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G. J. Gounaris

Publications and source records attributed to G. J. Gounaris.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

arXiv2017

Remarkable signals of $t_R$ compositeness

We are looking for remarkable differences between predictions of the standard model and those of $t_R$ compositeness (while the $t_L$ remains elementary) in various basic $t\bar t$ production processes, without having to make difficult final polarization analyses. We assume the presence of $q^2$ dependent form factors which first suppress the $t_R$ contributions at high $q^2$, and in addition, may also lead to an effective $q^2$ dependent top mass. We further assume that these effects disappear at low $q^2$ so that there are no anomalous couplings. We show that large specific differences indeed appear in the high energy limits of cross sections and asymmetries in $e^-e^+$, gluon+gluon, $γγ$ collisions and other fusion processes and that this should lead to a strategy for analyzing them.

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arXiv2016

Higgs boson form factor effects in $t\bar t$ production by $W^-W^+$ and $ZZ$ fusion

We study the fusion processes $W^-W^+\to t\bar t$ and $ZZ\to t\bar t$ observable at a future $e^-e^+$ collider and we discuss their sensitivity to an $Htt$ form factor which may be due to compositeness, in particular when the $H$ and the top quark have common constituents. We make an amplitude analysis and illustrate which helicity amplitudes and cross sections for specific final $t\bar t$ polarizations are especially sensitive to this form factor.

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arXiv2015

Tests of Higgs boson compositeness through the HHH form factor

We show how the $q^2$-dependence of the triple Higgs boson HHH form factor can reveal the presence of various types of new physics contributions, like new particles coupled to the Higgs boson or Higgs boson constituents, without directly observing them. We compare the effect of such new contributions to the one of higher order SM corrections to the point-like HHH coupling, due to triangle, 4-leg and s.e. diagrams. We establish simple analytic expressions describing accurately at high energy these SM corrections, as well as the examples of new physics contributions.

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arXiv2015

The Higgs boson structure functions as signposts of new physics

We show that the Higgs boson structure functions observable in the inclusive process $e^-e^+ \to H + {\rm "anything"}$ may reveal the presence of anomalous contributions corresponding to several types of new physics partners, Higgs boson compositeness or invisible (dark) matter. This could be done without making a difficult or even an impossible experimental analysis of the contents of the "anything". We give illustrations showing how the shapes of the various structure functions containing such typical new contributions may differ from the standard prediction and allow their identification.

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arXiv2015

Specific supersimple properties of $e^-e^+\to γH$ at high energy

We study the process $e^-e^+\to γH$, where $H$ represents $H_{SM}$, $h^0$ or $H^0$, which occurs at the one loop level in the standard model (SM) or in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). We establish supersimple (sim) high energy expressions for all helicity amplitudes of this process, and we identify their level of accuracy for describing the various polarized and unpolarized observables, and for distinguishing SM from MSSM or another beyond the standard model (BSM). We pay a special attention to transverse electron-positron polarizations and azimuthal dependencies induced by the imaginary parts of the amplitudes, which are relatively important in this process.

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arXiv2015

Supersimple analysis of $e^-e^+\to ZH$ at high energy

We study the process $e^-e^+\to ZH$ where $H$ represents the standard model (SM) Higgs particle $H_{SM}$, or the MSSM ones $h^0$ and $H^0$. In each case, we compute the one-loop effects and establish very simple expressions, called supersimple (sim), for the helicity conserving (dominant) and the helicity violating (suppressed) amplitudes. Such expressions, are then used to construct various cross sections and asymmetries, involving polarized or unpolarized beams and Z-polarization measurements. We examine the adequacy of such expressions to distinguish SM or MSSM effects, from other types of BSM (beyond the standard model) contributions.

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arXiv2013

A supersimple analysis of $e^-e^+\to W^- W^+$ at high energy

Studying $e^-e^+\to W^- W^+$ at the 1loop electroweak (EW) order, we derive very accurate and simple expressions for the four Helicity Conserving (HC) amplitudes, which dominate this process at high energies. The calculations are done in both, the SM and MSSM frameworks. Such expressions, called supersimple (sim), nicely emphasize the dynamical contents of each framework. Numerical illustrations are presented, which show the accuracy of this description, and how it can be used for identifying possible additional new physics contributions; like e.g. Anomalous Gauge Couplings (AGC) or a new $Z'$ vector boson exchange. The procedure is useful even if only SM is visible at the future Linear Collider energies.

