Inclusive Search for the SM Higgs Boson in the H{yields}{gamma}{gamma} channel at the LHC

Journal Article · Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3051903· OSTI ID:21254994

Ganjour, Serguei ^[1]

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1. CEA-Saclay/IRFU, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

A prospective for the inclusive search of the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H{yields}{gamma}{gamma} is presented with the CMS experiment at the LHC. The analysis relies on a strategy to determine the background characteristics and systematics from data. The strategy is applied to a Monte Model of the QCD background, with full simulation of the detector response. The discrimination between signal and background exploits information on photon isolation and kinematics. The resolution for the reconstructed Higgs boson mass profits from the excellent energy resolution of the CMS crystal calorimeter. A discovery significance above 5 sigma is expected at integrated LHC luminosities below 30 fb{sup -1} for Higgs boson masses below 140 GeV/c{sup 2}.

• OSTI ID: 21254994
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1078, Issue 1; Conference: SUSY08: 16. international conference on supersymmetry and the unification of fundamental interactions, Seoul (Korea, Republic of), 16-21 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3051903; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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