A search for the resonant production of a heavy scalar X decaying into a Higgs boson and a new lighter scalar S, through the process X → S(→bb¯)H(→γγ), where the two photons are consistent with the Higgs boson decay, is performed. The search is conducted using an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The search is performed over the mass range 170 ≤ mX ≤ 1000 GeV and 15 ≤ mS ≤ 500 GeV. Parameterised neural networks are used to enhance the signal purity and to achieve continuous sensitivity in a domain of the (mX, mS) plane. No significant excess above the expected background is found and 95% CL upper limits are set on the cross section times branching ratio, ranging from 39 fb to 0.09 fb. The largest deviation from the background-only expectation occurs for (mX, mS) = (575, 200) GeV with a local (global) significance of 3.5 (2.0) standard deviations.

Null, N., Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.J., et al. (2024). Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the fnal state with two bottom quarks and two photons in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2024(11), 0-46 [10.1007/jhep11(2024)047].

Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the fnal state with two bottom quarks and two photons in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Alberghi, G. L.;Alfonsi, F.;Ballabene, E.;Bellagamba, L.;Bianco, G.;Boscherini, D.;Bruni, A.;Carratta, G.;Cremonini, D.;De Castro, S.;Fabbri, F.;Fabbri, L.;Franchini, M.;Gabrielli, A.;Giacobbe, B.;Lasagni Manghi, F.;Polini, A.;Rinaldi, L.;Romano, M.;Sbarra, C.;Sbrizzi, A.;Semprini-Cesari, N.;Sioli, M.;Todome, K.;Valentinetti, S.;Villa, M.;Vittori, C.;Vivarelli, I.;Zoccoli, A.;
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A search for the resonant production of a heavy scalar X decaying into a Higgs boson and a new lighter scalar S, through the process X → S(→bb¯)H(→γγ), where the two photons are consistent with the Higgs boson decay, is performed. The search is conducted using an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The search is performed over the mass range 170 ≤ mX ≤ 1000 GeV and 15 ≤ mS ≤ 500 GeV. Parameterised neural networks are used to enhance the signal purity and to achieve continuous sensitivity in a domain of the (mX, mS) plane. No significant excess above the expected background is found and 95% CL upper limits are set on the cross section times branching ratio, ranging from 39 fb to 0.09 fb. The largest deviation from the background-only expectation occurs for (mX, mS) = (575, 200) GeV with a local (global) significance of 3.5 (2.0) standard deviations.
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Null, N., Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.J., et al. (2024). Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the fnal state with two bottom quarks and two photons in proton–proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2024(11), 0-46 [10.1007/jhep11(2024)047].
Null, Null; Aad, G.; Aakvaag, E.; Abbott, B.; Abeling, K.; Abicht, N. J.; Abidi, S. H.; Aboelela, M.; Aboulhorma, A.; Abramowicz, H.; Abreu, H.; Abula...espandi
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