Keisuke Fujii

We studied the $e^+e^- \to h \gamma$ process at the full simulation level, using a realistic detector model to study the feasibility to constrain the SM effective field theory (SMEFT) $h \gamma Z$ coefficient, $\zeta_{AZ}$, at the ILC. Assuming International Large Detector (ILD) operating at 250 GeV ILC, it is shown that the $e^+e^- \to h\gamma$ process is much more difficult to observe than naively expected if there is no BSM contribution. We thus put upper limits on the cross section of this process. The expected combined 95% C.L. upper limits for full polarisations $(P_{e^-}, P_{e^+})=(-100\%, +100\%)$ and $(+100\%, -100\%)$ are $\frac{\sigma_{h \gamma}^{L}}{\sigma_{S M}^{L}}<5.0$ and $\frac{\sigma_{h \gamma}^{R}}{\sigma_{S M}^{R}}<61.9$, respectively. The resultant 95% C.L. limit on $\zeta_{AZ}$ is $-0.020<\zeta_{A Z}<0.003$.

To aid contributions to the Snowmass 2021 US Community Study on physics at the International Linear Collider and other proposed $e^+e^-$ colliders, we present a list of study questions that could be the basis of useful Snowmass projects. We accompany this with links to references and resources on $e^+e^-$ physics, and a description of a new software framework that we are preparing for $e^+e^-$ studies at Snowmass.

The requirement of electroweak naturalness in simple supersymmetric models motivates the existence of a cluster of four light higgsinos with mass $100 - 300$ GeV, the lighter the better. While such light compressed spectra may be challenging to observe at the LHC, future $e^+e^-$ colliders with $\sqrt{s} > 2$m(higgsino) would serve as both a SUSY discovery machine and a precision microscope. We study signatures of higgsino pair production at the ILC based on full, Geant4-based simulation of the ILD detector concept. We examine several benchmark scenarios that may or may not be accessible to HL-LHC searches, with mass differences between the higgsino states between 4 and 20 GeV. Assuming $\sqrt{s}\geq$ 500 GeV and $1000$ fb$^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity, the individual higgsino masses can be measured to $1 - 2\%$ precision in case of the larger mass differences, and at the level of 5$\%$ for the smallest mass difference case. The higgsino mass splittings are sensitive to the electroweak gaugino masses and can allow extraction of gaugino masses to $3 - 20\%$ (depending on the model).Extrapolation of gaugino masses via renormalization group running can test the hypothesis of gaugino mass unification. We also examine a case with natural generalized mirage mediation where the unification of gaugino masses at an intermediate scale apparently gives rise to a natural SUSY spectrum somewhat beyond the reach of the HL-LHC.

The requirement of electroweak naturalness in simple supersymmetric models implies the existence of a cluster of four light Higgsinos with a mass $\sim 100–300\mathrm{GeV}$, the lighter the better. While such light compressed spectra may be challenging to observe at the LHC, the International Linear $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ Collider (ILC) with $\sqrt{s}>2m_{\text{Higgsino}}$ would serve as both a SUSY discovery machine and a precision microscope. We study Higgsino pair production signatures at the ILC based on a full, geant4-based simulation of the ILD detector concept. We examine several benchmark scenarios that may be challenging for discovery at the HL-LHC due to mass differences between the Higgsino states between 20 and 4 GeV. Assuming $\sqrt{s}=500\mathrm{GeV}$ and $1000{\mathrm{fb}}^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity, the individual Higgsino masses can be measured to 1%–2% precision in the case of the larger mass differences, and at the level of 5% for the smallest mass difference case. The Higgsino mass splittings are sensitive to the electroweak gaugino masses and allow extraction of gaugino masses to $\sim 3\%–20\%$ (depending on the model). Extrapolation of gaugino masses via renormalization group running can test the hypothesis of gaugino mass unification. We also examine a case with natural generalized mirage mediation, where the unification of gaugino masses at an intermediate scale apparently gives rise to a natural SUSY spectrum somewhat beyond the reach of HL-LHC.

This presentation gives the prospects of measuring the general Lorentz structures of $VVH$ ($V=Z$, $\gamma$ and $W$) couplings at the International Linear Collider (ILC). Sensitivities to Higgs CP-even and CP-odd structures are evaluated by using various Higgs production channels and employing measurements of kinematical distributions. The evaluation is performed based on full detector simulation of the International Large Detector (ILD) at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s}=$ 250 and 500 GeV. Combined sensitivities on the anomalous $ZZH$ couplings are provided for a realistic operating scenario of the ILC.

This presentation gives the prospects of measuring the general Lorentz structures of $VVH$ ($V=Z$, $\gamma$ and $W$) couplings at the International Linear Collider (ILC). Sensitivities to Higgs CP-even and CP-odd structures are evaluated by using various Higgs production channels and employing measurements of kinematical distributions. The evaluation is performed based on full detector simulation of the International Large Detector (ILD) at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s}=$ 250 and 500 GeV. Combined sensitivities on the anomalous $ZZH$ couplings are provided for a realistic operating scenario of the ILC.

Radiatively-driven natural supersymmetry, a theoretically and experimentally well-motivated framework, centers around the predicted existence of four light, nearly mass-degenerate Higgsinos with mass $\sim 100-200$ GeV (not too far above $m_Z$). The small mass splittings amongst the higgsinos, typically 4-20 GeV, results in very little visible energy arising from decays of the heavier higgsinos. Given that other SUSY particles are considerably heavy, this makes detection challenging at hadron colliders. On the other hand, the clean environment of an electron-positron collider with $\sqrt{s}>2m_{higgsino}$ would enable a decisive search of these required higgsinos, and thus either the discovery or exclusion of natural SUSY. We present a detailed simulation study of precision measurements of higgsino masses and production cross sections at $\sqrt{s}$ = 500 GeV of the proposed International Linear Collider currently under consideration for construction in Japan. The study is based on a Geant4 simulation of the International Large Detector concept. We examine several benchmark points just beyond the HL-LHC reach, with four light higgsinos directly accessible by the ILC, and the mass differences between the lightest SUSY particle and the heavier states ranging from about 4 to 20 GeV. It can be shown that their masses and production cross sections can be precisely measured to approximately 1\% precision or better. These precise measurements allow for extracting the underlying weak scale SUSY parameters, giving predictions for the masses of heavier SUSY states. These provide motivation for future high-energy colliders. Additionally, dark matter properties may be derived. Evolution of the measured gaugino masses to high energies should allow testing the hypothesis of gaugino mass unification.