Abstract
A search for neutral Higgs bosons decaying to pairs of τ leptons with the ATLAS detector at the LHC is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, recorded in 2010 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1. After signal selection, 276 events are observed in this data sample. The observed number of events is consistent with the total expected background of 269±36 events. Exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level are derived for the production cross section of a generic Higgs boson φ as a function of the Higgs boson mass and for A/H/h production in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) as a function of the parameters mA and tanβ.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Physics Letters B |
Vol/bind | 705 |
Udgave nummer | 3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 174-192 |
ISSN | 0370-2693 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 11 nov. 2011 |