TY - JOUR
T1 - Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H->ZZ(*)->4l with 4.8 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with ATLAS
AU - Aad, G.
AU - Dam, Mogens
AU - Boelaert, Nele Maria Philomena
AU - Hansen, Jørgen Beck
AU - Hansen, Peter Henrik
AU - Hansen, John Renner
AU - Hansen, Jørn Dines
AU - Heisterkamp, Simon Johann Franz
AU - Jørgensen, Morten Dam
AU - Klinkby, Esben Bryndt
AU - Mehlhase, Sascha
AU - Nilsson, Björn Stefan
AU - Petersen, Troels Christian
AU - Xella, Stefania
AU - Løvschall-Jensen, Ask Emil
PY - 2012/4/12
Y1 - 2012/4/12
N2 - This Letter presents a search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H→ZZ (*) →ℓ + ℓ - ℓ '+ ℓ '- , where ℓ, ℓ ' =e or μ, using proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb -1 . The four-lepton invariant mass distribution is compared with Standard Model background expectations to derive upper limits on the cross section of a Standard Model Higgs boson with a mass between 110 GeV and 600 GeV. The mass ranges 134-156 GeV, 182-233 GeV, 256-265 GeV and 268-415 GeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level. The largest upward deviations from the background-only hypothesis are observed for Higgs boson masses of 125 GeV, 244 GeV and 500 GeV with local significances of 2.1, 2.2 and 2.1 standard deviations, respectively. Once the look-elsewhere effect is considered, none of these excesses are significant.
AB - This Letter presents a search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H→ZZ (*) →ℓ + ℓ - ℓ '+ ℓ '- , where ℓ, ℓ ' =e or μ, using proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.8 fb -1 . The four-lepton invariant mass distribution is compared with Standard Model background expectations to derive upper limits on the cross section of a Standard Model Higgs boson with a mass between 110 GeV and 600 GeV. The mass ranges 134-156 GeV, 182-233 GeV, 256-265 GeV and 268-415 GeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level. The largest upward deviations from the background-only hypothesis are observed for Higgs boson masses of 125 GeV, 244 GeV and 500 GeV with local significances of 2.1, 2.2 and 2.1 standard deviations, respectively. Once the look-elsewhere effect is considered, none of these excesses are significant.
U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.005
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 710
SP - 383
EP - 402
JO - Physics Letters B: Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology
JF - Physics Letters B: Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology
IS - 3
ER -