Exclusion Limits on a Scalar Decaying to Photons and Distinguishing Its Production Mechanisms

<div>BDT responses of two different production modes at a time. 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Figure 7

Figure 7: Exclusion Limits on a Scalar Decaying to Photons and Distinguishing Its Production Mechanisms 