Complete Next-to-Leading-Order Standard-Model-Effective-Field-Theory Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Decays

Precise predictions for Higgs decays are a crucial ingredient of the search for beyond the standard model physics and the standard model effective field theory (SMEFT) is a valuable tool for quantifying deviations from the standard model. We present the complete set of predictions for the two- and three-body Higgs decays at next-to-leading order, considering QCD and electroweak corrections and including all contributions from the dimension-6 SMEFT operators and with an arbitrary flavor structure. Including the next-to-leading-order SMEFT results for Higgs decays greatly increases the sensitivity to beyond the standard model physics of the e^{+}e^{-}→Zh process at FCC-ee, as compared with that obtained using only the total cross section.

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Physical Review Letters
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2025-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.1103/2wqp-5zfm
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Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
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Complete Next-to-Leading-Order Standard-Model-Effective-Field-Theory Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Decays

Karl J. Friston
Physical Review Letters
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
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Complete Next-to-Leading-Order Standard-Model-Effective-Field-Theory Electroweak Corrections to Higgs Decays

Karl J. Friston
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Abstract

Precise predictions for Higgs decays are a crucial ingredient of the search for beyond the standard model physics and the standard model effective field theory (SMEFT) is a valuable tool for quantifying deviations from the standard model. We present the complete set of predictions for the two- and three-body Higgs decays at next-to-leading order, considering QCD and electroweak corrections and including all contributions from the dimension-6 SMEFT operators and with an arbitrary flavor structure. Including the next-to-leading-order SMEFT results for Higgs decays greatly increases the sensitivity to beyond the standard model physics of the e^{+}e^{-}→Zh process at FCC-ee, as compared with that obtained using only the total cross section.

Physical Review LettersVol. 136(5)
Florida State University (US), Brookhaven National Laboratory (US), Stony Brook University (US), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Openalex Percentile: Top 81%
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
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