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

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.2012.03.005

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

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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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	710
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	383-402
ISSN	0370-2693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.005
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 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). 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. Physics Letters B, 710(3), 383-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.005

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, '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', Physics Letters B, vol. 710, no. 3, pp. 383-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.03.005

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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

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