Understanding Jet Scaling and Jet Vetos in Higgs Searches

TL;DR

This paper investigates how jet counting and vetos influence Higgs searches at the LHC, revealing distinct scaling behaviors that depend on analysis cuts, with a focus on weak boson fusion Higgs production.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of jet scaling patterns in Higgs production, highlighting the conditions leading to staircase or Poisson scaling behaviors.

Findings

LHC processes exhibit staircase or Poisson jet scaling.

Jet scaling behavior depends on kinematic cuts.

Study focused on weak boson fusion Higgs production.

Abstract

Jet counting and jet vetos are crucial analysis tools for many LHC searches. We can understand their properties from the distribution of the exclusive number of jets. LHC processes tend to show either a distinct staircase scaling or a Poisson scaling, depending on kinematic cuts. We illustrate our approach in a detailed study of jets in weak boson fusion Higgs production.