Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e+e- collisions at LEP

S. Schael; R. Barate; R. Brunelière; I. De Bonis; D. Decamp; C. Goy; S. Jézéquel; J. P. Lees; F. Martin; E. Merle; M. N. Minard; B. Pietrzyk; B. Trocmé; S. Bravo; M. P. Casado; M. Chmeissani; J. M. Crespo; E. Fernandez; M. Fernandez-Bosman; L. Garrido; M. Martinez; A. Pacheco; H. Ruiz; A. Colaleo; D. Creanza; N. De Filippis; M. De Palma; G. Iaselli; G. Maggi; M. Maggi; S. Nuzzo; A. Ranieri; G. Raso; F. Ruggieri; G. Selvaggi; L. Silvestris; P. Tempesta; A. Tricomi; G. Zito; X. Huang; J. Lin; Q. Ouyang; T. Wang; Y. Xie; R. Xu; S. Xue; J. Zhang; L. Zhang; W. Zhao; D. Abbaneo; T. Barklow; O. Buchmüller; M. Cattaneo; B. Clerbaux; H. Drevermann; R. W. Forty; M. Frank; F. Gianotti; J. B. Hansen; J. Harvey; D. E. Hutchcroft; P. Janot; B. Jost; M. Kado; P. Mato; A. Moutoussi; F. Ranjard; L. Rolandi; D. Schlatter; F. Teubert; A. Valassi; I. Videau; F. Badaud; S. Dessagne; A. Falvard; D. Fayolle; P. Gay; J. Jousset; B. Michel; S. Monteil; D. Pallin; J. M. Pascolo; P. Perret; J. D. Hansen; J. R. Hansen; P. H. Hansen; A. C. Kraan; B. S. Nilsson; A. Kyriakis; C. Markou; E. Simopoulou; A. Vayaki; K. Zachariadou; A. Blondel; J. C. Brient; F. MacHefert; A. Rougé; H. Videau; V. Ciulli; E. Focardi; G. Parrini; A. Antonelli; M. Antonelli; G. Bencivenni; F. Bossi; G. Capon; F. Cerutti; V. Chiarella; P. Laurelli; G. Mannocchi; G. P. Murtas; L. Passalacqua; J. Kennedy; J. G. Lynch; P. Negus; V. O'Shea; A. S. Thompson; S. Wasserbaech; R. Cavanaugh; S. Dhamotharan; C. Geweniger; P. Hanke; V. Hepp; E. E. Kluge; A. Putzer; H. Stenzel; K. Tittel; M. Wunsch; R. Beuselinck; W. Cameron; G. Davies; P. J. Dornan; M. Girone; N. Marinelli; J. Nowell; S. A. Rutherford; J. K. Sedgbeer; J. C. Thompson; R. White; V. M. Ghete; P. Girtler; E. Kneringer; D. Kuhn; G. Rudolph; E. Bouhova-Thacker; C. K. Bowdery; D. P. Clarke; G. Ellis; A. J. Finch; F. Foster; G. Hughes; R. W.L. Jones; M. R. Pearson; N. A. Robertson; M. Smizanska; O. Van Der Aa; C. Delaere; G. Leibenguth; V. Lemaitre; U. Blumenschein; F. Hölldorfer; K. Jakobs; F. Kayser; A. S. Müller; B. Renk; H. G. Sander; S. Schmeling; H. Wachsmuth; C. Zeitnitz; T. Ziegler; A. Bonissent; P. Coyle; C. Curtil; A. Ealet; D. Fouchez; P. Payre; A. Tilquin; F. Ragusa; A. David; H. Dietl; G. Ganis; K. Hüttmann; G. Lütjens; W. Männer; H. G. Moser; R. Settles; M. Villegas; G. Wolf; J. Boucrot; O. Callot; M. Davier; L. Duflot; J. F. Grivaz; P. Heusse; A. Jacholkowska; L. Serin; J. J. Veillet; P. Azzurri; G. Bagliesi; T. Boccali; L. Foà; A. Giammanco; A. Giassi; F. Ligabue; A. Messineo; F. Palla; G. Sanguinetti; A. Sciabà; G. Sguazzoni; P. Spagnolo; R. Tenchini; A. Venturi; P. G. Verdini; O. Awunor; G. A. Blair; G. Cowan; A. Garcia-Bellido; M. G. Green; T. Medcalf; A. Misiejuk; J. A. Strong; P. Teixeira-Dias; R. W. Clifft; T. R. Edgecock; P. R. Norton; I. R. Tomalin; J. J. Ward; B. Bloch-Devaux; D. Boumediene; P. Colas; B. Fabbro; E. Lançon; M. C. Lemaire; E. Locci; P. Perez; J. Rander; B. Tuchming; B. Vallage; A. M. Litke; G. Taylor; C. N. Booth; S. Cartwright; F. Combley; P. N. Hodgson; M. Lehto; L. F. Thompson; A. Böhrer; S. Brandt; C. Grupen; J. Hess; A. Ngac; G. Prange; C. Borean; G. Giannini; H. He; J. Putz; J. Rothberg; S. R. Armstrong; K. Berkelman; K. Cranmer; D. P.S. Ferguson; Y. Gao; S. González; O. J. Hayes; H. Hu; S. Jin; J. Kile; P. A. McNamara; J. Nielsen; Y. B. Pan; J. H. Von Wimmersperg-Toeller; W. Wiedenmann; J. Wu; Sau Lan Wu; X. Wu; G. Zobernig; G. Dissertori

