Signal strength and W-boson mass measurements as a probe of the electro-weak phase transition at colliders -- Snowmass White Paper

Andreas Papaefstathiou, Tania Robens, Graham White

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arXiv
2205.14379
Date
2022-05-28
Frontier
Energy Frontier (EF)
Topical groups
Submitted by
Tania Robens

Abstract

We consider an extension of the scalar sector of the Standard Model (SM) by an additional gauge singlet, which mixes with a part of the SM-like Higgs doublet. Within this model, parameter-space regions exist that can lead to a strong first-order electro-weak phase transition, a necessary condition for electro-weak baryogenesis. We discuss how such regions of the parameter space can be tested using the SM-like Higgs boson's signal strength measurements, as well as precision observables, such as e.g. the W-boson mass, at current and future colliders.