Search for Higgs bosons produced via vector-boson fusion and decaying into bottom quark pairs in root s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector


Aaboud M., Aad G., Abbott B., Abdinov O., Abeloos B., Abhayasinghe D. K., ...More

PHYSICAL REVIEW D, vol.98, no.5, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevd.98.052003
  • Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW D
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A search for the b (b) over bar decay of the Standard Model Higgs boson produced through vector-boson fusion is presented. Three mutually exclusive channels are considered: two all-hadronic channels and a photon-associated channel. Results are reported from the analysis of up to 30.6 fb(-1) of pp data at root s = 13 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The measured signal strength relative to the Standard Model prediction from the combined analysis is 2.5(-1.3)(+1.4) for inclusive Higgs boson production and 3.0(-1.6)(+1.7) for vector-boson fusion production only.