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Sophia Borowka

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Complete two-loop QCD contributions to the lightest Higgs-boson mass in the MSSM with complex parameters

Higher-order corrections to the MSSM Higgs-boson masses are desirable for accurate predictions currently testable at the LHC. By comparing the prediction with the measured value of the discovered Higgs signal, viable parameter regions can be inferred. For an improved theory accuracy, we compute all two-loop corrections involving the strong coupling for the Higgs-boson mass spectrum of the MSSM with complex parameters. Apart from the dependence on the strong coupling, these contributions depend on the weak coupling and Yukawa couplings, leading to terms of $\mathcal{O}{\left(αα_s\right)}$ and $\mathcal{O}{\left(\sqrt{α_{q_1}}\sqrt{α_{q_2}}α_s\right)}$, ($q_{1,2}=t,b,c,s,u,d$). The full dependence on the external momentum and all relevant mass scales is taken into account. The calculation is performed in the Feynman-diagrammatic approach which is flexible in the choice of the employed renormalization scheme. For the phenomenological results presented here, a renormalization scheme consistent with higher-order corrections included in the code $\texttt{FeynHiggs}$ is adopted. For the evaluation of the results, a total of $513$ two-loop two-point integrals with up to five different mass scales are computed fully numerically using the program $\texttt{SecDec}$. A comparison with existing results in the limit of real parameters and/or vanishing external momentum is carried out, and the impact on the lightest Higgs-boson mass is discussed, including the dependence on complex phases. The new results will be included in the public code $\texttt{FeynHiggs}$.

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Probing the scalar potential via double Higgs boson production at hadron colliders

We present a sensitivity study on the cubic and quartic self couplings in double Higgs production via gluon fusion at hadron colliders. Considering the relevant operators in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory up to dimension eight, we calculate the dominant contributions up to two-loop level, where the first dependence on the quartic interaction appears. Our approach allows to study the independent variations of the two self couplings and to clearly identify the terms necessary to satisfy gauge invariance and to obtain UV-finite results order by order in perturbation theory. We focus on the $b \bar b γγ$ signature for simplicity and provide the expected bounds for the cubic and quartic self couplings at the 14 TeV LHC with 3000 fb$^{-1}$ (HL-LHC) and for a future 100 TeV collider (FCC-100) with 30 ab$^{-1}$. We find that while the HL-LHC will provide very limited sensitivity on the quartic self coupling, precision measurements of double Higgs production at a FCC-100 will offer the opportunity to set competitive bounds. We show that combining information from double and triple Higgs production leads to significantly improved prospects for the determination of the quartic self coupling.

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Two-loop massless QCD corrections to the $g+g \rightarrow H+H$ four-point amplitude

We compute the two-loop massless QCD corrections to the four-point amplitude $g+g \rightarrow H+H$ resulting from effective operator insertions that describe the interaction of a Higgs boson with gluons in the infinite top quark mass limit. This amplitude is an essential ingredient to the third-order QCD corrections to Higgs boson pair production. We have implemented our results in a numerical code that can be used for further phenomenological studies.

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Systematic approximation of multi-scale Feynman integrals

An algorithm for the systematic analytical approximation of multi-scale Feynman integrals is presented. The algorithm produces algebraic expressions as functions of the kinematical parameters and mass scales appearing in the Feynman integrals, allowing for fast numerical evaluation. The results are valid in all kinematical regions, both above and below thresholds, up to in principle arbitrary orders in the dimensional regulator. The scope of the algorithm is demonstrated by presenting results for selected two-loop three-point and four-point integrals with an internal mass scale that appear in the two-loop amplitudes for Higgs+jet production.

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Numerical multi-loop calculations with the program SecDec

SecDec is a program which can be used for the evaluation of parametric integrals, in particular multi-loop integrals. For a given set of propagators defining the graph, the program constructs the graph polynomials, factorizes the endpoint singularities, and finally produces a Laurent series in the dimensional regularization parameter, whose coefficients are evaluated numerically. In this talk we discuss various features of the program, which extend the range of applicability. We also present a recent phenomenological example of an application entering the momentum dependent two-loop corrections to neutral Higgs boson masses in the MSSM.

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Evaluation of multi-loop multi-scale integrals and phenomenological two-loop applications

In this thesis, major developments in the publicly available program SecDec are presented, extending the numerical evaluation of multi-loop multi-scale integrals from Euclidean to physical kinematics. The power of this new feature is shown in two phenomenological applications. In the first, numerical results for several massive two-loop four-point functions are shown. In its second application within this thesis, the leading momentum-dependent two-loop corrections to the neutral $\mathcal{CP}$-even MSSM Higgs-boson masses are calculated. The results are included in the code FeynHiggs.

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Two-loop applications of the program SecDec

SecDec is a program which can be used for the factorisation of poles and subsequent numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals, in particular massive two-loop integrals. We show applications to two-loop master integrals entering the calculation of top quark pair production at NNLO, and to the dominant momentum dependent two-loop corrections to the neutral Higgs boson masses in the MSSM.

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Numerical multi-loop calculations with SecDec

The new version 2.1 of the program SecDec is described, which can be used for the factorisation of poles and subsequent numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals, in particular massive two-loop integrals. The program is not restricted to scalar master integrals; more general parametric integrals can also be treated in an automated way.

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Massive non-planar two-loop four-point integrals with SecDec 2.1

We present numerical results for massive non-planar two-loop box integrals entering heavy quark pair production at NNLO, some of which are not known analytically yet. The results have been obtained with the program SecDec 2.1, based on sector decomposition and contour deformation, in combination with new types of transformations. Among the new features of version 2.1 is also the possibility to evaluate contracted tensor integrals, with no limitation on the rank.

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Numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals for arbitrary kinematics with SecDec 2.0

We present the program SecDec 2.0 which contains various new features: First, it allows the numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals with no restriction on the kinematics. Dimensionally regulated ultraviolet and infrared singularities are isolated via sector decomposition, while threshold singularities are handled by a deformation of the integration contour in the complex plane. As an application we present numerical results for various massive two-loop four-point diagrams. SecDec 2.0 also contains new useful features for the calculation of more general parameter integrals, related e.g. to phase space integrals.

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Numerical evaluation of massive multi-loop integrals with SecDec

The program package SecDec is presented, allowing the numerical evaluation of multi-loop integrals. The restriction to Euclidean kinematics of version 1.0 has been lifted: thresholds can be handled by an automated deformation of the integration contour into the complex plane. Other new features of the program, which go beyond the standard decomposition of loop integrals, are also described. The program is publicly available at http://secdec.hepforge.org.

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SecDec: A tool for numerical multi-loop calculations

The version 2.0 of the program SecDec is described, which can be used for the extraction of poles within dimensional regularisation from multi-loop integrals as well as phase space integrals. The numerical evaluation of the resulting finite functions is also done by the program in an automated way, with no restriction on the kinematics in the case of loop integrals.

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