scholarly journals Search for decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson into a Z boson and a ρ or ϕ meson

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sirunyan ◽  
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A. Tumasyan ◽  
W. Adam ◽  
F. Ambrogi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Z Boson ◽  
Branching Fractions ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Decay Channels ◽  
Decay Products ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Z Boson Decays

Abstract Decays of the 125 GeV Higgs boson into a Z boson and a ρ0(770) or ϕ(1020) meson are searched for using proton-proton collision data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 13 TeV. The analysed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb−1. Events are selected in which the Z boson decays into a pair of electrons or a pair of muons, and the ρ and ϕ mesons decay into pairs of pions and kaons, respectively. No significant excess above the background model is observed. As different polarization states are possible for the decay products of the Z boson and ρ or ϕ mesons, affecting the signal acceptance, scenarios in which the decays are longitudinally or transversely polarized are considered. Upper limits at the 95% confidence level on the Higgs boson branching fractions into Zρ and Zϕ are determined to be 1.04–1.31% and 0.31–0.40%, respectively, where the ranges reflect the considered polarization scenarios; these values are 740–940 and 730–950 times larger than the respective standard model expectations. These results constitute the first experimental limits on the two decay channels.

scholarly journals Search for heavy neutral leptons in $$W^+\rightarrow \mu ^{+}\mu ^{\pm }\, \text {jet}$$ decays

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Aaij ◽  
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C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Range ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Heavy Neutrino ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Final State ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Proton Proton Collision

AbstractA search is performed for heavy neutrinos in the decay of a W boson into two muons and a jet. The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of approximately $$3.0\, \text {fb} ^{-1} $$ 3.0 fb - 1 of proton–proton collision data at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and $$8\, \text {TeV} $$ 8 TeV collected with the LHCb experiment. Both same-sign and opposite-sign muons in the final state are considered. Data are found to be consistent with the expected background. Upper limits on the coupling of a heavy neutrino with the Standard Model neutrino are set at $$95\%$$ 95 % confidence level in the heavy-neutrino mass range from 5 to $$50\, \text {GeV/}c^2 $$ 50 GeV/ c 2 . These are of the order of $$10^{-3}$$ 10 - 3 for lepton-number-conserving decays and of the order of $$10^{-4}$$ 10 - 4 for lepton-number-violating heavy-neutrino decays.

scholarly journals Updated search for $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ decays to two charm mesons

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
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R. Aaij ◽  
A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb ◽  
C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Branching Fractions ◽  
Final States ◽  
Charm Mesons ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Neutral Pions ◽  
Proton Collisions ◽  
Decay Modes ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Proton Proton Collisions

Abstract A data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected by the LHCb experiment has been analysed to search for $$ {B}_c^{+}\to {D}_{(s)}^{\left(\ast \right)+}{\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{\left(\hbox{---} \right)}{D}}^{\left(\ast \right)0} $$ B c + → D s ∗ + — D ∗ 0 decays. The decays are fully or partially reconstructed, where one or two missing neutral pions or photons from the decay of an excited charm meson are allowed. Upper limits for the branching fractions, normalised to B+ decays to final states with similar topologies, are obtained for sixteen $$ {B}_c^{+} $$ B c + decay modes. For the decay $$ {B}_c^{+}\to {D}_s^{+}{\overline{D}}^0 $$ B c + → D s + D ¯ 0 , an excess with a significance of 3.4 standard deviations is found.

scholarly journals Search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into long-lived particles in pp collisions at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 13 TeV using displaced vertices in the ATLAS inner detector

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
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G. Aad ◽  
B. Abbott ◽  
D. C. Abbott ◽  
A. Abed Abud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Branching Ratio ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Stringent Constraint ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Proton Proton Collision

