Search for a standard model Higgs boson in CMS via vector boson fusion in the H→WW→lνlν channel

E. Yazgan; J. Damgov; N. Akchurin; V. Genchev; D. Green; S. Kunori; M. Schmitt; W. Wu; M. T. Zeyrek

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2

Search for a standard model Higgs boson in CMS via vector boson fusion in the H→WW→lνlν channel

E. Yazgan^*, J. Damgov, N. Akchurin, V. Genchev, D. Green, S. Kunori, M. Schmitt, W. Wu, M. T. Zeyrek

^*Corresponding author for this work

Physics and Astronomy

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

We present the potential for discovering the standard model Higgs boson produced via the vector-boson fusion mechanism. We considered the decay of Higgs bosons to the W⁺W^- final state, with both W-bosons subsequently decaying leptonically. The main background is tt produced in association with one or more jets. This study is based on a full simulation of the CMS detector. The result is that a signal of 5σ significance can be obtained with an integrated luminosity of 12-72 fb^-1 for Higgs boson masses in the range 130<m_H<∈200 GeV. In addition, the major background can be measured directly to 7% from the data with an integrated luminosity of 30 fb^-1. We also suggest a method to determine the Higgs mass using template transverse mass distributions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	329-347
Number of pages	19
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2
State	Published - Jan 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering (miscellaneous)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Access to Document

10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2

Cite this

@article{38dc1ecb09c8444d91b5a004ca42869d,

title = "Search for a standard model Higgs boson in CMS via vector boson fusion in the H→WW→lνlν channel",

abstract = "We present the potential for discovering the standard model Higgs boson produced via the vector-boson fusion mechanism. We considered the decay of Higgs bosons to the W+W- final state, with both W-bosons subsequently decaying leptonically. The main background is tt produced in association with one or more jets. This study is based on a full simulation of the CMS detector. The result is that a signal of 5σ significance can be obtained with an integrated luminosity of 12-72 fb-1 for Higgs boson masses in the range 130H<∈200 GeV. In addition, the major background can be measured directly to 7% from the data with an integrated luminosity of 30 fb-1. We also suggest a method to determine the Higgs mass using template transverse mass distributions.",

author = "E. Yazgan and J. Damgov and N. Akchurin and V. Genchev and D. Green and S. Kunori and M. Schmitt and W. Wu and Zeyrek, {M. T.}",

year = "2008",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "53",

pages = "329--347",

journal = "European Physical Journal C",

issn = "1434-6044",

publisher = "Springer Nature",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for a standard model Higgs boson in CMS via vector boson fusion in the H→WW→lνlν channel

AU - Yazgan, E.

AU - Damgov, J.

AU - Akchurin, N.

AU - Genchev, V.

AU - Green, D.

AU - Kunori, S.

AU - Schmitt, M.

AU - Wu, W.

AU - Zeyrek, M. T.

PY - 2008/1

Y1 - 2008/1

N2 - We present the potential for discovering the standard model Higgs boson produced via the vector-boson fusion mechanism. We considered the decay of Higgs bosons to the W+W- final state, with both W-bosons subsequently decaying leptonically. The main background is tt produced in association with one or more jets. This study is based on a full simulation of the CMS detector. The result is that a signal of 5σ significance can be obtained with an integrated luminosity of 12-72 fb-1 for Higgs boson masses in the range 130H<∈200 GeV. In addition, the major background can be measured directly to 7% from the data with an integrated luminosity of 30 fb-1. We also suggest a method to determine the Higgs mass using template transverse mass distributions.

AB - We present the potential for discovering the standard model Higgs boson produced via the vector-boson fusion mechanism. We considered the decay of Higgs bosons to the W+W- final state, with both W-bosons subsequently decaying leptonically. The main background is tt produced in association with one or more jets. This study is based on a full simulation of the CMS detector. The result is that a signal of 5σ significance can be obtained with an integrated luminosity of 12-72 fb-1 for Higgs boson masses in the range 130H<∈200 GeV. In addition, the major background can be measured directly to 7% from the data with an integrated luminosity of 30 fb-1. We also suggest a method to determine the Higgs mass using template transverse mass distributions.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38349025834&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=38349025834&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2

DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0485-2

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:38349025834

SN - 1434-6044

VL - 53

SP - 329

EP - 347

JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

IS - 2

ER -

Search for a standard model Higgs boson in CMS via vector boson fusion in the H→WW→lνlν channel

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this