540 research outputs found
Enhanced di-Higgs Production through Light Colored Scalars
We demonstrate enhanced di-Higgs production at the LHC in the presence of
modifications of the effective couplings of Higgs to gluons from new, light,
colored scalars. While our results apply to an arbitrary set of colored
scalars, we illustrate the effects with a real color octet scalar -- a simple,
experimentally viable model involving a light (~125-300 GeV) colored scalar.
Given the recent LHC results, we consider two distinct scenarios: First, if the
Higgs is indeed near 125 GeV, we show that the di-Higgs cross section could be
up to nearly one thousand times the Standard Model rate for particular octet
couplings and masses. This is potentially observable in \emph{single} Higgs
production modes, such as as well as where a small fraction of the
or events near the putative Higgs invariant mass peak contain
also a resonance consistent with the Higgs mass. Second, if the
Higgs is not at 125 GeV (and what the LHC has observed is an impostor), we show
that the same parameter region where singly-produced Higgs production can be
suppressed below current LHC limits, for a heavier Higgs mass, also
simultaneously predicts substantially enhanced di-Higgs production. We point
out several characteristic signals of di-Higgs production with a heavier Higgs
boson, such as , which could use same-sign
dileptons or trileptons plus missing energy to uncover evidence.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figure
Interpreting Dark Matter Direct Detection Independently of the Local Velocity and Density Distribution
We demonstrate precisely what particle physics information can be extracted
from a single direct detection observation of dark matter while making
absolutely no assumptions about the local velocity distribution and local
density of dark matter. Our central conclusions follow from a very simple
observation: the velocity distribution of dark matter is positive definite,
f(v) >= 0. We demonstrate the utility of this result in several ways. First, we
show a falling deconvoluted recoil spectrum (deconvoluted of the nuclear form
factor), such as from ordinary elastic scattering, can be "mocked up" by any
mass of dark matter above a kinematic minimum. As an example, we show that dark
matter much heavier than previously considered can explain the CoGeNT excess.
Specifically, m_chi < m_Ge} can be in just as good agreement as light dark
matter, while m_\chi > m_Ge depends on understanding the sensitivity of Xenon
to dark matter at very low recoil energies, E_R ~ 6 keVnr. Second, we show that
any rise in the deconvoluted recoil spectrum represents distinct particle
physics information that cannot be faked by an arbitrary f(v). As examples of
resulting non-trivial particle physics, we show that inelastic dark matter and
dark matter with a form factor can both yield such a rise
A method to find quantum noiseless subsystems
We develop a structure theory for decoherence-free subspaces and noiseless
subsystems that applies to arbitrary (not necessarily unital) quantum
operations. The theory can be alternatively phrased in terms of the
superoperator perspective, or the algebraic noise commutant formalism. As an
application, we propose a method for finding all such subspaces and subsystems
for arbitrary quantum operations. We suggest that this work brings the
fundamental passive technique for error correction in quantum computing an
important step closer to practical realization.Comment: 5 pages, to appear in Physical Review Letter
Quantum Error Correction of Observables
A formalism for quantum error correction based on operator algebras was
introduced in [1] via consideration of the Heisenberg picture for quantum
dynamics. The resulting theory allows for the correction of hybrid
quantum-classical information and does not require an encoded state to be
entirely in one of the corresponding subspaces or subsystems. Here, we provide
detailed proofs for the results of [1], derive a number of new results, and we
elucidate key points with expanded discussions. We also present several
examples and indicate how the theory can be extended to operator spaces and
general positive operator-valued measures.Comment: 22 pages, 1 figure, preprint versio
Single top production in a non-minimal supersymmetric model
We study single top production at the LHC in a SUSY-QCD model with a heavy
Dirac gluino. The presence of a heavy Dirac gluino allows for notable top-up
flavour changing neutral currents. In this scenario, we find that the process
ug->tg gives the largest contribution to single top production via FCNCs at the
LHC. The key features of this signal are that the top quark is produced very
forward and that it is asymmetric to its anti-top counterpart, as the latter
lacks a valence quark.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, a background added, references added, minor
revisions, to be published in Phys. Lett.
Decoherence suppression via environment preparation
To protect a quantum system from decoherence due to interaction with its
environment, we investigate the existence of initial states of the environment
allowing for decoherence-free evolution of the system. For models in which a
two-state system interacts with a dynamical environment, we prove that such
states exist if and only if the interaction and self-evolution Hamiltonians
share an eigenstate. If decoherence by state preparation is not possible, we
show that initial states minimizing decoherence result from a delicate
compromise between the environment and interaction dynamics.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Quantum Information Encoding, Protection, and Correction from Trace-Norm Isometries
We introduce the notion of trace-norm isometric encoding and explore its
implications for passive and active methods to protect quantum information
against errors. Beside providing an operational foundations to the "subsystems
principle" [E. Knill, Phys. Rev. A 74, 042301 (2006)] for faithfully realizing
quantum information in physical systems, our approach allows additional
explicit connections between noiseless, protectable, and correctable quantum
codes to be identified. Robustness properties of isometric encodings against
imperfect initialization and/or deviations from the intended error models are
also analyzed.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figur
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