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Mohamed Ouchemhou

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arXiv2026

Search for Light Scalars in the Two Real Singlet Model at the LHC

We investigate exotic scalar decays $h_2 \to h_1 h_1$ in the Two Real Singlet Model (TRSM), focusing on light CP-even scalars with $20 \le M_{1} \le 60$~GeV and $20 \le M_{2} \le 120$~GeV. Unlike previous studies focused on gluon--gluon fusion or vector-boson fusion production, we explore associated production with electroweak gauge bosons, $pp \to Vh_2$ {\sl($V = W,Z$)}, as a complementary and experimentally clean probe of light scalar cascades in the TRSM. The subsequent decay $h_1 \to b\bar{b}$ leads to final states containing four $b$-jets accompanied by a charged lepton and missing transverse energy. We evaluate the sensitivity of the $4b+\ellν_\ell$ channel at $\sqrt{s}=13.6$~\TeV for the LHC Run~3 and the HL-LHC. For an integrated luminosity of $300~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$, the $W^+h_2$ channel provides the strongest sensitivity, reaching a significance of approximately $4σ$, while the $W^-h_2$ channel reaches approximately $3σ$. At the HL-LHC with $3000~\mathrm{fb}^{-1}$, the corresponding significances increase to approximately $12σ$ and $8σ$, respectively, highlighting the strong discovery potential of associated light-scalar production in the TRSM.

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arXiv2026

Search for Light Scalars in the TRSM at the LHC

We study the production of Beyond the Standard Model light scalar states in association with a vector boson ($Vh_2$, with $V = W^\pm, Z$) at the LHC. We consider the scenario where the Standard Model scalar sector is extended by two real scalar singlets, where these additional scalars have mass $ M_i \leq M_{h_{125}}$. In this work, the scalar boson $h_2$ decays via $h_2 \to h_1 h_1 \to 4b$, while the associated vector boson decays either into a pair of oppositely charged leptons or into a single charged lepton and a neutrino. We analyze the signal using LHC detector parameterizations and evaluate its statistical significance at a center-of-mass energy of 13.6~TeV for integrated luminosities of 300~fb$^{-1}$ and 3000~fb$^{-1}$ corresponding to the LHC Run 3 and High Luminosity LHC, respectively. Our preliminary results indicate promising discovery prospects for this channel serving as a complementary probe of extended scalar sectors.\\ RBI-ThPhys-2026-04, COMETA-2026-04

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arXiv2022

Search for charged Higgs boson in $μν$ channel within 2HDM type-III

We discus the muonic decay of light charged Higgs boson for $m_{H^\pm}\le m_t-m_b$ in the context of the generic two Higgs doublet model (2HDM) type-III. We show that for both alignment limit scenarios, the $H^\pm\toμν$ signal could be dominant and give alternative reachable signatures to those arising from top quark production and decay.

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arXiv2022

Charged Higgs boson production via $pp \rightarrow H^\pm bj$ at the LHC

The searches for charged Higgs bosons can be used to probe new physics at the LHC. In the current study, we concentrate on the associated production of the charged Higgs boson with the bottom quark and the jet in Two-Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM) type-I as promising mode for a light $H^\pm$, i.e. $m_{H^\pm}<m_t$. For this we consider the two situations where $h$ or $H$ is the SM-type Higgs boson discovered with a mass close to 125 GeV and investigate its bosonic decays, namely $H^{\pm} \to W^{\pm} h$ and/or $H^{\pm} \to W^{\pm} A$. The potential signals at the LHC are then discussed, under both theoretical and experimental constraints. Over a substantial region of the 2HDM type-I parameter space, a promising alternative signals that could be used for the discovery of $H^{\pm}$ states at the LHC are identified as $qbW+2b/2τ/2γ$.

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arXiv2021

New charged Higgs boson discovery channel at the LHC

The ATLAS and CMS experiments have an ambitious search program for charged Higgs bosons. The two main searches for $H^\pm$ at the LHC have traditionally been performed in the $τν$ and $t b$ decay channels, as they provide the opportunity to probe complementary regions of the Minimal SuperSymmetric Model (MSSM) parameter space. Charged Higgs bosons may decay also to light quarks, $H^\pm \to cs/cb$, which represent an additional probe for the mass range below $m_t$. In this work, we focus on $H^\pm \to μν$ as an alternative channel in the context of two Higgs doublet model type III. We explored the prospect of looking $pp\to tb H^\pm$, followed by $H^\pm\toμν$ signal at the LHC. Such a scenario appears in 2HDM type-III where couplings of the charged Higgs are enhanced to $μν$. Almost all the experimental searches rely on the production and decay of the charged Higgs are taken into account. We show that for a such scenario, the above signal is dominant for most of the parameter space, and $H^\pm \to μν$ can be an excellent complementary search. Benchmarks points are proposed for further Monte Carlo analysis.

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