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arXiv2012

A supersimple analysis of $e^-e^+\to t \bar t$ at high energy

According to supersimplicity in MSSM, a renormalization scheme (SRS) may be defined for any high energy 2-to-2 process, to the 1loop EW order; where the helicity conserving (HC) amplitudes, are expressed as a linear combination of just three universal logarithm-involving forms. All other helicity amplitudes vanish asymptotically. Including to these SRS amplitudes the corresponding counter terms, the "supersimple" expressions for the high energy HC amplitudes, renormalized on-shell, are obtained. Previously, this property was noted for a large number of processes that do not involve Yukawa interactions or renormalization group corrections. Here we extend it to $e^-e^+\to t \bar t$, which does involve large Yukawa and renormalization group contributions. We show that the resulting "supersimple" expressions may provide an accurate description, even at energies comparable to the SUSY scale. Such descriptions clearly identify the origin of the important SUSY effects, and they may be used for quickly constraining physics contributions, beyond MSSM.

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arXiv2011

Supersimplicity: a remarkable high energy SUSY property

In previous work, we have established that for any 2-to-2 process in MSSM, only the helicity conserving (HC) amplitudes survive asymptotically. Studying a large number of such processes, at the 1loop Electroweak (EW) order, it is now found that their high energy HC amplitudes are determined by just three forms: a log-squared function of the ratio of two of the (s,t,u) variables, to which a pi^2 is added; and two Sudakov-like ln- and ln^2-terms accompanied by respective mass-dependent constants. Apart from an additional residual constant, all high energy HC amplitudes, may be expressed as linear combinations of the above three forms, with coefficients being rational functions of the $(s,t,u)$ variables. We call this fact supersimplicity. Applying to the $ug\to dW$ amplitudes, for which the complete 1loop expressions are available, we find that supersimplicity may be a very good approximation at LHC energies, provided the SUSY scale is not too high. SM processes are also discussed, and their differences are explored.

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arXiv2011

The processes of gluon fusion producing chargino or neutralino pairs at high energies

According to the helicity conservation (HCns) theorem, the sum of the helicities should be conserved, in any 2-to-2 processes in MSSM with R-parity conservation, at high energies; i.e. all amplitudes violating this rule, must vanish asymptotically. The realization of HCns in gluon-fusion to charginos or neutralinos is studied, at the one loop electroweak order (EW), and simple high energy expressions are derived for the non-vanishing helicity conserving (HC) amplitudes. These are very similar to the corresponding expressions for $gg \to W^+W^-, ZZ, γZ, γγ$ derived before. Asymptotic relations among observable unpolarized cross sections for many such processes are then obtained, some of which may hold at LHC-type energies.

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arXiv2010

Amplitudes for $gg \to VV'$ and their high energy SUSY constraints

We study how the property of asymptotic helicity conservation (HCns), expected for any 2-to-2 process in the minimal supersymmetric model (MSSM), is realized in the processes $gg \to γγ,γZ,ZZ,W^+W^-$, at the 1loop electroweak order and very high energies. The violation of this property for the same process in the standard model (SM), is also shown. This strengthens the claim that HCns is specific to the renormalizable SUSY model, and not generally valid in SM. HCns strongly reduces the number of non-vanishing 2-to-2 amplitudes at asymptotic energies in MSSM. Consequences at LHC and higher energy colliders are identified.

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arXiv2010

Asymptotic Helicity Conservation in SUSY

We summarize the extensive work started in ref.1, according to which total helicity is conserved for any two-to-two process, at sqrt{s} larger than M_{SUSY} and fixed angles, in any SUSY extension of SM. Asymptotically the theorem is exact. But it may also have important implications at lower energies sqrt{s} close to M_{SUSY}. Up to now, these have been investigated to 1loop electroweak (EW) order for the processes ug to d W+, sd_L chi+; as well as the 17 gg to HH', and the 9 gg to VH processes, where H,H' denote Higgs or Goldstone bosons, and V=Z, W.

