Measurement and interpretation of differential cross sections for Higgs boson production at root s=13 TeV
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Differential Higgs boson (H) production cross sections are sensitive probes for physics beyond the standard model. New physics may contribute in the gluon-gluon fusion loop, the dominant Higgs boson production mechanism at the LHC, and manifest itself through deviations from the distributions predicted by the standard model. Combined spectra for the , , and decay channels and the inclusive Higgs boson production cross section are presented, based on proton-proton collision data recorded with the CMS detector at corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9. The transverse momentum spectrum is used to place limits on the Higgs boson couplings to the top, bottom, and charm quarks, as well as its direct coupling to the gluon field. No significant deviations from the standard model are observed in any differential distribution. The measured total cross section is , and the precision of the measurement of the differential cross section of the Higgs boson transverse momentum is improved by about 15% with respect to the channel alone.
Date Issued
2019-05-10
Date Acceptance
2019-03-29
Citation
Physics Letters B, 2019, 792, pp.369-396
ISSN
0370-2693
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
369
End Page
396
Journal / Book Title
Physics Letters B
Volume
792
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Funded by SCOAP3.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Nuclear
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Differential cross sections
Combination
Higgs boson coupling modifiers
MASS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-04-03