Measurement of the Higgs boson total decay width using the <i>H</i> → <i>WW</i> → <i>e</i>νμν decay channel in proton-proton collisions at √<i>s</i>=13 TeV
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, vol.113, no.9, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 113 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.1103/rny9-zby1
- Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW D
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The Higgs boson (H) decay width is determined from the ratio of off- and on-shell production of H -> WW -> e nu mu nu using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb- 1 collected at root s =13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The off-shell signal strength is measured as mu(off-shell) = 1.2(-0.7)(+0.8). The Higgs boson total decay width is Gamma(H) = 3.9(-2.2)(+2.7) MeV, in agreement with the standard model prediction. The uncertainty in this result represents a factor of 3 improvement over the previous CMS result in this decay channel.