Higgs branching ratios in constrained minimal and next-to-minimal supersymmetry scenarios surveyed

• Published in: Physics letters. B Vol. 759; no. C; pp. 141 - 148
• Main Authors: Beskidt, C., de Boer, W., Kazakov, D.I., Wayand, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10-08-2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Benchmarking; CMSSM; Decay; Density; Elementary particles; Fermions; Higgs boson; Higgs boson branching ratios; Higgs bosons; LHC benchmark points; NMSSM; Scalars; Supersymmetry; Supersymmetry; NMSSM; Higgs boson; LHC benchmark points; Higgs boson branching ratios; CMSSM
• ISSN: 0370-2693; 1873-2445
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.057

In the CMSSM the heaviest scalar and pseudo-scalar Higgs bosons decay largely into b-quarks and tau-leptons because of the large tan⁡β values favored by the relic density. In the NMSSM the number of possible decay modes is much richer. In addition to the CMSSM-like scenarios, the decay of the heavy Higgs bosons is preferentially into top quark pairs (if kinematically allowed), lighter Higgs bosons or neutralinos, leading to invisible decays. We provide a scan over the NMSSM parameter space to project the 6D parameter space of the Higgs sector on the 3D space of the Higgs masses to determine the range of branching ratios as function of the Higgs boson mass for all Higgs bosons. Specific LHC benchmark points are proposed, which represent the salient NMSSM features.