Search for Higgs boson pair production in the WW(*)WW(*) decay channel using ATLAS data recorded at s√ = 13 TeV



Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdinov, O, Abeloos, B, Abhayasinghe, DK, Abidi, SH, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H
et al (show 2912 more authors) (2019) Search for Higgs boson pair production in the WW(*)WW(*) decay channel using ATLAS data recorded at s√ = 13 TeV. JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2019 (5). 124-.

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Abstract

A search for a pair of neutral, scalar bosons with each decaying into two W bosons is presented using 36.1 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. This search uses three production models: non-resonant and resonant Higgs boson pair production and resonant production of a pair of heavy scalar particles. Three final states, classified by the number of leptons, are analysed: two same-sign leptons, three leptons, and four leptons. No significant excess over the expected Standard Model backgrounds is observed. An observed (expected) 95% confidence-level upper limit of 160 (120) times the Standard Model prediction of non-resonant Higgs boson pair production cross-section is set from a combined analysis of the three final states. Upper limits are set on the production cross-section times branching ratio of a heavy scalar X decaying into a Higgs boson pair in the mass range of 260 GeV ≤ mX ≤ 500 GeV and the observed (expected) limits range from 9.3 (10) pb to 2.8 (2.6) pb. Upper limits are set on the production cross-section times branching ratio of a heavy scalar X decaying into a pair of heavy scalars S for mass ranges of 280 GeV ≤ mX ≤ 340 GeV and 135 GeV ≤ mS ≤ 165 GeV and the observed (expected) limits range from 2.5 (2.5) pb to 0.16 (0.17) pb.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 39 pages in total, author list starting page 23, 4 figures, 12 tables, published in JHEP, JHEP 05 (2019) 124. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/HIGG-2016-24/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments)
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 14 Jun 2019 10:40
Last Modified: 07 Jun 2023 06:25
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP05(2019)124
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP05(2...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3045831