Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the decay channel $$H$$ to $Z Z$ to 4 leptons in $pp$ collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=7$$ TeV
A search for a Higgs boson in the four-lepton decay channel H to ZZ, with each Z boson decaying to an electron or muon pair, is reported. The search covers Higgs boson mass hypotheses in the range 110 < mH < 600 GeV. The analysis uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 inverse femtobarns recorded by the CMS detector in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV from the LHC. Seventy-two events are observed with four-lepton invariant mass m[4 leptons] > 100 GeV (with thirteen 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 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.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Organization:
- CMS Collaboration
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1155183
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-12-678-CMS; PRLTAO; ArticleNumber: 111804
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 11; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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