Transverse-momentum resummation for the signal-background interference in the H →γγ channel at the LHC


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Article
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Authors
Cieri, L 
Coradeschi, Francesco  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0808-2736
De Florian, D 
Fidanza, N 
Abstract

We present an upgraded calculation of the effects of resonance-continuum interference for the Higgs boson decaying to two photons at the Large Hadron Collider, at next-to-leading order in the strong coupling αS, O(αS3), and including transverse-momentum (qT) resummation at next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy. We study the importance of the interference contribution in different transverse-momentum regions, with a particular focus on the low-qT region qT2 Q2 (with Q2 being the invariant diphoton mass) where resummation becomes essential for a reliable calculation.

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Keywords
hep-ph, hep-ph
Journal Title
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
2470-0010
2470-0029
Volume Title
96
Publisher
American Physical Society
Sponsorship
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/L000385/1)