Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27670 |
Resumo: | A search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of spin-zero particles, H → aa, where the a-boson decay sin to b-quarks promptly or with a mean proper lifetime cτ$_{a}$ up to 6 mm and has a mass in the range of 20–60 GeV, is presented. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with a W or Z boson, giving rise to a signature of one or two charged leptons (electrons or muons) and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the dataset of proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=13 $ TeV recorded in 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{−1}$. No significant excess of events above the Standard Model background prediction is observed, and 95% confidence-level upper limits are derived for the production cross-sections for pp → WH, ZH and their combination, times the branching ratio of the decay chain H → aa → 4b. For a-bosons which decay promptly, the upper limit on the combination of cross-sections for WH and ZH times the branching ratio of H → aa → 4b ranges from 3.0 pb for m$_{a}$ = 20 GeV to 1.3 pb for m$_{a}$ = 60 GeV, assuming that the ratio of WH to ZH cross-sections follows the Standard Model prediction. For a-bosons with longer proper lifetimes, the most stringent limits are 1.8 pb and 0.68 pb, respectively, at cτ$_{a}$ ∼ 0.4 mm. |
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Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detectorA search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of spin-zero particles, H → aa, where the a-boson decay sin to b-quarks promptly or with a mean proper lifetime cτ$_{a}$ up to 6 mm and has a mass in the range of 20–60 GeV, is presented. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with a W or Z boson, giving rise to a signature of one or two charged leptons (electrons or muons) and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the dataset of proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=13 $ TeV recorded in 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{−1}$. No significant excess of events above the Standard Model background prediction is observed, and 95% confidence-level upper limits are derived for the production cross-sections for pp → WH, ZH and their combination, times the branching ratio of the decay chain H → aa → 4b. For a-bosons which decay promptly, the upper limit on the combination of cross-sections for WH and ZH times the branching ratio of H → aa → 4b ranges from 3.0 pb for m$_{a}$ = 20 GeV to 1.3 pb for m$_{a}$ = 60 GeV, assuming that the ratio of WH to ZH cross-sections follows the Standard Model prediction. For a-bosons with longer proper lifetimes, the most stringent limits are 1.8 pb and 0.68 pb, respectively, at cτ$_{a}$ ∼ 0.4 mm.Repositório ComumATLAS collaboration (2921 authors)Aguilar Saavedra, Juan AntonioAmor Dos Santos, Susana PatriciaAraque Espinosa, Juan PedroCastro, Nuno FilipeConde Muino, PatriciaDa Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario JoseDias DO Vale, TiagoFaisca Rodrigues Pereira, Rui MiguelFiolhais, MiguelGalhardo, BrunoGomes, AgostinhoGoncalo, RicardoJorge, PedroMachado Miguens, JoanaMaio, AmeliaManeira, JoseMendes Gouveia, Emanuel DemetrioOleiro Seabra, Luis FilipeOnofre, AntonioCosta Batalha Pedro, RutePereira Peixoto, Ana PaulaSantos, HelenaSaraiva, JoaoSilva, Jose ManuelTavares Delgado, AdemarVeloso, FilipeWolters, Helmut2019-02-05T16:35:54Z2018-10-042019-02-05T16:35:54Z2018-10-04T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27670enghttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2018)031info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-16T07:39:29Zoai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/27670Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-16T07:39:29Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
spellingShingle |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector ATLAS collaboration (2921 authors) |
title_short |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title_full |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title_fullStr |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
title_full_unstemmed |
Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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Search for the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into two spin-zero particles in the $H \rightarrow aa \rightarrow 4b$ channel in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV with the ATLAS detector |
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ATLAS collaboration (2921 authors) |
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ATLAS collaboration (2921 authors) Aguilar Saavedra, Juan Antonio Amor Dos Santos, Susana Patricia Araque Espinosa, Juan Pedro Castro, Nuno Filipe Conde Muino, Patricia Da Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario Jose Dias DO Vale, Tiago Faisca Rodrigues Pereira, Rui Miguel Fiolhais, Miguel Galhardo, Bruno Gomes, Agostinho Goncalo, Ricardo Jorge, Pedro Machado Miguens, Joana Maio, Amelia Maneira, Jose Mendes Gouveia, Emanuel Demetrio Oleiro Seabra, Luis Filipe Onofre, Antonio Costa Batalha Pedro, Rute Pereira Peixoto, Ana Paula Santos, Helena Saraiva, Joao Silva, Jose Manuel Tavares Delgado, Ademar Veloso, Filipe Wolters, Helmut |
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Aguilar Saavedra, Juan Antonio Amor Dos Santos, Susana Patricia Araque Espinosa, Juan Pedro Castro, Nuno Filipe Conde Muino, Patricia Da Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario Jose Dias DO Vale, Tiago Faisca Rodrigues Pereira, Rui Miguel Fiolhais, Miguel Galhardo, Bruno Gomes, Agostinho Goncalo, Ricardo Jorge, Pedro Machado Miguens, Joana Maio, Amelia Maneira, Jose Mendes Gouveia, Emanuel Demetrio Oleiro Seabra, Luis Filipe Onofre, Antonio Costa Batalha Pedro, Rute Pereira Peixoto, Ana Paula Santos, Helena Saraiva, Joao Silva, Jose Manuel Tavares Delgado, Ademar Veloso, Filipe Wolters, Helmut |
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Repositório Comum |
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ATLAS collaboration (2921 authors) Aguilar Saavedra, Juan Antonio Amor Dos Santos, Susana Patricia Araque Espinosa, Juan Pedro Castro, Nuno Filipe Conde Muino, Patricia Da Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario Jose Dias DO Vale, Tiago Faisca Rodrigues Pereira, Rui Miguel Fiolhais, Miguel Galhardo, Bruno Gomes, Agostinho Goncalo, Ricardo Jorge, Pedro Machado Miguens, Joana Maio, Amelia Maneira, Jose Mendes Gouveia, Emanuel Demetrio Oleiro Seabra, Luis Filipe Onofre, Antonio Costa Batalha Pedro, Rute Pereira Peixoto, Ana Paula Santos, Helena Saraiva, Joao Silva, Jose Manuel Tavares Delgado, Ademar Veloso, Filipe Wolters, Helmut |
description |
A search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into a pair of spin-zero particles, H → aa, where the a-boson decay sin to b-quarks promptly or with a mean proper lifetime cτ$_{a}$ up to 6 mm and has a mass in the range of 20–60 GeV, is presented. The search is performed in events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with a W or Z boson, giving rise to a signature of one or two charged leptons (electrons or muons) and multiple jets from b-quark decays. The analysis is based on the dataset of proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=13 $ TeV recorded in 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb$^{−1}$. No significant excess of events above the Standard Model background prediction is observed, and 95% confidence-level upper limits are derived for the production cross-sections for pp → WH, ZH and their combination, times the branching ratio of the decay chain H → aa → 4b. For a-bosons which decay promptly, the upper limit on the combination of cross-sections for WH and ZH times the branching ratio of H → aa → 4b ranges from 3.0 pb for m$_{a}$ = 20 GeV to 1.3 pb for m$_{a}$ = 60 GeV, assuming that the ratio of WH to ZH cross-sections follows the Standard Model prediction. For a-bosons with longer proper lifetimes, the most stringent limits are 1.8 pb and 0.68 pb, respectively, at cτ$_{a}$ ∼ 0.4 mm. |
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