arXiv (Cornell University)
Probe $CP$ property in $H\gamma\gamma$ coupling through interference
December 2017 • X. Wan, You-Kai Wang
The diphoton invariant mass distribution of interference between
$gg\to H \to \gamma\gamma$ and $gg\to \gamma\gamma$ is almost antisymmetric around the Higgs mass $M_H$. We propose a new observable $A_{int}$ to quantify this effect, which is a ratio of a sign-reversed integral around $M_H$ ( e.g. $\int^{M_H}_{M_H-5~\mbox{GeV}} -\int_{M_H}^{M_H+5~\mbox{GeV}}$) and the cross section of the Higgs signal. We study $A_{int}$ in Standard Model (SM) and various $CP$-violating $H\gamma\gamma$ couplings. The $A_{int}$ in…