Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set
We present a combination of searches for the standard model Higgs boson using the full CDF run II data set, which corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 9.45–10.0 fb[superscript −1] collected from s√ = 1.96 TeV p[¯ over p] collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron. The searches consider Higgs boson...
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| author | Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo Goncharov, Maxim Paus, Christoph M. E. |
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| description | We present a combination of searches for the standard model Higgs boson using the full CDF run II data set, which corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 9.45–10.0 fb[superscript −1] collected from s√ = 1.96 TeV p[¯ over p] collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron. The searches consider Higgs boson production from gluon-gluon fusion, vector-boson fusion, and associated production with either a W or Z boson or a t[¯ over t] pair. Depending on the production mode, Higgs boson decays to W[superscript +]W[superscript −], ZZ, b[¯ over b], τ[superscript +]τ[superscript −], and γγ are examined. We search for a Higgs boson with masses (m[subscript H]) in the range 90–200 GeV/c[superscript 2]. In the absence of a signal, we expect based on combined search sensitivity to exclude at the 95% credibility level the mass regions 90 < m[subscript H] < 94 GeV/c[superscript 2], 96 < m[subscript H] < 106 GeV/c[superscript 2], and 153 < m[subscript H] < 175 GeV/c[superscript 2]. The observed exclusion regions are 90 < m[subscript H] < 102 GeV/c[superscript 2] and 149 < m[subscript H] < 172 GeV/c[superscript 2]. A moderate excess of signal-like events relative to the background expectation at the level of 2.0 standard deviations is present in the data for the m[subscript H] = 125 GeV/c[superscript 2] search hypothesis. We also present interpretations of the data within the context of a fermiophobic model and an alternative standard model incorporating a fourth generation of fermions. Finally, for the hypothesis of a new particle with mass 125 GeV/c[superscript 2], we constrain the coupling strengths of the new particle to W[superscript ±] bosons, Z bosons, and fermions. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/846922022-09-29T13:32:22Z Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo Goncharov, Maxim Paus, Christoph M. E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo Goncharov, Maxim Paus, Christoph M. E. We present a combination of searches for the standard model Higgs boson using the full CDF run II data set, which corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 9.45–10.0 fb[superscript −1] collected from s√ = 1.96 TeV p[¯ over p] collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron. The searches consider Higgs boson production from gluon-gluon fusion, vector-boson fusion, and associated production with either a W or Z boson or a t[¯ over t] pair. Depending on the production mode, Higgs boson decays to W[superscript +]W[superscript −], ZZ, b[¯ over b], τ[superscript +]τ[superscript −], and γγ are examined. We search for a Higgs boson with masses (m[subscript H]) in the range 90–200 GeV/c[superscript 2]. In the absence of a signal, we expect based on combined search sensitivity to exclude at the 95% credibility level the mass regions 90 < m[subscript H] < 94 GeV/c[superscript 2], 96 < m[subscript H] < 106 GeV/c[superscript 2], and 153 < m[subscript H] < 175 GeV/c[superscript 2]. The observed exclusion regions are 90 < m[subscript H] < 102 GeV/c[superscript 2] and 149 < m[subscript H] < 172 GeV/c[superscript 2]. A moderate excess of signal-like events relative to the background expectation at the level of 2.0 standard deviations is present in the data for the m[subscript H] = 125 GeV/c[superscript 2] search hypothesis. We also present interpretations of the data within the context of a fermiophobic model and an alternative standard model incorporating a fourth generation of fermions. Finally, for the hypothesis of a new particle with mass 125 GeV/c[superscript 2], we constrain the coupling strengths of the new particle to W[superscript ±] bosons, Z bosons, and fermions. United States. Dept. of Energy National Science Foundation (U.S.) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2014-02-07T18:46:13Z 2014-02-07T18:46:13Z 2013-09 2013-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1550-2368 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84692 Aaltonen, T., S. Amerio, D. Amidei, A. Anastassov, A. Annovi, J. Antos, G. Apollinari, et al. “Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set.” Physical Review D 88, no. 5 (September 2013). © 2013 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-4211 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.052013 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo Goncharov, Maxim Paus, Christoph M. E. Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title | Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title_full | Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title_fullStr | Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title_short | Combination of searches for the Higgs boson using the full CDF data set |
| title_sort | combination of searches for the higgs boson using the full cdf data set |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84692 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-4211 |
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