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Higgs Pair Production at the LHC - Desy

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Introduction<br />

Why <strong>Higgs</strong> <strong>Pair</strong>s?<br />

Introduction<br />

Calcul<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Numerical results<br />

Conclusion<br />

Discovery of a neutral scalar particle <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> CERN Large Hadron Collider:<br />

SM <strong>Higgs</strong> Boson H ?<br />

→ Determin<strong>at</strong>ion of <strong>the</strong> properties and experimental reconstruction of <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Higgs</strong> potential:<br />

V(H) = 1<br />

2 M2 H H 2 + λHHH H 3 + 1<br />

λHHHH H4<br />

4<br />

λHHH = M2 H<br />

2 v ,<br />

„<br />

v = 2 MW À «<br />

sin θW<br />

e<br />

<strong>Production</strong> mechanisms <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LHC</strong><br />

◮ Gluon–Gluon Fusion g g → H H (NLO QCD known<br />

approx.) Dawson, Dittmaier, Spira ’98<br />

◮ Vector-Boson Fusion V V → H H (NLO QCD known)<br />

Figy ’08<br />

◮ <strong>Higgs</strong>-strahlung q ¯q ′ → H H V<br />

Marina Billoni <strong>Higgs</strong> <strong>Pair</strong> <strong>Production</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>LHC</strong><br />

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