A search is presented for the production of two additional Higgs bosons from an off-shell Z boson, where both additional particles decay to τ lepton pairs. The search is performed with a data sample collected with the CMS detector from proton-proton collisions at the LHC at sqrt[s]=13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb^{-1}. No deviation from the standard model background is observed. Exclusion limits are set on the type-X two-Higgs-doublet model alignment scenario. These results exclude previously unexplored regions of parameter space and provide constraints complementary to those from earlier searches.
Search for the Nonresonant Production of a Pair of Additional Higgs Bosons in the Type-X Two-Higgs-Doublet Model in Proton-Proton Collisions at √ s = 13 TeV
Abbrescia, M.;Colaleo, A.;D'Anzi, B.;De Palma, M.;Elmetenawee, W.;Louka, M.;Mastrapasqua, V.;My, S.;Nuzzo, S.;Pellecchia, A.;Pompili, A.;Radogna, R.;Stamerra, A.;Troiano, D.;Venditti, R.;Zaza, A.;
2026-01-01
Abstract
A search is presented for the production of two additional Higgs bosons from an off-shell Z boson, where both additional particles decay to τ lepton pairs. The search is performed with a data sample collected with the CMS detector from proton-proton collisions at the LHC at sqrt[s]=13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb^{-1}. No deviation from the standard model background is observed. Exclusion limits are set on the type-X two-Higgs-doublet model alignment scenario. These results exclude previously unexplored regions of parameter space and provide constraints complementary to those from earlier searches.File in questo prodotto:
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