Abstract A novel search for exotic decays of the Higgs boson into pairs of long-lived neutral particles, each decaying into a bottom quark pair, is performed using 139 fb−1 of $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 13 TeV proton-proton collision data collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Events consistent with the production of a Higgs boson in association with a leptonically decaying Z boson are analysed. Long-lived particle (LLP) decays are reconstructed from inner-detector tracks as displaced vertices with high mass and track multiplicity relative to Standard Model processes. The analysis selection requires the presence of at least two displaced vertices, effectively suppressing Standard Model backgrounds. The residual background contribution is estimated using a data-driven technique. No excess over Standard Model predictions is observed, and upper limits are set on the branching ratio of the Higgs boson to LLPs. Branching ratios above 10% are excluded at 95% confidence level for LLP mean proper lifetimes cτ as small as 4 mm and as large as 100 mm. For LLP masses below 40 GeV, these results represent the most stringent constraint in this lifetime regime.

scholarly journals Measurement of the Higgs Boson Mass in the H → ZZ∗→ 4ℓ and H → γγ Channels with s = 13TeV pp Collisions Using the ATLAS Detector

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1860052
Author(s):  
N. Bruscino
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Center Of Mass ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Boson Mass ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Decay Channels ◽  
Mass Distributions ◽  
Center Of Mass Energy

The mass of the Higgs boson is measured in the [Formula: see text] and in the [Formula: see text] decay channels with [Formula: see text]fb[Formula: see text] of proton-proton collision data from the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of [Formula: see text] TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. The measured value in the [Formula: see text] channel is [Formula: see text]GeV, while the measured value in the [Formula: see text] channel is [Formula: see text]GeV. The two results have a compatibility of [Formula: see text]. The combined measurement from a simultaneous fit to the invariant mass distributions in the two channels is [Formula: see text]GeV.

scholarly journals Search for Heavy Higgs Bosons in Fermionic Decay Channels with CMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1860058
Author(s):  
Ye Chen
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Higgs Bosons ◽  
Final States ◽  
Centre Of Mass ◽  
Decay Channels ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Cms Detector

Latest results of searches for heavy Higgs bosons in fermionic final states are presented using the CMS detector at the LHC. Results are based on pp collision data collected at centre-of-mass energies of 8 and 13 TeV which have been interpreted according to different extensions of the Standard Model such as MSSM, 2HDM, and NMSSM. These searches look for evidence of other scalar or pseudoscalar bosons, in addition to the observed SM-like 125 GeV Higgs boson, and set 95% confidence level upper limits in fermionic final states and benchmark models explored. The talk reviews briefly the major results obtained by the CMS Collaboration during Run I, and presents the most recent searches performed during Run II.

scholarly journals Double charmonia production in exclusive Z-boson decays

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (14) ◽  
pp. 1850078 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Likhoded ◽  
A. V. Luchinsky
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Chromodynamics ◽  
Z Boson ◽  
Light Cone ◽  
Relativistic Quantum ◽  
Branching Fractions ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Charmonium Production ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Z Boson Decays

This paper is devoted to systematic analysis of double charmonium production in exclusive Z-boson decays in the framework of non-relativistic quantum chromodynamics (NRQCD) and leading twist light-cone (LC) models. Theoretical predictions for branching fractions of all considered decays are presented. According to the obtained results in the case of the allowed helicity suppression rule processes, the effect of internal quark motion increases the branching fractions by a factor 1.5, while for forbidden reactions the LC predictions are strictly zero, while NRQCD ones are significantly smaller than for allowed.

scholarly journals Search for a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson in the boosted μμττ final state in proton-proton collisions at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 13 TeV

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sirunyan ◽  
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A. Tumasyan ◽  
W. Adam ◽  
F. Ambrogi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Branching Fraction ◽  
Vector Boson ◽  
Mass Difference ◽  
Standard Technique ◽  
Gluon Fusion ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Final State ◽  
Proton Proton

