Abstract
A search for a heavy Higgs boson in the H → WW and H → ZZ decay channels is reported. The search is based upon proton-proton collision data samples corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 5.1 fb−1 at √ s = 7 TeV and up to 19.7fb−1 at √ s = 8 TeV, recorded by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC. Several final states of the H → WW and H → ZZ decays are analyzed. The combined upper limit at the 95% confidence level on the product of the cross section and branching fraction exclude a Higgs boson with standard model-like couplings and decays in the range 145 < mH < 1000 GeV. We also interpret the results in the context of an electroweak singlet extension of the standard model.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Article number | 144 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-52 |
Number of pages | 52 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2015 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Oct 1 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015, The Author(s).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics