Probing C P -violating Higgs-gauge couplings with Higgsstrahlung at e − e + colliders
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We investigate the sensitivity of a future high-luminosity e − e + collider operating at s = 250 GeV to C P -violating and C P -conserving anomalous h V V interactions via the Higgsstrahlung process. The effects of new physics are parametrized in the Standard Model effective field theory (SMEFT) framework through six dimension-6 operators modifying the h V V vertices. Using polarized beams and exploiting polarization and spin correlation asymmetries reconstructed from Higgs decay products, we perform a comprehensive analysis across the three dominant decay modes, h → b b ¯ , W W ⋆ , and Z Z ⋆ . The h → W W ⋆ channel exhibits the highest sensitivity to O H W and O H W ˜ , while the b b ¯ mode constrains the remaining operators with high statistical precision. Sensitivity studies incorporating luminosity scaling and systematic uncertainties show that the projected bounds improve significantly with increasing integrated luminosity, but saturate once experimental systematics exceed the few-percent level. These results highlight the crucial role of spin-based observables and beam polarization in achieving subpercent precision on SMEFT coefficients at future lepton colliders.
DOI: 10.1103/973l-lj5c
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7128773100