Search for the associated production of the Higgs boson and a vector boson in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV via Higgs boson decays to $\tau$ leptons

  • Shimaa Abu Zeid (Creator)
  • Freya Blekman (Creator)
  • Jorgen D'Hondt (Creator)
  • Isabelle Helena De Bruyn (Creator)
  • Jarne Theo De Clercq (Creator)
  • Kevin Deroover (Creator)
  • Giannis Flouris (Creator)
  • Denys Lontkovskyi (Creator)
  • Steven Lowette (Creator)
  • Ivan Marchesini (Creator)
  • Seth Moortgat (Creator)
  • Lieselotte Moreels (Creator)
  • Quentin Python (Creator)
  • Kirill Skovpen (Creator)
  • Stefaan Tavernier (Creator)
  • Walter Van Doninck (Creator)
  • Petra Van Mulders (Creator)
  • Isis Marina Van Parijs (Creator)

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Abstract

A search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with
a W or a Z boson and decaying to a pair of τ leptons is performed. A data sample of
proton-proton collisions collected at √
s = 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the CERN
LHC is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb−1
. The signal strength
is measured relative to the expectation for the standard model Higgs boson, yielding µ =
2.5
+1.4
−1.3
. These results are combined with earlier CMS measurements targeting Higgs boson
decays to a pair of τ leptons, performed with the same data set in the gluon fusion and
vector boson fusion production modes. The combined signal strength is µ = 1.24+0.29
−0.27
(1.00+0.24
−0.23 expected), and the observed significance is 5.5 standard deviations (4.8 expected)
for a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV.
Datum van beschikbaarheid3 jun 2019
UitgeverHEPData

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