Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production
Abstract We study Higgs boson production via vector boson fusion at the LHC, focusing on the process pp → H + jj and capturing the leading energy-enhanced contributions within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) up to order 1/Λ4. Employing energy-scaling arguments, we predict the magni...
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| description | Abstract We study Higgs boson production via vector boson fusion at the LHC, focusing on the process pp → H + jj and capturing the leading energy-enhanced contributions within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) up to order 1/Λ4. Employing energy-scaling arguments, we predict the magnitude of each higher-dimensional operator’s contribution. Utilizing the geometric formulation of SMEFT, our analysis incorporates dimension-eight operators not previously considered. We find that the kinematics of vector boson fusion — characterized by two highly forward jets — tend to suppress contributions from higher-dimensional operators, requiring a lower scale Λ for SMEFT effects to become observable. This suggests that the SMEFT remains valid for lower Λ than expected. Combined with the fact that LEP constrains the dimension-six operators with the most considerable impact on vector boson fusion, a regime exists where dimension-eight operators can have significant effects. In many cases, these dimension-eight operators also influence associated production processes like pp → HV(jj), though differences in analysis cuts and kinematics mean this is not always the case. Our findings provide insights that could refine the search for SMEFT signals in collider experiments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10c4574344de49279ecd2d85177938c22025-02-09T12:08:34ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-02-012025213310.1007/JHEP02(2025)029Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs productionBenoît Assi0Adam Martin1Particle Theory Department, FermilabDepartment of Physics, University of Notre DameAbstract We study Higgs boson production via vector boson fusion at the LHC, focusing on the process pp → H + jj and capturing the leading energy-enhanced contributions within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) up to order 1/Λ4. Employing energy-scaling arguments, we predict the magnitude of each higher-dimensional operator’s contribution. Utilizing the geometric formulation of SMEFT, our analysis incorporates dimension-eight operators not previously considered. We find that the kinematics of vector boson fusion — characterized by two highly forward jets — tend to suppress contributions from higher-dimensional operators, requiring a lower scale Λ for SMEFT effects to become observable. This suggests that the SMEFT remains valid for lower Λ than expected. Combined with the fact that LEP constrains the dimension-six operators with the most considerable impact on vector boson fusion, a regime exists where dimension-eight operators can have significant effects. In many cases, these dimension-eight operators also influence associated production processes like pp → HV(jj), though differences in analysis cuts and kinematics mean this is not always the case. Our findings provide insights that could refine the search for SMEFT signals in collider experiments.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)029Electroweak Precision PhysicsHiggs ProductionSMEFT |
| spellingShingle | Benoît Assi Adam Martin Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production Journal of High Energy Physics Electroweak Precision Physics Higgs Production SMEFT |
| title | Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production |
| title_full | Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production |
| title_fullStr | Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production |
| title_short | Energy-enhanced dimension eight SMEFT effects in VBF Higgs production |
| title_sort | energy enhanced dimension eight smeft effects in vbf higgs production |
| topic | Electroweak Precision Physics Higgs Production SMEFT |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2025)029 |
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