A search is presented for exotic decays of a Higgs boson into undetectable particles and one or two isolated photons in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of up to 19.4 fb−1 collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. Higgs bosons produced in gluon–gluon fusion and in association with a Z boson are investigated, using models in which the Higgs boson decays into a gravitino and a neutralino or a pair of neutralinos, followed by the decay of the neutralino to a gravitino and a photon. The selected events are consistent with the background-only hypothesis, and limits are placed on the product of cross sections and branching fractions. Assuming a standard model Higgs boson production cross section, a 95% confidence level upper limit is set on the branching fraction of a 125 GeV Higgs boson decaying into undetectable particles and one or two isolated photons as a function of the neutralino mass. For this class of models and neutralino masses from 1 to 120 GeV an upper limit in the range of 7 to 13% is obtained. Further results are given as a function of the neutralino lifetime, and also for a range of Higgs boson masses.

Search for exotic decays of a Higgs boson into undetectable particles and one or more photons / Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Ero, J., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Fruhwirth, R., Ghete, V.M., Hartl, C., Hormann, N., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Knunz, V., Konig, A., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 753:(2016), pp. 363-388. [10.1016/j.physletb.2015.12.017]

Search for exotic decays of a Higgs boson into undetectable particles and one or more photons

D'imperio G.;Del Re D.;Longo E.;Organtini G.;Paramatti R.;Rahatlou S.;Santanastasio F.;
2016

Abstract

A search is presented for exotic decays of a Higgs boson into undetectable particles and one or two isolated photons in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 8 TeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of up to 19.4 fb−1 collected with the CMS detector at the LHC. Higgs bosons produced in gluon–gluon fusion and in association with a Z boson are investigated, using models in which the Higgs boson decays into a gravitino and a neutralino or a pair of neutralinos, followed by the decay of the neutralino to a gravitino and a photon. The selected events are consistent with the background-only hypothesis, and limits are placed on the product of cross sections and branching fractions. Assuming a standard model Higgs boson production cross section, a 95% confidence level upper limit is set on the branching fraction of a 125 GeV Higgs boson decaying into undetectable particles and one or two isolated photons as a function of the neutralino mass. For this class of models and neutralino masses from 1 to 120 GeV an upper limit in the range of 7 to 13% is obtained. Further results are given as a function of the neutralino lifetime, and also for a range of Higgs boson masses.
2016
CMS; Higgs; Physics
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Search for exotic decays of a Higgs boson into undetectable particles and one or more photons / Khachatryan, V., Sirunyan, A.M., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Asilar, E., Bergauer, T., Brandstetter, J., Brondolin, E., Dragicevic, M., Ero, J., Flechl, M., Friedl, M., Fruhwirth, R., Ghete, V.M., Hartl, C., Hormann, N., Hrubec, J., Jeitler, M., Knunz, V., Konig, A., et al.. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 753:(2016), pp. 363-388. [10.1016/j.physletb.2015.12.017]
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