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6

Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP

S. Schael, R. Barate, R. Brunelière, I. De Bonis, D. Decamp, C. Goy, S. Jézéquel, J. P. Lees, F. Martin, E. Merle, M. N. Minard, B. Pietrzyk, B. Trocmé, S. Bravo, M. P. Casado, M. Chmeissani, J. M. Crespo, E. Fernandez, M. Fernandez-Bosman, L. GarridoM. Martinez, A. Pacheco, H. Ruiz, A. Colaleo, D. Creanza, N. De Filippis, M. De Palma, G. Iaselli, G. Maggi, M. Maggi, S. Nuzzo, A. Ranieri, G. Raso, F. Ruggieri, G. Selvaggi, L. Silvestris, P. Tempesta, A. Tricomi, G. Zito, X. Huang, J. Lin, Q. Ouyang, T. Wang, Y. Xie, R. Xu, S. Xue, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, W. Zhao, D. Abbaneo, T. Barklow, O. Buchmüller, M. Cattaneo, B. Clerbaux, H. Drevermann, R. W. Forty, M. Frank, F. Gianotti, J. B. Hansen, J. Harvey, D. E. Hutchcroft, P. Janot, B. Jost, M. Kado, P. Mato, A. Moutoussi, F. Ranjard, L. Rolandi, D. Schlatter, F. Teubert, A. Valassi, I. Videau, F. Badaud, S. Dessagne, A. Falvard, D. Fayolle, P. Gay, J. Jousset, B. Michel, S. Monteil, D. Pallin, J. M. Pascolo, P. Perret, J. D. Hansen, J. R. Hansen, P. H. Hansen, A. C. Kraan, B. S. Nilsson, A. Kyriakis, C. Markou, E. Simopoulou, A. Vayaki, K. Zachariadou, A. Blondel, J. C. Brient, F. MacHefert, A. Rougé, H. Videau, V. Ciulli, E. Focardi, G. Parrini, A. Antonelli, M. Antonelli, G. Bencivenni, F. Bossi, G. Capon, F. Cerutti, V. Chiarella, P. Laurelli, G. Mannocchi, G. P. Murtas, L. Passalacqua, J. Kennedy, J. G. Lynch, P. Negus, V. O'Shea, A. S. Thompson, S. Wasserbaech, R. Cavanaugh, S. Dhamotharan, C. Geweniger, P. Hanke, V. Hepp, E. E. Kluge, A. Putzer, H. Stenzel, K. Tittel, M. Wunsch, R. Beuselinck, W. Cameron, G. Davies, P. J. Dornan, M. Girone, N. Marinelli, J. Nowell, S. A. Rutherford, J. K. Sedgbeer, J. C. Thompson, R. White, V. M. Ghete, P. Girtler, E. Kneringer, D. Kuhn, G. Rudolph, E. Bouhova-Thacker, C. K. Bowdery, D. P. Clarke, G. Ellis, A. J. Finch, F. Foster, G. Hughes, R. W.L. Jones, M. R. Pearson, N. A. Robertson, M. Smizanska, O. Van Der Aa, C. Delaere, G. Leibenguth, V. Lemaitre, U. Blumenschein, F. Hölldorfer, K. Jakobs, F. Kayser, A. S. Müller, B. Renk, H. G. Sander, S. Schmeling, H. Wachsmuth, C. Zeitnitz, T. Ziegler, A. Bonissent, P. Coyle, C. Curtil, A. Ealet, D. Fouchez, P. Payre, A. Tilquin, F. Ragusa, A. David, H. Dietl, G. Ganis, K. Hüttmann, G. Lütjens, W. Männer, H. G. Moser, R. Settles, M. Villegas, G. Wolf, J. Boucrot, O. Callot, M. Davier, L. Duflot, J. F. Grivaz, P. Heusse, A. Jacholkowska, L. Serin, J. J. Veillet, P. Azzurri, G. Bagliesi, T. Boccali, L. Foà, A. Giammanco, A. Giassi, F. Ligabue, A. Messineo, F. Palla, G. Sanguinetti, A. Sciabà, G. Sguazzoni, P. Spagnolo, R. Tenchini, A. Venturi, P. G. Verdini, O. Awunor, G. A. Blair, G. Cowan, A. Garcia-Bellido, M. G. Green, T. Medcalf, A. Misiejuk, J. A. Strong, P. Teixeira-Dias, R. W. Clifft, T. R. Edgecock, P. R. Norton, I. R. Tomalin, J. J. Ward, B. Bloch-Devaux, D. Boumediene, P. Colas, B. Fabbro, E. Lançon, M. C. Lemaire, E. Locci, P. Perez, J. Rander, B. Tuchming, B. Vallage, A. M. Litke, G. Taylor, C. N. Booth, S. Cartwright, F. Combley, P. N. Hodgson, M. Lehto, L. F. Thompson, A. Böhrer, S. Brandt, C. Grupen, J. Hess, A. Ngac, G. Prange, C. Borean, G. Giannini, H. He, J. Putz, J. Rothberg, S. R. Armstrong, K. Berkelman, K. Cranmer, D. P.S. Ferguson, Y. Gao, S. González, O. J. Hayes, H. Hu, S. Jin, J. Kile, P. A. McNamara, J. Nielsen, Y. B. Pan, J. H. Von Wimmersperg-Toeller, W. Wiedenmann, J. Wu, Sau Lan Wu, X. Wu, G. Zobernig, G. Dissertori

