New constraint on a strongly interacting Higgs sector

Abstract

We show that an integral S over the spectral function of spin-1 states of the Higgs sector is constrained by precision weak-interaction measurements. Current data exclude large technicolor models; asymmetry measurements at the CERN ${\mathit{e}}^{+}$ ${\mathit{e}}^{\mathrm{-}}$ collider LEP and the SLAC Linear Collider will soon provide more stringent limits on Higgs-boson strong interactions.