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Report number	arXiv:2309.03146
Title	Classifying the CP properties of the ggH coupling in H+2j production
Author(s)	Bahl, Henning (Chicago U. ; Chicago U., EFI) ; Fuchs, Elina (CERN ; Leibniz U., Hannover ; Braunschweig, Phys. Tech. Bund.) ; Hannig, Marc (Leibniz U., Hannover) ; Menen, Marco (Leibniz U., Hannover ; Braunschweig, Phys. Tech. Bund.)
Imprint	2023-09-06
Number of pages	41
Note	41 pages, 18 figures
Subject category	hep-ex ; Particle Physics - Experiment ; hep-ph ; Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract	The Higgs-gluon interaction is crucial for LHC phenomenology. To improve the constraints on the CP structure of this coupling, we investigate Higgs production with two jets using machine learning. In particular, we exploit the CP sensitivity of the so far neglected phase space region that differs from the typical vector boson fusion-like kinematics. Our results suggest that significant improvements in current experimental limits are possible. We also discuss the most relevant observables and how CP violation in the Higgs-gluon interaction can be disentangled from CP violation in the interaction between the Higgs boson and massive vector bosons. Assuming the absence of CP-violating Higgs interactions with coloured beyond-the-Standard-Model states, our projected limits on a CP-violating top-Yukawa coupling are stronger than more direct probes like top-associated Higgs production and limits from a global fit.
Other source	Inspire
Copyright/License	preprint: (License: CC BY 4.0)