New Higgs signals from vector boson fusion in R-parity violating supersymmetry

We investigate signals of the lightest neutral Higgs in an R-parity violating supersymmetic model through the vector boson fusion mechanism. Assuming that R-parity is violated through lepton number, and locating regions in the parameter space where decays of such a neutral scalar into a pair of lightest neutralinos can be significant, we proceed to calculate the event rates for final states arising from decays of the neutralinos through both λ-and λ-type interactions. Regions of the parameter space where each of these types of interactions can lead to detectable events are identified. It is found that over a sizable region, one can obtain useful signals of an intermediate mass neutral scalar from a study of the suggested final states at the Large Hadronic Collider.