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Search for non-resonant di-Higgs production in bb + 𝜏𝜏 final states in pp collisions at CMS

Daigler, Simon

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  <dc:creator>Daigler, Simon</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2025-11-15</dc:date>
  <dc:description>A search for non-resonant Higgs-boson pair production (HH) in the bb𝜏𝜏final state is presented at βˆšπ‘  = 13 TeV using the 2018 CMS proton–proton dataset corresponding to 59.8 fbβˆ’1 after a common re-optimization of the reconstruction and calibration of the data by the CMS Collaboration. The resolved topology is targeted and three 𝜏+πœβˆ’ final states 𝜏h𝜏h, πœ‡πœh and e𝜏h are taken into account, where 𝜏h refers to the decay of the 𝜏 lepton into hadrons. Object reconstruction and identification are based on Particle Flow, DeepJet and DeepTau v2.5 algorithms. A multi-class classification neural network is used for event discrimination and category definition. The background from QCD multijet events is estimated from data via an ABCD method using the charges and DeepTau vsJet discriminants to define corresponding control regions. The di-𝜏 invariant mass, a key observable for discriminating signal from background, is reconstructed using the FastMTT algorithm. 

Expected upper limits are derived from a profile-likelihood fit to the Asimov dataset. The median expected 95 % CL upper limit on the signal strength πœ‡= 𝜎(pp β†’HH)/𝜎SM is found to be πœ‡exp95 = 10.9, about 2 % weaker than the result obtained when considering only statistical uncertainties (πœ‡exp95 = 10.7). Projections obtained from scaling rates with integrated luminosity while keeping shapes and the size of nominal systematics yield median expected 95 % CL limits of πœ‡exp95 = 7.2 for the full Run 2 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fbβˆ’1 and πœ‡exp95 = 4.7 for a Run 2 + Run 3 scenario with 500 fbβˆ’1.</dc:description>
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  <dc:title>Search for non-resonant di-Higgs production in bb + 𝜏𝜏 final states in pp collisions at CMS</dc:title>
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Publication date:
November 15, 2025
Awarding University:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Report Number:
ETP-KA/2025-15
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