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The Ellipse of Muon Dipole Moments
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 27 May 2022
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The authors' main claim We show that any new interaction resulting in a chirally-enhanced contribution to the muon magnetic moment necessarily modifies the decay rate of the Higgs boson to muon pairs or generates the muon electric dipole moment.
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We show that any new interaction resulting in a chirally-enhanced contribution to the muon magnetic moment necessarily modifies the decay rate of the Higgs boson to muon pairs or generates the muon electric dipole moment. These three observables are highly correlated, and near future measurements of $h\to μ^+μ^-$ will carve an ellipse in the plane of dipole moments for any such model. Together with the future measurements of the electric dipole moment many models able to explain the muon g-2 anomaly can be efficiently tested.
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| s0 | We show that any new interaction resulting in a chirally-enhanced contribution to the muon magnetic moment necessarily modifies the decay rate of the Higgs boson to muon pairs or generates the muon electric dipole moment. | result 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.80 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | These three observables are highly correlated, and near future measurements of $h\to μ^+μ^-$ will carve an ellipse in the plane of dipole moments for any such model. | result 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.34 | asserted 0.91 |
| s2 | Together with the future measurements of the electric dipole moment many models able to explain the muon g-2 anomaly can be efficiently tested. | interpretation 0.94 | 0.22 | 0.21 | asserted 0.55 |
What the paper reports
Further decreasing $k$ to about 2, even the $R_h→μ^+μ^- = 1 ±1%$ range extends to $d_μ = 0$.
We find that for hypercharge choices $±1/2$ and $±1$ of the scalar in FFS models or fermion in SSF models, $|𝒬|$ varies between 1/5 and 6.
In this Letter we show that any new interaction resulting in a chirally enhanced contribution to the muon magnetic moment necessarily modifies the muon Yukawa coupling, and thus the decay of the Higgs boson to muon pairs, or, if $h→μ^+μ^-$ is not modified, the muon electric dipole moment ($μ$EDM) of certain size must be generated (with one exception noted later).
However, the range of predicted $|d_μ|$ is also growing, and at some point, for $k ≲20$, it extends to $d_μ = 0$.
Thus, for these scenarios, the correlation of three observables requires deviations from SM predictions either in $R_μ$ or $d_μ$ that are observable in the near future.
Contours of constant $R_h→μ^+μ^- = 1$ for a few representative choices of smaller $k$ are shown in Fig. [ref] (bottom).
As $k$ decreases, the center of the ellipse moves to larger values of $Δa_μ$.
Contours of $R_μ= 1±10%$ are now consistent with the whole $2σ$ range of $Δa_μ$.
This allows us to write $λ_μμ^h$ and thus $R_h→μ^+μ^-$ in terms of electric and magnetic dipole moments: R_h→μ^+μ^-=(Δa_μ/2ω - 1)^2 + (m_μd_μ/eω)^2,
For example, for $𝒬= 1$, the range of $λ_YZ$ from $0.5$ to $√(4π)$ corresponds to $k = 1$ to $≃50$.
In fact, the consistency sharply requires values of $d_μ≃2.7-3.4×10^-22 e·cm$ ($𝒬=3$) and $d_μ≃3.6-5.1×10^-22 e·cm$ ($𝒬=5$), which are within the expected sensitivity of future measurements.
Thus, the correlation between $Δa_μ$, $d_μ$, and $R_h→μ^+μ^-$ can test most efficiently the high end of the spectrum that is far beyond the reach of currently envisioned future colliders.
From Fig. [ref] we see that as $k$ is decreasing from the values typical for SM+VLs, the consistency of $Δa_μ$ with $R_h→μ^+μ^- = 1±10%$ requires larger $|d_μ|$.
For the FFS models and, in the limit of a common mass of all new particles, we find
This model (range of $k$) is somewhat special as, in spite of the large contribution from $C_μH$ to the muon mass and Yukawa coupling, the SM-like $R_h→μ^+μ^-$ and $d_μ = 0$ are consistent with $Δa_μ$ within $1σ$.[ This illustrates the only exception to generating non-zero $μ$EDM when $R_h→μ^+μ^-=1$, advertised in the introduction.
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| region where h→μ^+μ^- is found to be within | 10% p 0.96 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| d_μ = 0 are consistent with Δa_μ within | 1σ p 0.94 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text | |
| large as the current upper limit when |d_μ|∼ | 1×10^-22 p 0.98 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| Contours of R_μ= | 1±10% p 0.92 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) consistent uncertainty is non-negative |
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| R_μ= 1±10% are now consistent with the whole | 2σ p 0.92 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text | |
| fact, the consistency sharply requires values of d_μ≃2.7 | -3.4×10^-22 p 0.98 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text not repeated same number stated elsewhere in the paper (stated once) |
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| requires values of d_μ≃2.7-3.4×10^-22 e·cm (𝒬=3) and d_μ≃3.6 | -5.1×10^-22 p 0.98 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text not repeated same number stated elsewhere in the paper (stated once) |
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| the way to d_μ = 0 in the | 1σ p 0.82 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text | |
| We also show corresponding ± | 10% p 0.82 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| We also show corresponding ±10% and ± | 1% p 0.82 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text | |
| SM+VLs, the consistency of Δa_μ with R_h→μ^+μ^- = | 1±10% p 0.87 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) consistent uncertainty is non-negative |
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| k to about 2, even the R_h→μ^+μ^- = | 1 ±1% p 0.94 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent uncertainty is non-negative |
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| for the scale of new physics to ∼ | 18 TeV p 0.98 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| for the 2HDM [ref] and, for example, ∼ | 14 TeV p 0.98 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| Improving the measurement of R_h→μ^+μ^- to within | 1% p 0.97 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text | |
| will further reduce these upper limits to ∼ | 10 TeV p 0.97 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text consistent same number stated elsewhere in the paper (Introduction) |
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| these upper limits to ∼10 TeV and ∼ | 8 TeV p 0.97 | Introduction | consistent number matches the authors' source text |
Limitations the authors state
- The discussion in this Letter has been limited to couplings necessary to generate a chirally-enhanced contribution to $Δa_μ$ through an interaction of the SM Higgs to new particles.
- However additional couplings in a given model, not contributing to $Δa_μ$ might in principle enter the formula for $k$ (or even generate a complex $k$ parameter), for example scalar quartic couplings involving new scalars and the SM Higgs doublet [ref] .
- While not a generic feature, in some models the dimension-5 operator $l_Ll_LHH$ may also be generated which would be subject to additional constraints from the neutrino sector.
- Furthermore, in certain models there can be sizable contributions to $Δa_μ$ from other operators due to renormalization group mixing, for example from four-fermion operators in models with leptoquarks [ref] .
- In such cases $R_h→μ^+μ^-$ still carves an ellipse in the plane of dipole moments but with the center shifted (to non-zero $d_μ$ for complex $k$) depending on the size of additional couplings.
- Effects of other possible dimension 6 operators involving muon fields, SM Higgs doublet and derivatives can be absorbed into the definition of the muon Yukawa coupling, $y_μ$, or are parametrically suppressed by $m_μ/v$, similar as in the discussion in Ref. [ref] .
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We show that any new interaction resulting in a chirally-enhanced contribution to the muon magnetic moment necessarily modifies the decay rate of the Higgs boson to muon pairs or generates the muon electric dipole moment. These three observables are highly correlated, and near future measurements of $h\to \mu^+\mu^-$ will carve an ellipse in the plane of dipole moments for any such model. Together with the future measurements of the electric dipole moment many models able to explain the muon g-2 anomaly can be efficiently tested.
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