Explaining ATLAS and CMS results within the reduced minimal 3-3-1 model

Recently the ATLAS and CMS collaborations announced the discovery of a Higgs particle with a mass of ∼125 GeV. The results are mildly consistent with the Standard Model Higgs boson. However, the combined data from these collaborations seem to point to an excess in the h → γγ channel. In this work we analyze under which conditions this excess may be plausibly explained within the reduced minimal 3-3-1 model, while being consistent with , WW , ZZ and τ + τ − channels. Moreover, we derive the properties of the heavy neutral and the doubly charged scalars predicted by the model. We then conclude that at a scale of a few TeV, this model provides a good fit to the ATLAS and CMS signal strength measurements, and therefore stands as an appealing alternative to the standard model.