Simulations and flavour-scheme studies for Higgs-boson production in association with charm quarks
We present a detailed NLO+PS study of Higgs-boson production in association with charm and bottom quarks, with particular focus on the modelling of the H+c final state. We systematically compare predictions in massive and massless flavour schemes, quantify scale and flavour-scheme uncertainties, and assess the impact of interference and loop-induced contributions. Special emphasis is placed on the Higgs production via charm Yukawa fusion, for which we compare NLO+PS predictions with a NNLO+PS calculation of $c\bar{c}H$ production in the four-flavour scheme at 13.6 TeV. Based on these results, we provide the first practical recommendations for the simulation of $c\bar{c}H$ production in LHC analyses.
Authors
- Davide Pagani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0553-1105)
- Tiziano Bevilacqua
- Clemens Lange
- Marino Missiroli
- Lea Michela Caminada
- Christian Biello
- Michele Selvaggi
- Marco Zaro
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Linear Collider
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2608.26863
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00