Analysis of the CP structure of the Yukawa coupling between the Higgs boson and τ leptons in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV


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2022-06-03

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The first measurement of the CP structure of the Yukawa coupling between the Higgs boson and tau leptons is presented. The measurement is based on data collected in proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV by the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb(-1). The analysis uses the angular correlation between the decay planes of tau leptons produced in Higgs boson decays. The effective mixing angle between CP-even and CP-odd tau Yukawa couplings is found to be -1 +/- 19 degrees, compared to an expected value of 0 +/- 21 degrees at the 68.3% confidence level. The data disfavour the pure CP-odd scenario at 3.0 standard deviations. The results are compatible with predictions for the standard model Higgs boson.

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2022 (6)

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12

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Springer

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Hadron-Hadron Scattering; Higgs Physics; Tau Physics

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03593 - Dissertori, Günther / Dissertori, Günther check_circle
03904 - Wallny, Rainer / Wallny, Rainer check_circle
09720 - de Cosa, Annapaola / de Cosa, Annapaola check_circle

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