On the two-loop BSM corrections to $$h\longrightarrow \gamma \gamma $$ h ⟶ γ γ in a triplet extension of the SM

Abstract

Abstract We compute the two-loop BSM contributions to the $$h\longrightarrow \gamma \gamma $$ h ⟶ γ γ decay width in the SM extended with a real triplet of SU(2). We consider scenarios in which the neutral components of doublet and triplet do not mix, so that the lighter neutral scalar h has (at least approximately) SM-like couplings to fermions and gauge bosons. We focus on the two-loop corrections controlled by the quartic scalar couplings, and obtain explicit and compact formulas for the $$h \gamma \gamma $$ h γ γ amplitude by means of a low-energy theorem that connects it to the derivative of the photon self-energy w.r.t. the Higgs field. We briefly discuss the numerical impact of the newly-computed contributions, showing that they may be required for a precise determination of $$\Gamma [h\rightarrow \gamma \gamma ]$$ Γ [ h → γ γ ] in scenarios where the quartic scalar couplings are large.