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Search for decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of pseudoscalar particles decaying into 𝑏⁒ Β― 𝑏 ⁒𝜏+β’πœβˆ’ using 𝑝⁒𝑝 collisions at βˆšπ‘ =13  TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Article number052013
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/09/2024
<mark>Journal</mark>Physical Review D
Issue number5
Volume110
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

This paper presents a search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of new pseudoscalar particles, HÒ†’aa, where one pseudoscalar decays into a b-quark pair and the other decays into a Γβ€ž-lepton pair, in the mass range 12Ò‰€maÒ‰€60 GeV. The analysis uses pp collision data at s=13 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fbÒˆ’1. No significant excess above the Standard Model (SM) prediction is observed. Assuming the SM Higgs boson production cross section, the search sets upper limits at 95% confidence level on the branching ratio of Higgs bosons decaying into bbΓ‚Β―Γβ€ž+Γβ€žΓ’Λ†β€™, B(HÒ†’aaÒ†’bbΓ‚Β―Γβ€ž+Γβ€žΓ’Λ†β€™), between 2.2% and 3.9% depending on the pseudoscalar mass.