetry-constrained models. We study the CP
properties of all cases in the bilinear formalism. An exact symmetry implies CP
conservation. We show that soft breaking of the symmetry can lead to
spontaneous CP violation (CPV) in three of the classes.Comment: 14 pages, 2 tables, revised version adapted to the journal
publicatio
Higgs boson decay into 2 photons in the type~II Seesaw Model
We study the two photon decay channel of the Standard Model-like component of
the CP-even Higgs bosons present in the type II Seesaw Model. The corresponding
cross-section is found to be significantly enhanced in parts of the parameter
space, due to the (doubly-)charged Higgs bosons' virtual
contributions, while all the other Higgs decay channels remain Standard
Model(SM)-like. In other parts of the parameter space (and
) interfere destructively, reducing the two photon branching ratio
tremendously below the SM prediction. Such properties allow to account for any
excess such as the one reported by ATLAS/CMS at GeV if confirmed
by future data; if not, for the fact that a SM-like Higgs exclusion in the
diphoton channel around 114-115 GeV as reported by ATLAS, does not contradict a
SM-like Higgs at LEP(!), and at any rate, for the fact that ATLAS/CMS exclusion
limits put stringent lower bounds on the mass, particularly in
the parameter space regions where the direct limits from same-sign leptonic
decays of do not apply.Comment: 26 pages, 7 figure
Physics Opportunities of e+e- Linear Colliders
We describe the anticipated experimental program of an e+e- linear collider
in the energy range 500 GeV -- 1.5 TeV. We begin with a description of current
collider designs and the expected experimental environment. We then discuss
precision studies of the W boson and top quark. Finally, we review the range of
models proposed to explain the physics of electroweak symmetry breaking and
show, for each case, the central role that the linear collider experiments will
play in elucidating this physics. (to appear in Annual Reviews of Nuclear and
Particle Science)Comment: 93 pages, latex + 23 figures; typos corrections + 1 reference adde
PGB pair production at LHC and ILC as a probe of the topcolor-assisted technicolor models
The topcolor-assisted technicolor (TC2) model predicts some light pseudo
goldstone bosons (PGBs), which may be accessible at the LHC or ILC. In this
work we study the pair productions of the charged or neutral PGBs at the LHC
and ILC. For the productions at the LHC we consider the processes proceeding
through gluon-gluon fusion and quark-antiquark annihilation, while for the
productions at the ILC we consider both the electron-positron collision and the
photon-photon collision. We find that in a large part of parameter space the
production cross sections at both colliders can be quite large compared with
the low standard model backgrounds. Therefore, in future experiments these
productions may be detectable and allow for probing TC2 model.Comment: 26 pages, 16 figures. slight changes in the text; notations for
curves changed; references adde
Symmetries and renormalisation in two-Higgs-doublet models
We discuss the classification of symmetries and the corresponding symmetry
groups in the two-Higgs-doublet model (THDM). We give an easily useable method
how to determine the symmetry class and corresponding symmetry group of a given
THDM Higgs potential. One of the symmetry classes corresponds to a Higgs
potential with several simultaneous generalised CP symmetries. Extending the CP
symmetry of this class to the Yukawa sector in a straightforward way, the
so-called maximally-CP-symmetric model (MCPM) is obtained. We study the
evolution of the quartic Higgs-potential parameters under a change of
renormalisation point. Finally we compute the so called oblique parameters S,
T, and U, in the MCPM and we identify large regions of viable parameter space
with respect to electroweak precision measurements. We present the
corresponding allowed regions for the masses of the physical Higgs bosons.
Reasonable ranges for these masses, up to several hundred GeV, are obtained
which should make the (extra) Higgs bosons detectable in LHC experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figure
Low-mass fermiophobic charged Higgs phenomenology in two-Higgs-doublet models
After the recent discovery of a Higgs-like boson, the possibility of an enlarged scalar sector arises as a natural question. Experimental searches for charged scalars have been already performed with negative results. We analyze the phenomenology associated with a fermiophobic charged Higgs (it does not couple to fermions at tree level), in two-Higgs-doublet models. All present experimental bounds are evaded trivially in this case, and one needs to consider other decay and production channels. We study the associated production of a charged Higgs with either a W or a neutral scalar boson, and the relevant decays for a light fermiophobic charged Higgs. The interesting features of this scenario should result encouraging for the LHC collaborations to perform searches for such a particle
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