Published March 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Implication on Higgs invisible width in light of the new CDMS result

  • 1. Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (China)
  • 3. Division of Quantum Phases and Devices, School of Physics, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan (China)

Description

With the assumption that the dominant diagram in supersymmetry for the spin-independent cross section of the dark matter particle is due to Higgs boson exchange, we obtain an upper limit on the Higgs-dark-matter coupling based on the new result of the CDMSII Collaborations. Based on the assumption that the Higgs boson can kinematically decay into a pair of the dark matter particles as it is likely that the dark matter particle is rather light from the measured recoil energies, we obtain an upper limit on the invisible width of the Higgs boson. Numerically it is less than 20-120 MeV for mh≅120-180 GeV. Implications for Higgs boson search are also discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.01.062

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2010.01.062;
arXiv
arXiv:0912.4599v1;
PII
S0370-2693(10)00133-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
685
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 182-184
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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