Measurement of ${σ(Hν_e\bar{ν_e})\times BR(H\rightarrow ZZ^\ast)}$ and Higgs production in $ZZ$ fusion at a 1.4 TeV CLIC collider

Abstract

This paper presents the potential measurement at 1.4 TeV CLIC of the cross-section (times branching ratio) of the Higgs production via $WW$ fusion with the Higgs subsequently decaying in $ZZ^\ast$, ${σ(Hν_e\bar{ν_e})\times BR(H\rightarrow ZZ^\ast)}$, and of the Higgs production via $ZZ$ fusion with the Higgs subsequently decaying in $b\bar{b}$, ${σ(He{^+}e{^-})\times BR(H\rightarrow b\bar{b})}$. For the $H\rightarrow ZZ^\ast$ decay the hadronic final state, ${ZZ^\ast\rightarrow q\bar{q}q\bar{q}}$, and the semi-leptonic final state, ${ZZ^\ast\rightarrow q\bar{q}l^+l^-}$, are considered. The results show that ${σ(Hν_e\bar{ν_e})\times BR(H\rightarrow ZZ^\ast)}$ can be measured with a precision of 18.3% and 6% for the hadronic and semi-leptonic channel, respectively. ${σ(He{^+}e{^-})\times BR(H\rightarrow b\bar{b})}$ can be measured with a precision of 1.7%. This measurement also contributes to the determination of the Higgs coupling to the $Z$ boson, $g_{H_{ZZ}}$.

Talk presented at the International Workshop on Future Linear Colliders (LCWS14), Belgrade, Serbia, 6-10 October 2014