A search for a massive resonance X decaying to a pair of spin-0 bosons phi that themselves decay to pairs of bottom quarks, is presented. The analysis is restricted to the mass ranges m(phi) from 25 to 100 GeV and m(X) from 1 to 3 TeV. For these mass ranges, the decay products of each phi boson are expected to merge into a single large-radius jet. Jet substructure and flavor identification techniques are used to identify these jets. The search is based on CERN LHC proton-proton collision data at root s= 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector in 2016-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138fb(-1). Model-specific limits, where the two new particles arise from an extended Higgs sector, are set on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction for X -> phi phi -> (b (b) over bar)(b (b) over bar) as a function of the resonances' masses, where both the X -> phi phi and phi -> b (b) over bar branching fractions are assumed to be 100%. These limits are the first of their kind on this process, ranging between 30 and 1fb at 95% confidence level for the considered mass ranges.

Search for new particles in an extended Higgs sector with four b quarks in the final state at sqrt(s) = 13 TeV

Cappati, A.;Meridiani, P.;Amapane, N.;Argiro, S.;Bellan, R.;Bellora, A.;Costa, M.;Covarelli, R.;Kiani, B.;Migliore, E.;Monteil, E.;Obertino, M. M.;Pacher, L.;Shchelina, K.;Siviero, F.;Sola, V.;Solano, A.;Soldi, D.;Tornago, M.;Vagnerini, A.;Rumerio, P.;Ravera, F.;Salvatico, R.;
2022-01-01

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A search for a massive resonance X decaying to a pair of spin-0 bosons phi that themselves decay to pairs of bottom quarks, is presented. The analysis is restricted to the mass ranges m(phi) from 25 to 100 GeV and m(X) from 1 to 3 TeV. For these mass ranges, the decay products of each phi boson are expected to merge into a single large-radius jet. Jet substructure and flavor identification techniques are used to identify these jets. The search is based on CERN LHC proton-proton collision data at root s= 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector in 2016-2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138fb(-1). Model-specific limits, where the two new particles arise from an extended Higgs sector, are set on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction for X -> phi phi -> (b (b) over bar)(b (b) over bar) as a function of the resonances' masses, where both the X -> phi phi and phi -> b (b) over bar branching fractions are assumed to be 100%. These limits are the first of their kind on this process, ranging between 30 and 1fb at 95% confidence level for the considered mass ranges.
2022
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CMS; Higgs; BSM; 2HDM
Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Andrejkovic, J.W.; Bergauer, T.; Chatterjee, S.; Damanakis, K.; Dragicevic, M.; Escalante Del Valle, A.; Frühwirth, R.; Jeitle...espandi
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