2008/12/09 by Shufang Su, Brooks Thomas · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algorithm #Astrophysics #Bar (unit) #Higgs boson #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Large Hadron Collider #Luminosity #Materials science #Mathematics #Muon #Nuclear physics #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Standard Model (mathematical formulation) #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2009.05.027
published as Phys.Lett.B677:296-300,2009 · 11 pages, ReVTeX, 1 figure, 5 tables
arxiv created 2008/12/09 · openalex publication_date 2009/05/21 · arxiv updated 2014/11/18 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
In this work, we examine the process at the LHC in which a Higgs boson is produced in association with a tt¯ pair and subsequently decays to a pair of muons. We show that the statistical significance for the discovery of a light, Standard Model Higgs boson with a mass around 120 GeV in this channel is comparable to those for other processes (gluon fusion, weak-boson fusion) in which the Higgs decays to a muon pair. Combining all three of these channels, we show that evidence for a Higgs boson with a mass in the range 115 GeV<mh<130 GeV could be obtained at the 3σ significance level with an integrated luminosity of 300 fb−1. We also calculate the enhancement factor to the tt¯h cross-section that would be needed to discover a non-standard Higgs boson in this channel.