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A search for Higgs bosons produced in association with a fermion pair, and decaying to WW, is performed with the data collected by the ALEPH detector at centre-of-mass energies ranging from 191 to 209 GeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 453.2 pb^-1. Thirteen exclusive selections are developed according to the different final state topologies. No statistically significant evidence for a Higgs boson decaying into a WW pair has been found. An upper limit is derived, as a function of the Higgs boson mass, on the product of the e⁺e^-→Hff̄ cross section and the H→WW branching ratio. The data on the search for H→WW are combined with previously published ALEPH results on the search for H→γγ, to significantly extend the limits on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson.

Original language	English
Article number	439
Pages (from-to)	439-455
Number of pages	17
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6
State	Published - Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Schael, S., Barate, R., Brunelière, R., De Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Jézéquel, S., Lees, J. P., Martin, F., Merle, E., Minard, M. N., Pietrzyk, B., Trocmé, B., Bravo, S., Casado, M. P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J. M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez-Bosman, M., ... Dissertori, G. (2007). Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP. European Physical Journal C, 49(2), 439-455. Article 439. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6

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AU - Goy, C.

AU - Jézéquel, S.

AU - Lees, J. P.

AU - Martin, F.

AU - Merle, E.

AU - Minard, M. N.

AU - Pietrzyk, B.

AU - Trocmé, B.

AU - Bravo, S.

AU - Casado, M. P.

AU - Chmeissani, M.

AU - Crespo, J. M.

AU - Fernandez, E.

AU - Fernandez-Bosman, M.

AU - Garrido, L.

AU - Martinez, M.

AU - Pacheco, A.

AU - Ruiz, H.

AU - Colaleo, A.

AU - Creanza, D.

AU - De Filippis, N.

AU - De Palma, M.

AU - Iaselli, G.

AU - Maggi, G.

AU - Maggi, M.

AU - Nuzzo, S.

AU - Ranieri, A.

AU - Raso, G.

AU - Ruggieri, F.

AU - Selvaggi, G.

AU - Silvestris, L.

AU - Tempesta, P.

AU - Tricomi, A.

AU - Zito, G.

AU - Huang, X.

AU - Lin, J.

AU - Ouyang, Q.

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AU - Xie, Y.

AU - Xu, R.

AU - Xue, S.

AU - Zhang, J.

AU - Zhang, L.

AU - Zhao, W.

AU - Abbaneo, D.

AU - Barklow, T.

AU - Buchmüller, O.

AU - Cattaneo, M.

AU - Clerbaux, B.

AU - Drevermann, H.

AU - Forty, R. W.

AU - Frank, M.

AU - Gianotti, F.

AU - Hansen, J. B.

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PY - 2007/1

Y1 - 2007/1

N2 - A search for Higgs bosons produced in association with a fermion pair, and decaying to WW, is performed with the data collected by the ALEPH detector at centre-of-mass energies ranging from 191 to 209 GeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 453.2 pb-1. Thirteen exclusive selections are developed according to the different final state topologies. No statistically significant evidence for a Higgs boson decaying into a WW pair has been found. An upper limit is derived, as a function of the Higgs boson mass, on the product of the e+e-→Hff̄ cross section and the H→WW branching ratio. The data on the search for H→WW are combined with previously published ALEPH results on the search for H→γγ, to significantly extend the limits on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson.

AB - A search for Higgs bosons produced in association with a fermion pair, and decaying to WW, is performed with the data collected by the ALEPH detector at centre-of-mass energies ranging from 191 to 209 GeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 453.2 pb-1. Thirteen exclusive selections are developed according to the different final state topologies. No statistically significant evidence for a Higgs boson decaying into a WW pair has been found. An upper limit is derived, as a function of the Higgs boson mass, on the product of the e+e-→Hff̄ cross section and the H→WW branching ratio. The data on the search for H→WW are combined with previously published ALEPH results on the search for H→γγ, to significantly extend the limits on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846847770&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6

DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33846847770

SN - 1434-6044

VL - 49

SP - 439

EP - 455

JO - European Physical Journal C

JF - European Physical Journal C

IS - 2

M1 - 439

ER -

Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP

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