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Top quark mass effects in gg→ZZ at two loops and off-shell Higgs boson interference

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We consider top-quark mass effects in the Higgs-interference contribution to $Z$-boson pair production in gluon fusion. While this production mechanism is formally of next-to-next-to leading order, its contribution is numerically… Click to show full abstract

We consider top-quark mass effects in the Higgs-interference contribution to $Z$-boson pair production in gluon fusion. While this production mechanism is formally of next-to-next-to leading order, its contribution is numerically important above the top threshold $M_{ZZ}^2=4m_t^2$. This region is essential to constrain the width of the Higgs boson and good control over the top-quark mass dependence is crucial. We determine the form factors that are relevant for the interference contribution at two-loop order using a method based on a conformal mapping and Pade approximants constructed from the expansions of the amplitude for large top mass and around the top threshold.

Keywords: top quark; mass effects; mass; interference; quark mass

Journal Title: Physical Review D
Year Published: 2019

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