Probing the MSSM Higgs Sector via Weak Boson Fusion at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper investigates the detection prospects of MSSM Higgs bosons via weak boson fusion at the LHC, highlighting the tau tau and gamma gamma decay modes as promising signals that cover parameter space beyond LEP2's reach.

Contribution

It demonstrates that weak boson fusion can effectively probe the MSSM Higgs sector, especially through tau tau and gamma gamma decay channels, extending the LHC's discovery potential.

Findings

Significant signals for MSSM Higgs via weak boson fusion at the LHC.

Tau tau and gamma gamma decay modes are highly promising.

Parameter space accessible exceeds LEP2's coverage.

Abstract

In the MSSM weak boson fusion produces the two CP even Higgs bosons with a combined strength equivalent to the production of the Standard Model Higgs boson. The tau tau decay mode --- supplemented by gamma gamma --- provides a highly significant signal for at least one of the CP even Higgs bosons at the LHC with reasonable luminosity. The accessible parameter space covers the entire physical range which will be left unexplored by LEP2.