A search for the resonant production of a heavy scalar X decaying into a lighter scalar S and a Higgs boson, through the process X -> S(-> bbar b)H(-> gamma gamma), where the two photons are consistent with the Higgs boson decay, is performed. The search is conducted using integrated luminosities of 140 and 59 fb-1 of proton–proton collision data at centre-of-mass energies of 13 and 13.6 TeV, respectively, recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The search is performed over the mass ranges of 170 <= m_X <= 1000 GeV and 15 <= m_S <= 500 GeV. No significant excess over the Standard Model background predictions is observed and limits at 95% confidence level are set on the product of cross section and branching fraction for the process X -> S(-> bbar b)H(-> gamma gamma) at 13 TeV, ranging from 9 fb to 0.06 fb.

Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.j., et al. (2026). Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the final state with two bottom quarks and two photons with 199 fb-1 of data collected at root s = 13 and 13.6 TeV with the ATLAS detector. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 877 [10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140425].

Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the final state with two bottom quarks and two photons with 199 fb-1 of data collected at root s = 13 and 13.6 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Aielli, G.;Camarri, P.;Cerrito, L.;De Sanctis, U.;Di Ciaccio, A.;
2026-01-01

Abstract

A search for the resonant production of a heavy scalar X decaying into a lighter scalar S and a Higgs boson, through the process X -> S(-> bbar b)H(-> gamma gamma), where the two photons are consistent with the Higgs boson decay, is performed. The search is conducted using integrated luminosities of 140 and 59 fb-1 of proton–proton collision data at centre-of-mass energies of 13 and 13.6 TeV, respectively, recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The search is performed over the mass ranges of 170 <= m_X <= 1000 GeV and 15 <= m_S <= 500 GeV. No significant excess over the Standard Model background predictions is observed and limits at 95% confidence level are set on the product of cross section and branching fraction for the process X -> S(-> bbar b)H(-> gamma gamma) at 13 TeV, ranging from 9 fb to 0.06 fb.
2026
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Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.j., et al. (2026). Search for a resonance decaying into a scalar particle and a Higgs boson in the final state with two bottom quarks and two photons with 199 fb-1 of data collected at root s = 13 and 13.6 TeV with the ATLAS detector. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 877 [10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140425].
Aad, G; Aakvaag, E; Abbott, B; Abdelhameed, S; Abeling, K; Abicht, Nj; Abidi, Sh; Aboelela, M; Aboulhorma, A; Abramowicz, H; Abulaiti, Y; Acharya, Bs;...espandi
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