Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the ZH->vvbb channel in 9.5 fb-1 of ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV

Collaboration, D0 and Bertram, Iain and Borissov, Guennadi and Fox, Harald and Ross, Anthony and Williams, Mark and Ratoff, Peter (2012) Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the ZH->vvbb channel in 9.5 fb-1 of ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV. Physics Letters B, 716 (2). pp. 285-293.

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Abstract

We present a search for the standard model Higgs boson in 9.5 fb-1 of ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. The final state considered contains a pair of b jets and is characterized by an imbalance in transverse energy, as expected from ppbar->ZH->vvbb production. The search is also sensitive to the WH->lvbb channel when the charged lepton is not identified. The data are found to be in good agreement with the expected background. For a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV, we set a limit at the 95% C.L. on the cross section sigma(ppbar->[Z/W]H), assuming standard model branching fractions, that is a factor of 4.3 times larger than the theoretical standard model value, while the expected factor is 3.9. The search is also used to measure a combined WZ and ZZ production cross section that is a factor of 0.94 +/- 0.31(stat) +/- 0.34(syst) times the standard model prediction of 4.4 pb, with an observed significance of 2.0 standard deviations.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Physics Letters B
Additional Information:
v1: As submitted to Phys. Lett. B v2: As published with minor changes. Supplementary material included. 20 pages, 18 figures, 4 tables
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3106
Subjects:
?? nuclear and high energy physics ??
ID Code:
63432
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Deposited On:
19 Apr 2013 08:42
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 13:44