A search for a Higgs boson in the four-lepton decay channel H -> ZZ, with each Z boson decaying to an electron or muon pair, is reported. The search covers Higgs boson mass hypotheses in the range of 110 < m(H) < 600 GeV. The analysis uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb(-1) recorded by the CMS detector in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV from the LHC. Seventy-two events are observed with four-lepton invariant mass m(4l) > 100 GeV (with 13 below 160 GeV), while 67.1 +/- 6.0 (9.5 +/- 1.3) events are expected from background. The four-lepton mass distribution is consistent with the expectation of standard model background production of ZZ pairs. Upper limits at 95% confidence level exclude the standard model Higgs boson in the ranges of 134-158 GeV, 180-305 GeV, and 340-465 GeV. Small excesses of events are observed around masses of 119, 126, and 320 GeV, making the observed limits weaker than expected in the absence of a signal.

Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Decay Channel H -> ZZ -> 4l in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV / S. Chatrchyan, V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic, J. Ero, C. Fabjan, M. Friedl, R. Fruhwirth, V. M. Ghete, J. Hammer, M. Hoch, N. Hormann, J. Hrubec, M. Jeitler, W. Kiesenhofer, M. Krammer, D. Liko, et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - ELETTRONICO. - 108:111804:(2012), pp. 1-17. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.111804]

Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Decay Channel H -> ZZ -> 4l in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV

CIULLI, VITALIANO;D'ALESSANDRO, RAFFAELLO;FOCARDI, ETTORE;FROSALI, SIMONE;GONZI, SANDRO;P. Lenzi;
2012

Abstract

A search for a Higgs boson in the four-lepton decay channel H -> ZZ, with each Z boson decaying to an electron or muon pair, is reported. The search covers Higgs boson mass hypotheses in the range of 110 < m(H) < 600 GeV. The analysis uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb(-1) recorded by the CMS detector in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV from the LHC. Seventy-two events are observed with four-lepton invariant mass m(4l) > 100 GeV (with 13 below 160 GeV), while 67.1 +/- 6.0 (9.5 +/- 1.3) events are expected from background. The four-lepton mass distribution is consistent with the expectation of standard model background production of ZZ pairs. Upper limits at 95% confidence level exclude the standard model Higgs boson in the ranges of 134-158 GeV, 180-305 GeV, and 340-465 GeV. Small excesses of events are observed around masses of 119, 126, and 320 GeV, making the observed limits weaker than expected in the absence of a signal.
2012
108:111804
1
17
S. Chatrchyan;V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan;W. Adam;T. Bergauer;M. Dragicevic;J. Ero;C. Fabjan;M. Friedl;R. Fruhwirth;V. M. Gh...espandi
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