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Measurement of the Cross Section Times Branching Ratio of Light Higgs Decays at CLIC

C. Grefe, T. Laštovička, J. Strube, F. Teubert, Blai Pié Valls

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The investigation of the properties of a Higgs boson, especially a test of the predicted linear dependence of the branching ratios on the mass of the final state, is currently one of the most compelling arguments for building a linear collider. We demonstrate that the large Higgs boson production cross section at a 3 TeV CLIC machine allows for a precision measurement of the Higgs branching ratios. The cross section times branching ratio of the decays H \rightarrow b^{-}b, H \rightarrow cc^{-} and H \rightarrow μμ can be measured with a statistical uncertainty of 0.22%, 3.2% and 15%, respectively.

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The investigation of the properties of a Higgs boson, especially a test of the predicted linear dependence of the branching ratios on the mass of the final state, is currently one of the most compelling arguments for building a linear collider. We demonstrate that the large Higgs boson production cross section at a 3 TeV CLIC machine allows for a precision measurement of the Higgs branching ratios. The cross section times branching ratio of the decays H \rightarrow b^{-}b, H \rightarrow cc^{-} and H \rightarrow μμ can be measured with a statistical uncertainty of 0.22%, 3.2% and 15%, respectively.

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The investigation of the properties of a Higgs boson, especially a test of the predicted linear dependence of the branching ratios on the mass of the final state, is currently one of the most compelling arguments for building a linear collider. We demonstrate that the large Higgs boson production cross section at a 3 TeV CLIC machine allows for a precision measurement of the Higgs branching ratios. The cross section times branching ratio of the decays H \rightarrow b^{-}b, H \rightarrow cc^{-} and H \rightarrow μμ can be measured with a statistical uncertainty of 0.22%, 3.2% and 15%, respectively.

Key concepts: Higgs boson, Physics, Branching fraction, Particle physics, Branching (polymer chemistry), Nuclear physics, Cross section (physics), Electron–positron annihilation

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