Ghosh, AnupamAnupamGhoshKonar, ParthaParthaKonarSeth, SatyajitSatyajitSeth2025-08-312025-08-312022-06-0110.1103/PhysRevD.105.1150382-s2.0-85134362141https://d8.irins.org/handle/IITG2025/26055The inert Higgs-doublet model provides a simple framework to accommodate a viable Higgs portal scalar dark matter candidate, together with other heavier scalars of mass 100 GeV or more. We study the effect of next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections in this scenario in the context of the Large Hadron Collider. O(αs) corrections to the gluon-gluon-Higgs effective coupling have been taken into account in this study wherever appropriate. We find such corrections have a significant impact on various kinematic distributions and reduce scale uncertainties substantially. Fixed order NLO results are matched to the pythia8 parton shower (PS) and the di-fatjet signal associated with the missing transverse momentum is analyzed, as this channel has the ability to explore its entire parameter space during the next phase of the LHC run. A closer look at the NLO+PS computation indicates a sizable NLO effect together with a subdued contribution from associated production of the heavy scalar compared to the pair production, thereby leading to a refined analysis strategy during the multivariate analysis of this signal.trueArticlehttp://link.aps.org/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.105.115038247000291 June 202213e115038arJournal12