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Abstract: A search for invisible decays of Higgs bosons is performed using the vector boson fusion and associated ZH production modes. In the ZH mode, the Z boson is required to decay to a pair of charged leptons or a bb¯ quark pair. The searches use the 8-á TeV pp collision dataset collected by the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 19.7-á fb-1. Certain channels include data from 7-á TeV collisions corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.9-á fb-1. The searches are sensitive to non-standard-model invisible decays of the recently observed Higgs boson, as well as additional Higgs bosons with similar production modes and large invisible branching fractions. In all channels, the observed data are consistent with the expected standard model backgrounds. Limits are set on the production cross section times invisible branching fraction, as a function of the Higgs boson mass, for the vector boson fusion and ZH production modes. By combining all channels, and assuming standard model Higgs boson cross sections and acceptances, the observed (expected) upper limit on the invisible branching fraction at mH=125 -á GeV is found to be 0.58-á(0.44) at 95-á% confidence level. We interpret this limit in terms of a Higgs-portal model of dark matter interactions.
Fuente: European Physical Journal C, Vol. 74, Num. 8, Art. Num. 2980, (2014)
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Publication date: 01/08/2014
No. of pages: 35
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2980-6
ISSN: 1434-6044,1434-6052
Spanish project: FPA2014-55295-C3-1-R ; FPA 2011-28694-C02-01
Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2980-6
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CHATRCHYAN, SERGUEI
JAVIER ANDRES BROCHERO CIFUENTES
JOSE IBAN CABRILLO BARTOLOME
ALICIA CALDERON TAZON
JORGE DUARTE CAMPDERROS
MARCOS FERNANDEZ GARCIA
GERVASIO GOMEZ GRAMUGLIO
FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZALEZ SANCHEZ
ALBERTO GRAZIANO
MARIA AMPARO LOPEZ VIRTO
JESUS MARCO DE LUCAS
RAFAEL JOSE MARCO DE LUCAS
CELSO MARTINEZ RIVERO
FRANCISCO MATORRAS WEINIG
FRANCISCA JAVIELA MUÑOZ SANCHEZ
JONATAN PIEDRA GOMEZ
MARIA TERESA RODRIGO ANORO
ANA YAIZA RODRIGUEZ MARRERO
ALBERTO RUIZ JIMENO
LUCA SCODELLARO
IVAN VILA ALVAREZ
ROCIO VILAR CORTABITARTE
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