Flavour independent search for neutral Higgs bosons at LEP

A flavour independent search for the CP-even and CP-odd neutral Higgs bosons h and A is performed in 624 pb<sup>−1</sup> of data collected with the L3 detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. Higgs boson production through the e+e− → Zh and the e+e− → hA proces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Dova, María Teresa, L3 Collaboration
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/79916
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/79916
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
Higgs boson
large electron positron collider
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Sumario:A flavour independent search for the CP-even and CP-odd neutral Higgs bosons h and A is performed in 624 pb<sup>−1</sup> of data collected with the L3 detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 209 GeV. Higgs boson production through the e+e− → Zh and the e+e− → hA processes is considered and decays of the Higgs bosons into hadrons are studied. No significant signal is observed and 95% confidence level limits on the hZZ and hAZ couplings are derived as a function of the Higgs boson masses. Assuming the Standard Model cross section for the Higgs-strahlung process and a 100% branching fraction into hadrons, a 95% confidence level lower limit on the mass of the Higgs boson is set at 110.3 GeV.