Scalar decays to $γγ$, $Zγ$, and $Wγ$ in the Georgi-Machacek model

Abstract

We compute the decay widths for the neutral and singly-charged Higgs bosons in the Georgi-Machacek model into the final states $γγ$, $Zγ$, and $Wγ$. These decays are most phenomenologically interesting for the fermiophobic custodial fiveplet states $H_5^0$ and $H_5^{\pm}$ when their masses are below threshold for decays into $WW$, $ZZ$, or $WZ$. We study the allowed branching ratios into these final states using scans over the allowed parameter space, and show how the model can be constrained by LEP searches for a fermiophobic Higgs boson decaying to two photons. The calculation involves evaluating one-loop diagrams in which the loop contains particles with two different masses, some of which do not appear in the existing literature. We give results for these diagrams in a form convenient for numerical implementation using the LoopTools package.

26 pages, 5 figures. v2: refs added, typos fixed, version accepted by PRD. v3: fixed missing factor of 2 in Eq. (37) (numerics were correct already)