Neutrino Corrections for the Doubly Charged Higgs Boson
Session Number
1
Advisor(s)
Dr. Peter Dong, IMSA
Location
B10
Discipline
Physical Science
Start Date
15-4-2026 10:15 AM
End Date
15-4-2026 11:00 AM
Abstract
The Standard Model is the current basis of particle physics, providing a basic set of particles and interactions. Since its introduction, researchers have been attempting to discover new particles to prove an extended set of theories. One of these particles is the doubly charged Higgs boson (H++). If found, the doubly charged Higgs would provide evidence for theories beyond the standard model. Each Higgs in the doubly charged Higgs boson decays into two leptons, resulting in a four-lepton channel. During the decay process, oftentimes neutrinos are present. Neutrinos are massless particles that are unable to be measured by particle detectors, which results in missing transverse energy (MET). For an H++ analysis, MET impacts the reconstruction of the signal. To account for the possibility of the presence of neutrinos, a neutrino correction will be applied to improve the signal. Improving the signal reconstruction enhances the sensitivity of the analysis and aids in the search for the doubly charged Higgs boson.
Neutrino Corrections for the Doubly Charged Higgs Boson
B10
The Standard Model is the current basis of particle physics, providing a basic set of particles and interactions. Since its introduction, researchers have been attempting to discover new particles to prove an extended set of theories. One of these particles is the doubly charged Higgs boson (H++). If found, the doubly charged Higgs would provide evidence for theories beyond the standard model. Each Higgs in the doubly charged Higgs boson decays into two leptons, resulting in a four-lepton channel. During the decay process, oftentimes neutrinos are present. Neutrinos are massless particles that are unable to be measured by particle detectors, which results in missing transverse energy (MET). For an H++ analysis, MET impacts the reconstruction of the signal. To account for the possibility of the presence of neutrinos, a neutrino correction will be applied to improve the signal. Improving the signal reconstruction enhances the sensitivity of the analysis and aids in the search for the doubly charged Higgs boson.