Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV

A search for a Higgs boson decaying into a pair of electrons or muons and a photon is described. Higgs boson decays to a Z boson and a photon (H → Zγ → ``γ,` = e or µ), or to two photons, one of which has an internal conversion into a muon pair (H → γ ∗γ → µµγ) were considered. The analysis is p...

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Main Authors: Sirunyan, A. M., Tumasyan, A. R., Adam, Wolfgang, Ambrogi, Federico, Asilar, Ece, Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli
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Tumasyan, A. R.
Adam, Wolfgang
Ambrogi, Federico
Asilar, Ece
Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli
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description A search for a Higgs boson decaying into a pair of electrons or muons and a photon is described. Higgs boson decays to a Z boson and a photon (H → Zγ → ``γ,` = e or µ), or to two photons, one of which has an internal conversion into a muon pair (H → γ ∗γ → µµγ) were considered. The analysis is performed using a data set recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 . No significant excess above the background prediction has been found. Limits are set on the cross section for a standard model Higgs boson decaying to opposite-sign electron or muon pairs and a photon. The observed limits on cross section times the corresponding branching fractions vary between 1.4 and 4.0 (6.1 and 11.4) times the standard model cross section for H → γ ∗γ → µµγ (H → Zγ → ``γ) in the 120–130 GeV mass range of the ``γ system. The H → γ ∗γ → µµγ and H → Zγ → ``γ analyses are combined for mH = 125 GeV, obtaining an observed (expected) 95% confidence level upper limit of 3.9 (2.0) times the standard model cross section.
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spelling iium-697512019-07-15T01:47:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/ Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV Sirunyan, A. M. Tumasyan, A. R. Adam, Wolfgang Ambrogi, Federico Asilar, Ece Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli Q Science (General) QC Physics A search for a Higgs boson decaying into a pair of electrons or muons and a photon is described. Higgs boson decays to a Z boson and a photon (H → Zγ → ``γ,` = e or µ), or to two photons, one of which has an internal conversion into a muon pair (H → γ ∗γ → µµγ) were considered. The analysis is performed using a data set recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 . No significant excess above the background prediction has been found. Limits are set on the cross section for a standard model Higgs boson decaying to opposite-sign electron or muon pairs and a photon. The observed limits on cross section times the corresponding branching fractions vary between 1.4 and 4.0 (6.1 and 11.4) times the standard model cross section for H → γ ∗γ → µµγ (H → Zγ → ``γ) in the 120–130 GeV mass range of the ``γ system. The H → γ ∗γ → µµγ and H → Zγ → ``γ analyses are combined for mH = 125 GeV, obtaining an observed (expected) 95% confidence level upper limit of 3.9 (2.0) times the standard model cross section. Springer Nature 2018-11 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/1/69751_Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/2/69751_Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/13/69751%20Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson%20WOS.pdf Sirunyan, A. M. and Tumasyan, A. R. and Adam, Wolfgang and Ambrogi, Federico and Asilar, Ece and Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli (2018) Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018 (11). pp. 1-41. ISSN 1029-8479 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FJHEP11%282018%29152.pdf 10.1007/JHEP11(2018)152
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QC Physics
Sirunyan, A. M.
Tumasyan, A. R.
Adam, Wolfgang
Ambrogi, Federico
Asilar, Ece
Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli
Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title_full Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title_fullStr Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title_full_unstemmed Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title_short Search for the decay of a Higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 TeV
title_sort search for the decay of a higgs boson in the ℓℓγ channel in proton-proton collisions at √s=13 tev
topic Q Science (General)
QC Physics
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/1/69751_Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson_article.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/2/69751_Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson_scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/69751/13/69751%20Search%20for%20the%20decay%20of%20a%20Higgs%20boson%20WOS.pdf