Measurements of the Total and Differential Higgs Boson Production Cross Sections Combining the H -> γγ and H -> ZZ∗ -> 4 l Decay Channels at sqrt(s) = 8 TeV with the ATLAS Detector

Abstract

Measurements of the total and differential cross sections of Higgs boson production are performed using 20.3 fb−1 of pp collisions produced by the Large Hadron Collider at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 8 TeV and recorded by the ATLAS detector. Cross sections are obtained from measured H→γγ and H→ZZ∗→4ℓ event yields, which are combined accounting for detector efficiencies, fiducial acceptances and branching fractions. Differential cross sections are reported as a function of Higgs boson transverse momentum, Higgs boson rapidity, number of jets in the event, and transverse momentum of the leading jet. The total production cross section is determined to be σpp→H=33.0±5.3(stat)±1.6(sys)pb. The measurements are compared to state-of-the-art predictions.


Tutti gli autori

  • G. AAD , G. CHIODINI , E. GORINI , M. PRIMAVERA , S. SPAGNOLO , A. VENTURA , ET AL.

Titolo volume/Rivista

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS


Anno di pubblicazione

2015

ISSN

0031-9007

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Numero di citazioni Wos

11

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28/04/2018


Numero di citazioni Scopus

21

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28/04/2018


Settori ERC

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