Precision Measurements of Higgs Couplings: Implications for New Physics Scales

Mar 27, 2014
38 pages
Published in:
  • J.Phys.G 41 (2014) 113001
  • Published: 2014
e-Print:
Report number:
  • PSI-PR-14-01,
  • KA-TP-06-2014,
  • SFB-CPP-14-13

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Abstract: (arXiv)
The measured properties of the recently discovered Higgs boson are in good agreement with predictions from the Standard Model. However, small deviations in the Higgs couplings may manifest themselves once the currently large uncertainties will be improved as part of the LHC program and at a future Higgs factory. We review typical new physics scenarios that lead to observable modifications of the Higgs interactions. They can be divided into two broad categories: mixing effects as in portal models or extended Higgs sectors, and vertex loop effects from new matter or gauge fields. In each model we relate coupling deviations to their effective new physics scale. It turns out that with percent level precision the Higgs couplings will be sensitive to the multi-TeV regime.
Note:
  • Invited review for Journal of Physics G, 33pp; v2: references added and improved discussion of operator basis in section 2.1
  • Higgs boson
  • new physics
  • precision measurements
  • coupling: Higgs
  • coupling: (3Higgs particle)
  • precision measurement
  • scale: new physics
  • effective Lagrangian
  • operator: effective
  • operator: dimension: 6