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Pich, A. |
Title |
Precision tau physics |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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75 |
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Pages |
41-85 |
Keywords |
Electroweak and strong interactions; Leptons; Standard Model |
Abstract |
Precise measurements of the lepton properties provide stringent tests of the Standard Model and accurate determinations of its parameters. We overview the present status of tau physics, highlighting the most recent developments, and discuss the prospects for future improvements. The leptonic decays of the tau lepton probe the structure of the weak currents and the universality of their couplings to the W boson. The universality of the leptonic Z couplings has also been tested through Z -> l(+)l(-) decays. The hadronic tau decay modes constitute an ideal tool for studying low-energy effects of the strong interaction in very clean conditions. Accurate determinations of the QCD coupling and the Cabibbo mixing V-us have been obtained with tau data. The large mass of the tau opens the possibility to study many kinematically-allowed exclusive decay modes and extract relevant dynamical information. Violations of flavour and CP conservation laws can also be searched for with tau decays. Related subjects such as μdecays, the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments, neutrino mixing and B-meson decays into tau leptons are briefly covered. Being one the fermions most strongly coupled to the scalar sector, the tau lepton is playing now a very important role at the LHC as a tool to test the Higgs properties and search for new physics at higher scales. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: pich@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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English |
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0146-6410 |
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WOS:000332350600002 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1716 |
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Author |
Celis, A.; Ilisie, V.; Pich, A. |
Title |
Towards a general analysis of LHC data within two-Higgs-doublet models |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
12 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
095 - 32pp |
Keywords |
Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
Abstract |
The data accumulated so far confirm the Higgs-like nature of the new boson discovered at the LHC. The Standard Model Higgs hypothesis is compatible with the collider results and no significant deviations from the Standard Model have been observed neither in the flavour sector nor in electroweak precision observables. We update the LHC and Tevatron constraints on CP-conserving two-Higgs-doublet models without tree-level flavour-changing neutral currents. While the relative sign between the top Yukawa and the gauge coupling of the 126 GeV Higgs is found be the same as in the SM, at 90% CL, there is a sign degeneracy in the determination of its bottom and tau Yukawa couplings. This results in several disjoint allowed regions in the parameter space. We show how generic sum rules governing the scalar couplings determine the properties of the additional Higgs bosons in the different allowed regions. The role of electroweak precision observables, low-energy flavour constraints and LHC searches for additional scalars to further restrict the available parameter space is also discussed. |
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[Celis, Alejandro; Ilisie, Victor; Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: alejandro.celis@ific.uv.es; |
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Springer |
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English |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000328891400001 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1664 |
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Author |
Celis, A.; Ilisie, V.; Pich, A. |
Title |
LHC constraints on two-Higgs doublet models |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
053 - 44pp |
Keywords |
Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
Abstract |
A new Higgs-like boson with mass around 126 GeV has recently been discovered at the LHC. The available data on this new particle is analyzed within the context of two-Higgs doublet models without tree-level flavour-changing neutral currents. Keeping the generic Yukawa structure of the Aligned Two-Higgs Doublet Model framework, we study the implications of the LHC data on the allowed scalar spectrum. We analyze both the CP-violating and CP-conserving cases, and a few particular limits with a reduced number of free parameters, such as the usual models based on discrete Z(2) symmetries. |
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[Celis, Alejandro; Ilisie, Victor; Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: alejandro.celis@ific.uv.es; |
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Springer |
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English |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000323202600053 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1635 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
Title |
Viability of Strongly Coupled Scenarios with a Light Higgs-like Boson |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
Volume |
110 |
Issue |
18 |
Pages |
181801 - 4pp |
Keywords |
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Abstract |
We present a one-loop calculation of the oblique S and T parameters within strongly coupled models of electroweak symmetry breaking with a light Higgs-like boson. We use a general effective Lagrangian, implementing the chiral symmetry breaking SU(2)(L) circle times SU(2)(R) -> SU(2)(L+R) with Goldstone bosons, gauge bosons, the Higgs-like scalar, and one multiplet of vector and axial-vector massive resonance states. Using a dispersive representation and imposing a proper ultraviolet behavior, we obtain S and T at the next-to-leading order in terms of a few resonance parameters. The experimentally allowed range forces the vector and axial-vector states to be heavy, with masses above the TeV scale, and suggests that the Higgs-like scalar should have a WW coupling close to the standard model one. Our conclusions are generic and apply to more specific scenarios such as the minimal SO(5)/SO(4) composite Higgs model. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia 46071, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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English |
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0031-9007 |
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WOS:000319020100002 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1456 |
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Celis, A.; Jung, M.; Li, X.Q.; Pich, A. |
Title |
Sensitivity to charged scalars in B -> D-(*)tau nu(tau) and B -> tau nu(tau) decays |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
01 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
054 - 27pp |
Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; B-Physics |
Abstract |
We analyze the recent experimental evidence for an excess of tau-lepton production in several exclusive semileptonic B-meson decays in the context of two-Higgs-doublet models. These decay modes are sensitive to the exchange of charged scalars and constrain strongly their Yukawa interactions. While the usual Type-II scenario cannot accommodate the recent BaBar data, this is possible within more general models in which the charged-scalar couplings to up-type quarks are not as suppressed. Both the B -> D-(*)tau nu(tau) and the B -> tau nu(tau) data can be fitted within the framework of the Aligned Two-Higgs-Doublet Model, but the resulting parameter ranges are in conflict with the constraints from leptonic charm decays. This could indicate a departure from the family universality of the Yukawa couplings, beyond their characteristic fermion mass dependence. We discuss several new observables that are sensitive to a hypothetical charged-scalar contribution, demonstrating that they are well suited to distinguish between different scenarios of new physics in the scalar sector, and also between this group and models with different Dirac structures; their experimental study would therefore shed light on the relevance of scalar exchanges in semileptonic b -> c tau(-)(nu) over bar (tau) transitions. |
Address |
[Celis, Alejandro; Li, Xin-Qiang; Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: alejandro.celis@ific.uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000315583200054 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1368 |
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