Effective Theory for a Heavy Scalar Coupled to the SM via Vector-Like Quarks

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We illustrate the application of the recently developed SCET$_{\rm BSM}$ framework in the context of a specific model, in which the Standard Model (SM) is supplemented by a heavy scalar $S$ and three generations of heavy, vector-like quarks $\Psi$.

• We construct the appropriate effective field theory for two-body decays of $S$ into SM particles.
• We explicitly compute the Wilson coefficients of the SCET$_{\rm BSM}$ operators appearing at leading and next-to-leading order (NLO) in an expansion in powers of $v/M_S$, as well as for a subset of operators arising at NNLO, retaining the full dependence on the ratio $M_S/M_\Psi$.
• For the phenomenologically most relevant decay channels of the heavy scalar, we study the impact of resummation effects of Sudakov logarithms on the decay rates.