Z\rightarrow A^0 A^0\nu\bar\nu$and$e^+e^-\rightarrow A^0 A^0 Z$ in Two Higgs Doublet Models

Abstract

In LEP searches for the neutral CP-odd scalar $A^0$ of a multi-Higgs doublet model, experimenters have searched for $Z\to h^0{A}^0$ (where $h^0$ is the lightest CP-even scalar). No model-independent limit on the $A^0$ mass can be deduced from present data if $m_{h^0}>m_Z$. In this paper, we compute the rates for $Z\to A^0{A}^0\nu \bar{\nu }$ and $e^{+}{e}^{-}\to A^0{A}^{0}Z$. Assuming that no light CP-even neutral scalars exist, the branching ratio for $Z\to A^0{A}^0\nu \bar{\nu }$ is found to be less than $1.4\times 10^{-8}$. At higher $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ center-of-mass energies, $\sigma (e^{+}{e}^{-}\to A^0{A}^{0}Z)$ peaks at $0.5$~fb. A comparison with other direct searches for the $A^0$ is briefly considered.

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