Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV

Results of a search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a top quark pair (ttH) in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons are presented. The analyzed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 recorded in proton-proton...

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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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author 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 Results of a search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a top quark pair (ttH) in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons are presented. The analyzed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 recorded in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV by the CMS experiment in 2016. The sensitivity of the search is improved by using matrix element and machine learning methods to separate the signal from backgrounds. The measured signal rate amounts to 1.23+0.45 −0.43 times the production rate expected in the standard model, with an observed (expected) significance of 3.2σ (2.8σ), which represents evidence for ttH production in those final states. An upper limit on the signal rate of 2.1 times the standard model production rate is set at 95% confidence level.
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spelling iium-699982019-01-31T03:17:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69998/ Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons 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 Results of a search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a top quark pair (ttH) in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons are presented. The analyzed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1 recorded in proton-proton collisions at √ s = 13 TeV by the CMS experiment in 2016. The sensitivity of the search is improved by using matrix element and machine learning methods to separate the signal from backgrounds. The measured signal rate amounts to 1.23+0.45 −0.43 times the production rate expected in the standard model, with an observed (expected) significance of 3.2σ (2.8σ), which represents evidence for ttH production in those final states. An upper limit on the signal rate of 2.1 times the standard model production rate is set at 95% confidence level. Springer Verlag 2018-08-01 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69998/1/69998_Evidence%20for%20associated%20production_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69998/2/69998_Evidence%20for%20associated%20production_scopus.pdf Sirunyan, A. M. and Tumasyan, A. R. and Adam, Wolfgang and Ambrogi, Federico and Asilar, Ece and Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli (2018) Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018 (8). pp. 1-54. ISSN 1126-6708 E-ISSN 1029-8479 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FJHEP08%282018%29066.pdf 10.1007/JHEP08(2018)066
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QC Physics
Sirunyan, A. M.
Tumasyan, A. R.
Adam, Wolfgang
Ambrogi, Federico
Asilar, Ece
Md. Ali, Mohd. Adli
Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title_full Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title_fullStr Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title_full_unstemmed Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title_short Evidence for associated production of a Higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 TeV
title_sort evidence for associated production of a higgs boson with a top quark pair in final states with electrons, muons, and hadronically decaying τ leptons at √s=13 tev
topic Q Science (General)
QC Physics
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/69998/1/69998_Evidence%20for%20associated%20production_article.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/69998/2/69998_Evidence%20for%20associated%20production_scopus.pdf