Mono-Higgs and Mono-Z Production in the Minimal Vector Dark Matter Model
<p>Parameter space allowed by experimental and observational constraints. This includes direct and indirect dark matter searches, dark matter abundance, and consistency with perturbative unitarity. The color scale indicates the value of the relic density. Notice that we have included the case of subabundance.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Representative diagrams of the signal process used in the analysis. The diagrams include the effective <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>h</mi> <mi>g</mi> <mi>g</mi> </mrow> </semantics></math> vertex generated by a loop of top quarks. (<b>a</b>) <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <mi>V</mi> <mi>V</mi> </mrow> </semantics></math>; (<b>b</b>) <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>Z</mi> <mi>V</mi> <mi>V</mi> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Parameter space displaying the statistical significance and satisfying the condition <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>S</mi> <mo>></mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </semantics></math>, for the HE-LHC with an integrated luminosity <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>L</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>10</mn> <mspace width="0.166667em"/> <mi>a</mi> <msup> <mi>b</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mn>1</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math> under various kinematic cuts in the mono-Higgs event.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Ratio between signal and background events for each accelerator for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>. The dashed gray lines indicate when the ratio is 1. All the points satisfy the constrain <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>S</mi> <mo>></mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Parameter space displaying the value of the ratio between signal and background events in the color scale, for each accelerator for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>Statistical significance as a function of the vector mass for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>. The dashed gray lines indicates when the significance reaches the 68% confidence level (<math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>S</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </semantics></math>).</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Parameter space showing the significance in the color bar for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math> @ 13.6; 27 and 100 TeV of energy center of mass with its respective optimal kinematic cut and maximum integrated luminosity.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Ratio between signal and background events for each accelerator for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>. The dashed gray lines indicate when the ratio is 1. All the points satisfy the constraint <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>S</mi> <mo>></mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 9
<p>Statistical significance as a function of the vector mass for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>. The dashed gray lines indicates when the significance reaches the 68% confidence level (<math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>S</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </semantics></math>).</p> "> Figure 10
<p>Parameter space showing the Significance in the color bar for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math> @ 13.6; 27 and 100 TeV of energy center of mass with its respective optimal kinematic cut and maximum integrated luminosity.</p> "> Figure 11
<p>Parameter space displaying the value of the ratio between signal and background events in the color scale, for each accelerator for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>h</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 12
<p>Statistical significance in the parameter space for <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>Z</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mn>0</mn> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 13
<p>Parameter space displaying the value of the ratio between signal and background events in the color scale, for each accelerator in the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>Z</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math>.</p> "> Figure 14
<p>Parameter space showing the significance in the color bar for the process <math display="inline"><semantics> <mrow> <mi>p</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>→</mo> <mi>Z</mi> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>+</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>V</mi> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> <mo>,</mo> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </semantics></math> @ 13.6; 27 and 100 TeV of energy center of mass with its respective optimal kinematic cut and maximum integrated luminosity.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Model
3. Methodology
4. Results
4.1. Mono-Higgs Production
4.1.1. Production
4.1.2. Production
4.2. Mono-Z Production
4.2.1. Production
4.2.2. Production
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Collider | HL-LHC | HE-LHC | FCC-hh |
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[TeV] | 13.6 | 27 | 100 |
3 | 10 | 30 |
Collider | HL-LHC | HE-LHC | FCC-hh |
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[TeV] | 0.4 | 1 | 3.5 |
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Benítez-Irarrázabal G, Zerwekh A. Mono-Higgs and Mono-Z Production in the Minimal Vector Dark Matter Model. Universe. 2024; 10(7):288. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10070288
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenítez-Irarrázabal, Gonzalo, and Alfonso Zerwekh. 2024. "Mono-Higgs and Mono-Z Production in the Minimal Vector Dark Matter Model" Universe 10, no. 7: 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10070288