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arXiv2009

A new class of SUSY signatures in the processes $gg \to HH', ~VH$

Within the MSSM and SM frameworks, we analyze the 1loop electroweak (EW) predictions for the helicity amplitudes describing the 17 processes $gg\to HH'$, and the 9 processes $gg\to VH$; where $H,H'$ denote Higgs or Goldstone bosons, while $V= Z, ~W^\pm$. Concentrating on MSSM, we then investigate how the asymptotic helicity conservation (HCns) property of SUSY, affects the amplitudes at the LHC energy range; and what is the corresponding situation in SM, where no HCns theorem exists. HCns is subsequently used to construct many relations among the cross sections of the above MSSM processes, depending only on the angles $α$ and $β$. These relations should be asymptotically exact, but with mass-depending deviations appearing, as the energy decreases towards the LHC range. Provided the SUSY scale is not too high, they may remain roughly correct, even at the LHC energy range.

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arXiv2008

Subleading terms in asymptotic Passarino-Veltman functions

We write explicit and self-contained asymptotic expressions for the tensorial B, C and D Passarino-Veltman functions. These include quadratic and linear logarithmic terms, as well as subleading constant terms. Only mass-suppressed O(m^2/s) contributions are neglected. We discuss the usefulness of such expressions, particularly for studying one-loop effects in 2-to-2 body processes at high energy.

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arXiv2008

Genuine SUSY signatures from $ug\to \tilde d \tchi_i^+$ and $ug \to d W^+$, at high energies

We analyze the quark-gluon induced process $u g\to \tilde d\tchi_i^+$, including the one loop electroweak (EW) effects in the minimal supersymmetric model (MSSM). This process is determined by four helicity amplitudes, three of which are violating helicity conservation, and another one which respects it and is logarithmically enhanced at high energy. Combining this $u g\to \tilde d\tchi_i^+$ analysis with a corresponding one for $u g \to d W^+$, we obtain simple approximate relations between the two processes, testing the MSSM structure at the amplitude and the cross section levels. These relations become exact at asymptotic energies and, provided the SUSY scale is not too heavy, they may be approximately correct at LHC energies also. In addition to these, we study the 1loop EW corrections to the inclusive $\tilde d\tchi_i^+$ production at LHC, presenting as examples, the $p_T$ and angular distributions. Comparing these to the corresponding predictions for $W$+jet production derived earlier, provides an accurate test of the supersymmetric assignments.

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arXiv2008

Remarkable virtual SUSY effects in $W^{\pm}$ production at high energy hadron colliders

We present a complete 1-loop study of the electroweak corrections to the process $ug\to dW^+$ in MSSM and SM. The occurrence of a number of remarkable properties in the behavior of the helicity amplitudes at high energies is stressed, and the crucial role of the virtual SUSY contributions in establishing them, is emphasized. The approach to asymptopia of these amplitudes is discussed, comparing the effects of the logarithmic and constant contributions to the mass suppressed ones, which are relevant at lower energies. Applying crossing to $ug\to d W^+$, we obtain all subprocesses needed for the 1-loop electroweak corrections to $W^\pm$-production at LHC. The SUSY model dependence of such a production is then studied, and illustrations are given for the transverse $W^{\pm}$ momentum distribution, as well as the angular distribution in the subprocess center of mass.

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arXiv2006

Neutralino pair production at CERN LHC

We consider the production of neutralino pairs $\tchi^0_i\tchi^0_j$ at a high energy hadron collider, putting a special emphasis on the case where one of them is the lightest neutralino $\tchi^0_1$, possibly constituting the main Dark Matter component. At tree level, the only relevant subprocess is $q\bar q\to \tchi^0_i\tchi^0_j$, while the subprocess $gg\to \tchi^0_i\tchi^0_j$ first appears at the one loop level. Explicit expressions for the $q\bar q$-helicity amplitudes are presented, including the tree level contributions and the leading-log one loop radiative corrections. For the one-loop $ gg\to \tchi^0_i\tchi^0_j$ process, a numerical code named PLATONggnn is released, allowing the computation of $dσ/d \that$ in any MSSM model with real soft breaking parameters. It turns out that acceptable MSSM benchmark models exist for which the $q\bar q $ and the gluonic contributions may give comparable effects at LHC, due to the enhanced gluonic structure functions at low fractional momenta. Depending on the values of the MSSM parameters, we find that the LHC neutralino pair production may provide sensitive tests of SUSY models generating neutralino Dark Matter.

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arXiv2006

A FORTRAN code for $γγ\to Z Z $ in SM and MSSM

Through the present paper, the code gamgamZZ is presented, which may be used to calculate all possible observables related to the process $γγ\to ZZ$, in either the Standard Model (SM), or the minimal sypersymmetric standard model (MSSM) with real parameters.

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