$H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson

The production cross section for a m_H=115 GeV, SM Higgs boson in weak boson fusion at the LHC is sizable. However, the branching fraction for H-->WW is expected to be relatively small. The signal, with its two forward jets, is sufficiently different from the main backgrounds that a signal to bac...

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Autores principales: Kauer, N, Plehn, Tilman, Rainwater, D L, Zeppenfeld, Dieter
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2000
Materias:
Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00211-8
http://cds.cern.ch/record/482434
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author Kauer, N
Plehn, Tilman
Rainwater, D L
Zeppenfeld, Dieter
author_facet Kauer, N
Plehn, Tilman
Rainwater, D L
Zeppenfeld, Dieter
author_sort Kauer, N
collection CERN
description The production cross section for a m_H=115 GeV, SM Higgs boson in weak boson fusion at the LHC is sizable. However, the branching fraction for H-->WW is expected to be relatively small. The signal, with its two forward jets, is sufficiently different from the main backgrounds that a signal to background ratio of better than 1:1 can nevertheless be obtained, with large enough rate to allow for a 5 sigma signal with 35 fb^{-1} of data. The H-->WW signal in weak boson fusion may thus prove to be the discovery mode for the Higgs boson at the LHC.
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spelling cern-4824342019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00211-8http://cds.cern.ch/record/482434engKauer, NPlehn, TilmanRainwater, D LZeppenfeld, Dieter$H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs bosonParticle Physics - PhenomenologyThe production cross section for a m_H=115 GeV, SM Higgs boson in weak boson fusion at the LHC is sizable. However, the branching fraction for H-->WW is expected to be relatively small. The signal, with its two forward jets, is sufficiently different from the main backgrounds that a signal to background ratio of better than 1:1 can nevertheless be obtained, with large enough rate to allow for a 5 sigma signal with 35 fb^{-1} of data. The H-->WW signal in weak boson fusion may thus prove to be the discovery mode for the Higgs boson at the LHC.hep-ph/0012351MAD-PH-1208oai:cds.cern.ch:4824342000-12-27
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Kauer, N
Plehn, Tilman
Rainwater, D L
Zeppenfeld, Dieter
$H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title $H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title_full $H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title_fullStr $H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title_full_unstemmed $H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title_short $H \to WW$ as the discovery mode for a light Higgs boson
title_sort $h \to ww$ as the discovery mode for a light higgs boson
topic Particle Physics - Phenomenology
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00211-8
http://cds.cern.ch/record/482434
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