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We study the observability of new interactions which modify Higgs-pair production via vector-boson fusion processes at the LHC and at future proton-proton colliders. In an effective-Lagrangian approach, we explore in particular the effect of the operator \( {h}^2{W}_{\mu \nu}^a{W}^{a,\mu \nu} \), which describes the interaction of the Higgs boson with transverse vector-boson polarization modes. By tagging highly boosted Higgs bosons in the final state, we determine projected bounds for the coefficient of this operator at the LHC and at a future 27 TeV or 100 TeV collider. Taking into account unitarity constraints, we estimate the new-physics discovery potential of Higgs pair production in this channel.
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Kilian, W., Sun, S., Yan, QS. et al. Highly boosted Higgs bosons and unitarity in vector-boson fusion at future hadron colliders. J. High Energ. Phys. 2021, 198 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2021)198
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