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Search for di-Higgs production in the multilepton channel with the ATLAS detector using 13.6 TeV data


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• technological research for industry,
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Reference

SL-DRF-25-0393  

Direction

DRF

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Miscellaneous

Thesis topics

Search for di-Higgs production in the multilepton channel with the ATLAS detector using 13.6 TeV data

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Job description

The Higgs boson, discovered in 2012 at the LHC, is at the origin of the electroweak symmetry breaking within the Standard Model (SM). Despite extensive studies on the Higgs properties, the Higgs self-coupling remains unexplored. This parameter is a key factor in determining the Higgs potential and the stability of the universe’s vacuum. Studying Higgs pair production is the only direct method for measuring this self-coupling, which will give crucial insights into the universe’s fundamental structure and the nature of the electroweak phase transition after the Big Bang. Di-Higgs production is predicted to have a very small cross-section within the SM. Among possible detection channels, the multilepton final state is promising due to its unique kinematic signature, though challenging due the need for precise lepton identification and advanced signal separation techniques using machine learning. This PhD project focuses on searching for di-Higgs production in the multilepton channel with 13.6 TeV ATLAS data, taking advantages from the increased data and energy in Run 3 and aiming to approach SM sensitivity.

University / doctoral school

PHENIICS (PHENIICS)
Paris-Saclay

Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

Person to be contacted by the applicant

DELIOT Frédéric frederic.deliot@cern.ch
CEA
DRF/IRFU
CEA-Saclay
Irfu/DPhP
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX
0169086424

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

DELIOT Frédéric frederic.deliot@cern.ch
CEA
DRF/IRFU
CEA-Saclay
Irfu/DPhP
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX
0169086424

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