Benchmark Lines and Planes for Higgs-to-Higgs Decays in the NMSSM

TL;DR

This paper summarizes benchmark scenarios for Higgs-to-Higgs decays in the NMSSM, providing a standardized reference for LHC searches and aiding interpretation of experimental results.

Contribution

It compiles and reproduces key NMSSM benchmark scenarios for Higgs-to-Higgs decays, facilitating consistent experimental analyses at the LHC.

Findings

Benchmark scenarios summarized and tabulated

Reproduction of scenarios for experimental use

Supports interpretation of LHC Run 2 results

Abstract

A number of benchmark scenarios for NMSSM Higgs boson searches via Higgs-to-Higgs decays at the LHC have been proposed by the NMSSM Subgroup of the LHC HWG3. Some of them are already in use by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations for the interpretation of their results from Run 2. In this document we summarize the theory setup, the underlying procedures and reproduce the benchmark scenarios in table form.