Precision inclusive Higgs physics at e + e colliders with tracking detectors and without calorimetry

Patrick Draper, Jonathan Kozaczuk, Scott Thomas

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Abstract

A primary goal of a future e+e collider program will be the precision measurement of Higgs boson properties. For practical reasons it is of interest to determine the minimal set of detector specifications required to reach this and other scientific goals. Here we investigate the precision obtainable for the e+e→Zh→μ+μX inclusive cross section and the Higgs boson mass using the di-muon recoil method, considering a detector that has only an inner tracking system within a solenoidal magnetic field, surrounded by many nuclear interaction lengths of absorbing material, and an outer muon identification system. We find that the sensitivity achievable in these measurements with such a tracking detector is only marginally reduced compared to that expected for a general purpose detector with additional electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeter systems. The difference results mainly from multi-photon backgrounds that are not as easily rejected with tracking detectors. We also comment on the prospects for an analogous measurement of the e+e→Zh→e+eX inclusive cross section. Finally, we study searches for light scalars utilizing the di-muon recoil method, estimating the projected reach with a tracking or general purpose detector.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number174
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2020
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Higgs Physics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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