Search for decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of pseudoscalar particles decaying into bb¯τ+τ− using pp collisions at s=13  TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Search for decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of pseudoscalar particles decaying into bb¯τ+τ− using pp collisions at s=13  TeV with the ATLAS detector

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http://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.110.052013
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Abstract

This paper presents a search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of new pseudoscalar particles, H→aa, where one pseudoscalar decays into a b-quark pair and the other decays into a τ-lepton pair, in the mass range 12≤ma≤60  GeV. The analysis uses pp collision data at s=13  TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140  fb−1. No significant excess above the Standard Model (SM) prediction is observed. Assuming the SM Higgs boson production cross section, the search sets upper limits at 95% confidence level on the branching ratio of Higgs bosons decaying into bb¯τ+τ−, B(H→aa→bb¯τ+τ−), between 2.2% and 3.9% depending on the pseudoscalar mass. © 2024 CERN, for the ATLAS Collaboration 2024 CERN

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