flavour independent neutral higgs boson searches at lep
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Flavour independent neutral Higgs boson
searches at LEP
Ivo van VulpenNIKHEF
On behalf of the LEP collaborations
EPS conference 2005
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 2
The LEP collider:
e+e- collider at CERN operated 1989-2000 (4 experiments: ALEPH, DELPHI, L3, OPAL)
s mZ (LEP1) and s = 130-209 GeV (LEP2)
Most results (95% CL limits) based on LEP2: Int. Lum. 2.6 fb-1
LEP and the LEP data-set
http://lephiggs.web.cern.ch/LEPHIGGS/www/Welcome.html
LEP combined results on Higgs searches:
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 3
SM Higgs boson
Weak boson fusion
In the SM we know everything about the Higgs boson
mh > 115.3 GeV (expected)
mh > 114.4 GeV (observed)
(except its mass)
B-tagging
udsc-jets
b-jets
Higgs-strahlungh bb (>80%)
qq (70%) (20%)l+l- (10%)
Production: hz(mh,√s) Decay: h(mh)
2 b-jets + a “Z”. Excluded SM mh:
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 4
Simplest SM extension: 2 complex Higgs Doublets 5 Higgs bosons (3 neutral)
Neutral Higgs boson production Higgs boson decay
Depends on model parameters
Neutral Higgs boson production at LEP
Models: 2HDM(I): One doublet for all fermions
2HDM(II): One up-type doublet One down-type doublet
mainly hbb
Associated productionHiggs strahlungM
SSM
hZ )(sin2 SM
hZ
SM)bb(hbbh
)(cos)(sin
2
2
hA )(cos2 SM
hZ
hbb decays suppressed (light quarks and gluons)
No sensitivity in standard analyses
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 5
What ifa neutral Higgs boson is produced, but
… does not couple (strongly) to b-quarks
… decays into light quarks or gluon pairs
… has a cross section X times smaller or larger than SM prediction
In general: Test predictions of any (new) model against LEP data
Experimentalist: Exclude neutral Higgs boson production, with (H hadrons) over mH range
YES NO Cancel
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 6
Neutral Higgs boson production at LEP
Details Higgs sectorSU(2) x U(1)
Consider Higgs boson decays into all quark pairs and gluons
Exclude and
Topology based (no b-tag information)
Flavour independent (hadronic) Higgs boson search:
Worst case scenario
2ffffhA
EWhAffffhA σ σ C
2)ffZ(h
EWhZ)ffZ(h σ σ C
)(mh2hZC )m,(m Ah
2hAC
Assumption: h small (w.r.t detector resolution)
e+e- hZ
e+e- hA
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 7
hZ production
qq/qql+l-: Z-like object + recoil mass
Gluon pairs versus light-quark pairs: higher selection efficiency worse di-jet mass resolution
Experimental issues:
4-jets: topology+ masses (3 pairings)
Weak boson fusion
Higgs-strahlungh qq/gg (100%)
qq (70%) (20%)l+l- (10%)
3 final states
SM Backgrounds:
qq(), W+W- , ZZ
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 8
hZ production: single experiment
DELPHI (all channels)
Topologies: qqqq, qq, qql+l-
Mh range: 4 < Mh <115 GeV
Mh (GeV)Mqq (GeV)
C2
Z(h
h
ad
ron
s)
Single channel (qq+-)
only 3% of all decays,but very clean
SM hZ cross section
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 9
hZ production: LEP combined Flavour Independent
Even without b-tag information, still a strong limit
Expected Observed (GeV/c2) (GeV/c2)
LEP results on hZ production:
SM 115.3 114.4
Flav.Ind. 113.0 112.9
Mh (GeV)
C
2Z
(h
had
ron
s)
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 10
hA production4-jet event at LEP
h
A
SM Backgrounds:
qq() ~ 8 pb W+W- ~ 8 pb ZZ ~ 0.5 pb
Analyses depend on h and A masses Topology (small mh or mA: 4 jets 3 jets)
Gluon pairs versus light-quark pairs: higher selection efficiency worse di-jet mass resolution
4-jet final state
Experimental issues:
Pairing ambiguities: 4 jets (3 pairings)
qq/gg (100%)
qq/gg (100%)
Associated production
OPAL: also consider hAA
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 11
Interpretation in 2HDM models (parameter scan): see talk by P. Akesson
Mh (GeV) Mh (GeV)
MA (
GeV
)
MA (
GeV
)
LEP Flavour Independent results on hA production
For C2 =1: mh+mA < 140 GeV
hAA taken into account(6 parton final state)
Exclude hA(hadronic) cross-sections relative to SM:
DELPHIhAhadrons
)m,(m Ah2hAC
Ivo van Vulpen (NIKHEF) EPS conference (Lissabon, July 2005) slide 12
Conclusions
Limits on hZ and hA production (h,Agluons/quarks)LEP combined results on hZ (No signal observed)Cross section exclusion as function of mh (mA)
Important experimental LEP legacy:
More model independent summary of LEP data
Important test for (future) model builders… SUSY, 2-3-4-5HDM, CP (non-)conserving, etc.
LHC cannot easily cover low mass regions(allows check for any LHC prediction)
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