Search for low-mass dilepton resonances in Higgs boson decays to four-lepton final states in proton–proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=13\,\text {TeV} $$ s = 13 TeV
Abstract A search for low-mass dilepton resonances in Higgs boson decays is conducted in the four-lepton final state. The decay is assumed to proceed via a pair of beyond the standard model particles, or one such particle and a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141818 |
Summary: | Abstract
A search for low-mass dilepton resonances in Higgs boson decays is conducted in the four-lepton final state. The decay is assumed to proceed via a pair of beyond the standard model particles, or one such particle and a
$${\mathrm{Z}}$$
Z
boson. The search uses proton–proton collision data collected with the CMS detector at the CERN LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137
$$\,\text {fb}^{-1}$$
fb
-
1
, at a center-of-mass energy
$$\sqrt{s} = 13\,\text {TeV} $$
s
=
13
TeV
. No significant deviation from the standard model expectation is observed. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are set on model-independent Higgs boson decay branching fractions. Additionally, limits on dark photon and axion-like particle production, based on two specific models, are reported. |
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