Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

G. Aad; Mogens Dam; Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert; Jørgen Beck Hansen; Peter Henrik Hansen; John Renner Hansen; Jørn Dines Hansen; Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp; Morten Dam Jørgensen; Esben Bryndt Klinkby; Sascha Mehlhase; Björn Stefan Nilsson; Troels Christian Petersen; Stefania Xella; Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.044

Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

G. Aad, Mogens Dam, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, John Renner Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Simon Johann Franz Heisterkamp, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Sascha Mehlhase, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Troels Christian Petersen, Stefania Xella, Ask Emil Løvschall-Jensen

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A combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC using datasets corresponding to integrated luminosities from 1.04 fb^-1 to 4.9 fb^-1 of pp collisions collected at s=7TeV is presented. The Higgs boson mass ranges 112.9-115.5 GeV, 131-238 GeV and 251-466 GeV are excluded at the 95% confidence level (CL), while the range 124-519 GeV is expected to be excluded in the absence of a signal. An excess of events is observed around m_H~126GeV with a local significance of 3.5 standard deviations (σ). The local significances of H→γγ, H→ZZ^(z.ast;)→ℓ⁺ℓ^-ℓ^'+ℓ^'- and H→WW(z.ast;)→ℓ+νℓ'-ν- the three most sensitive channels in this mass range, are 2.8σ, 2.1σ and 1.4σ, respectively. The global probability for the background to produce such a fluctuation anywhere in the explored Higgs boson mass range 110-600 GeV is estimated to be ~1.4% or, equivalently, 2.2σ.

Original language	English
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	710
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	49-66
ISSN	0370-2693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.044
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2012

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Aad, G., Dam, M., Boelaert, N. M. P., Hansen, J. B., Hansen, P. H., Hansen, J. R., Hansen, J. D., Heisterkamp, S. J. F., Jørgensen, M. D., Klinkby, E. B., Mehlhase, S., Nilsson, B. S., Petersen, T. C., Xella, S., & Løvschall-Jensen, A. E. (2012). Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Physics Letters B, 710(1), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.044

Aad, G, Dam, M, Boelaert, NMP, Hansen, JB , Hansen, PH , Hansen, JR , Hansen, JD, Heisterkamp, SJF, Jørgensen, MD, Klinkby, EB, Mehlhase, S, Nilsson, BS, Petersen, TC , Xella, S & Løvschall-Jensen, AE 2012, 'Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC', Physics Letters B, vol. 710, no. 1, pp. 49-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.02.044

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Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb-1 of pp collision data at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

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