Projection study demonstrates an order-of-magnitude precision gain for Higgs-to-tau decays at the FCC-ee, indicating transformative sensitivity for Standard Model and New Physics searches.
The Future Circular Collider (FCC) stands at the forefront of the European Strategy for Particle Physics as the future flagship project at CERN. The H → τ τ → τ τ decay, featuring a large branching ratio, clean identification in the FCC-ee environment, and the possibility to reconstruct tau spin-related observables, is an excellent channel to measure Higgs boson properties. This work shows the expected precision for the H → τ τ → τ τ cross-section measurement at the FCC-ee in the ZH production mechanism at √s= s = 240 GeV and √s= s = 365 GeV, as well as via the vector boson fusion process at √s= s = 365 GeV. Furthermore, we explore and evaluate a set of methods for reconstructing tau decays. These techniques are critical for unlocking the full physics potential of the FCC-ee and for improving the understanding of tau-related observables in both Standard Model measurements and New Physics searches. The obtained results significantly enhance the FCC-ee outlook in the H → τ τ → τ τ channel, improving it by at least an order of magnitude compared to the current uncertainties on the cross-sections measured at the LHC.
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