Abstract A search for a light pseudoscalar Higgs boson (a) decaying from the 125 GeV (or a heavier) scalar Higgs boson (H) is performed using the 2016 LHC proton-proton collision data at $$ \sqrt{s} $$ s = 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1, collected by the CMS experiment. The analysis considers gluon fusion and vector boson fusion production of the H, followed by the decay H → aa → μμττ, and considers pseudoscalar masses in the range 3.6 < ma< 21 GeV. Because of the large mass difference between the H and the a bosons and the small masses of the a boson decay products, both the μμ and the ττ pairs have high Lorentz boost and are collimated. The ττ reconstruction efficiency is increased by modifying the standard technique for hadronic τ lepton decay reconstruction to account for a nearby muon. No significant signal is observed. Model-independent limits are set at 95% confidence level, as a function of ma, on the branching fraction (ℬ) for H → aa → μμττ, down to 1.5 (2.0) × 10−4 for mH = 125 (300) GeV. Model-dependent limits on ℬ(H → aa) are set within the context of two Higgs doublets plus singlet models, with the most stringent results obtained for Type-III models. These results extend current LHC searches for heavier a bosons that decay to resolved lepton pairs and provide the first such bounds for an H boson with a mass above 125 GeV.

scholarly journals Measurement of cross sections and couplings of the Higgs boson in fermionic decay modes with the ATLAS detector

2018 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 02119
Author(s):  
Liaoshan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
Large Hadron Collider ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Atlas Detector ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Decay Modes ◽  
Proton Proton Collision ◽  
The Cross

In this report, we present the latest ATLAS results on the measurement of the cross sections and couplings of the Higgs boson in the fermionic decay modes, H → μ+μ-, H → τ+τ- and H → bb. The searches are performed with proton-proton collision data delivered by the Large Hadron Collider during Run 1 and the first two years of Run 2 at √s = 7, 8 and 13 TeV.

scholarly journals Search for the doubly charmed baryon $$\Xi_{cc}^+$$

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Aaij ◽  
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C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
T. Ackernley ◽  
B. Adeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Cross ◽  
Branching Fraction ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Final State ◽  
Momentum Range ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Charmed Baryon ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Lhcb Detector

AbstractA search for the doubly charmed baryon $$\Xi_{cc}^+$$Ξcc+ is performed through its decay to the $$\Lambda_c^ + {K^ -}{\pi ^ +}$$Λc+K−π+ final state, using proton-proton collision data collected with the LHCb detector at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV. The data correspond to a total integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1. No significant signal is observed in the mass range from 3.4 to 3.8 GeV/c2. Upper limits are set at 95% credibility level on the ratio of the $$\Xi_{cc}^+$$Ξcc+ production cross-section times the branching fraction to that of $$\Lambda_c^ + $$Λc+ and $$\Xi_{cc}^{+ +}$$Ξcc++ baryons. The limits are determined as functions of the $$\Xi_{cc}^+$$Ξcc+ mass for different lifetime hypotheses, in the rapidity range from 2.0 to 4.5 and the transverse momentum range from 4 to 15 GeV/c.

scholarly journals Study of $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ decays to charmonia and three light hadrons

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
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R. Aaij ◽  
A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb ◽  
C. Abellán Beteta ◽  
F. J. Abudinen Gallego ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Branching Fractions ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Proton Collision ◽  
Proton Proton ◽  
Decay Modes ◽  
Charged Hadrons ◽  
Lhcb Detector ◽  
Proton Proton Collision ◽  
First Time ◽  
Integrated Luminosity

Abstract Using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb−1 collected with the LHCb detector, seven decay modes of the $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + meson into a J/ψ or ψ(2S) meson and three charged hadrons, kaons or pions, are studied. The decays $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + → (ψ(2S) → J/ψπ+π−)π+, $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + → ψ(2S)π+π−π+, $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + → J/ψK+π−π+ and $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + → J/ψK+K−K+ are observed for the first time, and evidence for the $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + → ψ(2S)K+K−π+, decay is found, where J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons are reconstructed in their dimuon decay modes. The ratios of branching fractions between the different $$ {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{c}}^{+} $$ B c + decays are reported as well as the fractions of the decays proceeding via intermediate resonances. The results largely support the factorisation approach used for a theoretical description of the studied decays.

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