Search for a pseudoscalar boson decaying into a Z boson and the 125 GeV Higgs boson in final states
Results are reported on a search for decays of a pseudoscalar A boson into a Z boson and a light scalar h boson, where the Z boson decays into a pair of oppositely-charged electrons or muons, and the h boson decays into $$b\bar{b}$$. The search is based on data from proton–proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy √s = 8 TeV collected with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb⁻¹. The h boson is assumed to be the standard model-like Higgs boson with a mass of 125 GeV. With no evidence for signal, upper limits are obtained on the product of the production cross section and the branching fraction of the A boson in the Zh channel. Results are also interpreted in the context of two Higgs doublet models.
- 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
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1213795
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1212759
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-15-183-CMS; CERN-PH-EP-2015-088; CMS-HIG-14-011; S0370269315005201; PII: S0370269315005201
- Journal Information:
- Physics Letters B, Journal Name: Physics Letters B Vol. 748 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0370-2693
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Netherlands
- Language:
- English
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