Search for a Higgs boson decaying into two photons at LEP

A Higgs particle produced in association with a Z boson and decaying into two photons is searched for in the data collected by the L3 experiment at LEP. All possible decay modes of the Z boson are investigated. No signal is observed in 447.5 pb−1 of data recorded at centre-of-mass energies from 192...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Dova, María Teresa, L3 Collaboration
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/76435
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/76435
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Exactas
Física
Higgs
Z boson
L3 experiment at LEP
Descripción
Sumario:A Higgs particle produced in association with a Z boson and decaying into two photons is searched for in the data collected by the L3 experiment at LEP. All possible decay modes of the Z boson are investigated. No signal is observed in 447.5 pb−1 of data recorded at centre-of-mass energies from 192 GeV up to 209 GeV. Limits on the branching fraction of the Higgs boson decay into two photons as a function of the Higgs mass are derived. A lower limit on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson is set at 105.4 GeV at 95% confidence level.