A search for flavor-changing neutral currents (FCNC) in events with the top quark and the Higgs boson is presented. The Higgs boson decay to a pair of b quarks is considered. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. Two channels are considered: single top quark FCNC production in association with the Higgs boson (pp → tH), and top quark pair production with FCNC decay of the top quark (t → qH). Final states with one isolated lepton and at least three reconstructed jets, among which at least two are associated with b quarks, are studied. No significant deviation is observed from the predicted background. Observed (expected) upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the branching fractions of top quark decays, ℬ(t → uH) < 0.47% (0.34%) and ℬ(t → cH) < 0.47% (0.44%), assuming a single nonzero FCNC coupling.

Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., et al. (2018). Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the Higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at s√=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2018(6), 1-36 [10.1007/JHEP06(2018)102].

Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the Higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at s√=13 TeV

Battilana, C.;Bonacorsi, D.;Borgonovi, L.;Braibant-Giacomelli, S.;Capiluppi, P.;Castro, A.;Cuffiani, M.;Fanfani, A.;Fasanella, D.;Guiducci, L.;Iemmi, F.;Masetti, G.;Navarria, F. L.;Rovelli, T.;Siroli, G. P.;Tosi, N.;
2018

Abstract

A search for flavor-changing neutral currents (FCNC) in events with the top quark and the Higgs boson is presented. The Higgs boson decay to a pair of b quarks is considered. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. Two channels are considered: single top quark FCNC production in association with the Higgs boson (pp → tH), and top quark pair production with FCNC decay of the top quark (t → qH). Final states with one isolated lepton and at least three reconstructed jets, among which at least two are associated with b quarks, are studied. No significant deviation is observed from the predicted background. Observed (expected) upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on the branching fractions of top quark decays, ℬ(t → uH) < 0.47% (0.34%) and ℬ(t → cH) < 0.47% (0.44%), assuming a single nonzero FCNC coupling.
2018
Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Ambrogi, F., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., et al. (2018). Search for the flavor-changing neutral current interactions of the top quark and the Higgs boson which decays into a pair of b quarks at s√=13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2018(6), 1-36 [10.1007/JHEP06(2018)102].
Sirunyan, A. M.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Ambrogi, F.; Asilar, E.; Bergauer, T.; Brandstetter, J.; Brondolin, E.; Dragicevic, M.; Erö, J.; Escalante De...espandi
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