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Exploring Extended Higgs Dynamics via Higgsstrahlung at FCC-ee
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 3 Sep 2026 · 89 references
Pith's verdict: Well-executed NLO 2HDM study showing FCC-ee can probe extended scalars via Higgsstrahlung even in the alignment limit—the central claim holds, though the theory-error qualification on the FCC-ee sensitivity contour deserves a quantitative footnote.
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The paper claims
FCC-ee's Higgsstrahlung cross-section precision could reveal additional Higgs bosons in the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model through loop effects that differ from simple coupling modifications.
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Core claim
Contributions from additional scalars produce deviations in the e+e- -> hZ cross section that exceed the FCC-ee sensitivity of 0.31% even in the alignment limit, reaching up to1.8% (Fig. 6), demonstrating FCC-ee's indirect potential for BSM discovery.
Load-bearing premise
The FCC-ee projected uncertainty of 0.31% on sigma(e+e- -> hZ) assumes that systematic uncertainties and theoretical errors in the SM prediction are negligible relative to statistical precision. The authors note that 'the SM prediction needs to be known to a comparable level' (page 12), but no detailed estimate of theory errors is provided.
Original abstract
The Future Circular Electron-Positron Collider (FCC-ee) will probe aspects of the Higgs boson and the electroweak scale with unprecedented precision via associated Higgs production with a $Z$ boson. We focus on the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) to frame the FCC-ee's precision constraints within a small, concrete parameter space at next-to-leading order. We demonstrate that the projected precision of the FCC-ee's 240 GeV run will enable a precise analysis of Beyond-the-Standard-Model (BSM)-relevant Higgs-sector interactions near the alignment limit. As the key aspects of the 2HDM that drive deviations of the cross section from its Standard Model expectation (presence of new scalar states, Higgs mixing, and non-trivial inter-Higgs couplings) are also typically present in extensions more complex than the 2HDM, this demonstrates the FCC-ee's indirect potential for unveiling BSM physics around the electroweak scale.
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The Future Circular Electron-Positron Collider (FCC-ee) will probe aspects of the Higgs boson and the electroweak scale with unprecedented precision via associated Higgs production with a $Z$ boson. We focus on the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) to frame the FCC-ee's precision constraints within a small, concrete parameter space at next-to-leading order. We demonstrate that the projected precision of the FCC-ee's 240 GeV run will enable a precise analysis of Beyond-the-Standard-Model (BSM)-relevant Higgs-sector interactions near the alignment limit. As the key aspects of the 2HDM that drive deviations of the cross section from its Standard Model expectation (presence of new scalar states, Higgs mixing, and non-trivial inter-Higgs couplings) are also typically present in extensions more complex than the 2HDM, this demonstrates the FCC-ee's indirect potential for unveiling BSM physics around the electroweak scale.
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| # | sentence | role | the authors' own work | states the main conclusion | strength |
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| s0 | The Future Circular Electron-Positron Collider (FCC-ee) will probe aspects of the Higgs boson and the electroweak scale with unprecedented precision via associated Higgs production with a $Z$ boson. | background 0.99 | 0.06 | 0.06 | asserted 0.88 |
| s1 | We focus on the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) to frame the FCC-ee's precision constraints within a small, concrete parameter space at next-to-leading order. | method 0.87 | 0.72 | 0.06 | asserted 0.96 |
| s2 | We demonstrate that the projected precision of the FCC-ee's 240 GeV run will enable a precise analysis of Beyond-the-Standard-Model (BSM)-relevant Higgs-sector interactions near the alignment limit. | result 0.85 | 0.61 | 0.46 | asserted 0.95 |
| s3 | As the key aspects of the 2HDM that drive deviations of the cross section from its Standard Model expectation (presence of new scalar states, Higgs mixing, and non-trivial inter-Higgs couplings) are also typically present in extensions more complex than the 2HDM, this demonstrates the FCC-ee's indirect potential for unveiling BSM physics around the electroweak scale. | interpretation 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.63 | asserted 0.87 |
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