Published April 1, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Precision measurements of little Higgs parameters at the International Linear Collider

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, 244-8539 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, 277-8582 (Japan)
  • 3. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801 (Japan)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578 (Japan)
  • 5. Department of Physics, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-8555 (Japan)

Description

We investigate the possibility of precision measurements for parameters of the littlest Higgs model with T parity at the International Linear Collider. The model predicts new gauge bosons (AH, ZH, and WH), among which the heavy photon (AH) is a candidate for dark matter. The masses of these new gauge bosons strongly depend on the vacuum expectation value that breaks a global symmetry of the model. Through Monte Carlo simulations of the processes, e+e-→AHZH and e+e-→WH+WH-, we show how precisely the masses can be determined at the International Linear Collider for a representative parameter point of the model. We also discuss the determination of the little Higgs parameters and their impact on the future measurement of the thermal abundance of the dark matter relics in our Universe.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 075013-075013.12
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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