A search for a Higgs boson in the four-lepton decay channel H -> ZZ, with each Z boson decaying to an electron or muon pair, is reported. The search covers Higgs boson mass hypotheses in the range of 110 < m(H) < 600 GeV. The analysis uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb(-1) recorded by the CMS detector in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV from the LHC. Seventy-two events are observed with four-lepton invariant mass m(4l) > 100 GeV (with 13 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 of 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.

Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Decay Channel H -> ZZ -> 4l in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV / S., C., V., K., A. M., S., A., T., W., A., T., B., M., D., J., E., C., F., M., F., R., F., V. M., G., J., H., M., H., N., H., J., H., M., J., W., K., M., K., D., L., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 108:(2012), p. 111804. [10.1103/physrevlett.108.111804]

Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Decay Channel H -> ZZ -> 4l in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV

BARONE, Luciano Maria;DEL RE, Daniele;GRASSI, MARCO;LONGO, Egidio;MICHELI, FRANCESCO;NOURBAKHSH, SHERVIN;ORGANTINI, Giovanni;PARAMATTI, Riccardo;RAHATLOU, SHAHRAM;SOFFI, LIVIA;SANTANASTASIO, FRANCESCO;TRACZYK, PIOTR WOJCIECH;
2012

Abstract

A search for a Higgs boson in the four-lepton decay channel H -> ZZ, with each Z boson decaying to an electron or muon pair, is reported. The search covers Higgs boson mass hypotheses in the range of 110 < m(H) < 600 GeV. The analysis uses data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.7 fb(-1) recorded by the CMS detector in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV from the LHC. Seventy-two events are observed with four-lepton invariant mass m(4l) > 100 GeV (with 13 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 of 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.
2012
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Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the Decay Channel H -> ZZ -> 4l in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV / S., C., V., K., A. M., S., A., T., W., A., T., B., M., D., J., E., C., F., M., F., R., F., V. M., G., J., H., M., H., N., H., J., H., M., J., W., K., M., K., D., L., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 108:(2012), p. 111804. [10.1103/physrevlett.108.111804]
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