Collider Tests of the Little Higgs Model

TL;DR

It is discussed how the LHC experiments could test the little Higgs model by studying the production and decay of these particles.

Abstract

The little Higgs model provides an alternative to traditional candidates for new physics at the TeV scale. The new heavy gauge bosons predicted by this model should be observable at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). We discuss how the LHC experiments could test the little Higgs model by studying the production and decay of these particles.

Figures (3)

• Figure 1: Cubic couplings between the physical Higgs boson $h$ and pairs of neutral gauge bosons.
• Figure 2: Cubic couplings between the physical Higgs boson $h$ and pairs of charged gauge bosons.
• Figure 3: Production cross sections for $W_H^3$ (solid) and $W_H^\pm$ (dashed) at the LHC, for $\psi=\pi/4$. We use the CTEQ5L parton distribution function.