Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson decay to μ+μ with the ATLAS detector

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Abstract

A search is reported for Higgs boson decay to μ+μ using data with an integrated luminosity of 24.8 fb−1collected with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at s=7and8 TeV at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The observed dimuon invariant mass distribution is consistent with the Standard Model background-only hypothesis in the 120–150 GeV search range. For a Higgs boson with a mass of 125.5 GeV, the observed (expected) upper limit at the 95% confidence level is 7.0 (7.2) times the Standard Model expectation. This corresponds to an upper limit on the branching ratio BR(H→μ+μ) of 1.5×10−3.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)68-86
Number of pages19
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume738
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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