Pair production of $h$ in the $U(1)_X$SSM

Abstract

Higgs pair production provides an important probe of the Higgs self-interaction and the Higgs potential structure. We study the lightest neutral Higgs pair production process $gg \to hh$ via gluon fusion at the 14 TeV LHC, in the $U(1)_X$ supersymmetric standard model. As a $U(1)$ extension of the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), this model introduces new superfields that bring additional one-loop contributions to the production amplitude. We analyze the parameter dependence of the cross section numerically and present contour distributions in two-dimensional parameter planes. The results indicate that the gauge couplings $g_X$ and $g_{YX}$ are the most sensitive parameters, and the model yields sizable new physics corrections under current experimental constraints. This work helps to understand Higgs physics in the $U(1)_X$SSM and guides new physics searches at the high-luminosity LHC.