Talk title: “Tracking Down the Higgs Boson Properties: From Current Successes to Future Innovations”
Abstract:
The post-Higgs boson discovery era has seen an exciting physics programme focused on investigating Higgs properties and couplings. Among these, the self-coupling is key to understanding the Higgs potential and the universe’s origin and evolution. Probing it is a central goal of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its upcoming High-Luminosity (HL-LHC) phase, setting stringent demands on detector performance while also creating unique opportunities to advance the field through novel algorithms and technology R&D.
In this seminar, I will present the latest successes from Higgs boson pair searches with the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC and explore prospects for probing the Higgs self-coupling in the HL-LHC era. I will highlight the interplay between analysis techniques, detector performance, and future upgrades, showcasing innovations in tracking and vertex reconstruction. In particular, I will discuss the potential role of 4D tracking, a promising but still-developing technology that could enhance Higgs boson studies and more. Finally, I will provide an outlook on the long-term vision for Higgs physics beyond the LHC and the ambitious roadmap ahead.
Host: Nikhil Padmanabhan