Search for the Decay of the Higgs Boson to Charm Quarks with the ATLAS Experiment

A direct search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a pair of charm quarks is presented. Associated production of the Higgs and Z bosons, in the decay mode ZH → ℓ⁺ ℓ⁻ c͞c is studied. A data set with an integrated luminosity of 36.1  fb⁻¹ of pp collisions at √s = 13TeV recorded by the ATLA...

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Autores principales: Alconada Verzini, María Josefina, Alonso, Francisco, Arduh, Francisco Anuar, Dova, María Teresa, Hoya, Joaquín, Monticelli, Fernando Gabriel, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The ATLAS Collaboration
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Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/138561
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Sumario:A direct search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying to a pair of charm quarks is presented. Associated production of the Higgs and Z bosons, in the decay mode ZH → ℓ⁺ ℓ⁻ c͞c is studied. A data set with an integrated luminosity of 36.1  fb⁻¹ of pp collisions at √s = 13TeV recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC is used. The H → c͞c signature is identified using charm-tagging algorithms. The observed (expected) upper limit on σ(pp → ZH) × B(H→ c͞c) is 2.7 (3.9<sup>2.1</sup><sub>-1.1</sub>) pb at the 95% confidence level for a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV, while the standard model value is 26 fb.