Higgs Vector Boson Fusion Production and Detection at the
Tevatron
Rick St. Denis – Glasgow University
Outline
● Vector Boson Fusion Production of Higgs● Production cross sections and
comparisons to current Tevatron favorite channels
● Event characteristics at MH=130, 160, 200 GeV/c2
● Comparison to LHC
VBF Production Features
● Missing Et● High Pt Leptons● 2 forward jets,
opposite in rapidity, high mass
● Spin 0 Higgs correlates spins of leptons: e,parallel and neutrinos also
● e-jet about 1-1.5
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q
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Check of Higgs Branching Ratios
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Study Characteristics at 130, 160, 200
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Pt, Rapidity of Leptons, Jets
Quark Forward
Pt Quark canbe low
ElectronIn CDF
Reasonably Triggerable
Tev, H=160
Rapidity of two quarks
Min of 2 quarks
Max of 2 quarks
of 2 quarks
Tev, H=160
Missing EnergyTev, H=160
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Met vs Pte
Quark can be alongMet
Met 180o from e
Lepton Correlations:e-e
Tev, H=160
e,eanticorrelated in
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Lepton Correlations: e-
e,correlatedin y,phi andhave high pt
Tev, H=160
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Masses
High Invariant Mass between quarks
Large Invariant Mass between leptons
Mt for e
Tev, H=160
Electron-Jet SeparationTev, H=160
Mh=130 GeV/c2, Tevatron
Pt, Rapidity of Leptons, Jets
Quark Forward, like 160
Pt Quark canbe low
ElectronIn CDF
Less Triggerable
Tev, H=130
Rapidity of two quarks
Min of 2 quarks
Max of 2 quarks
of 2 quarks
Tev, H=130
Missing EnergyLess Missing Et, slightly lower pt leptons
Tev, H=130
Met , e less correlatedMet , q less correlated
Lepton Correlations:e-e
Tev, H=130
e,e less anticorrelated in
(e,e)
Lepton Correlations
e,not as correlated
Tev, H=130
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Masses
Less Invariant Mass between quarks
Slightly less Invariant Mass between leptons
Mt for e
Tev, H=130
Electron-Jet SeparationTev, H=130
Same Separation
Mh=200 GeV/c2, Tevatron
Pt, Rapidity of Leptons, Jets
Quark stillForward, not muchchange
Pt Quark canbe low
ElectronIn CDF
MoreTriggerable
Tev, H=200
Rapidity of two quarks
Min of 2 quarks
Max of 2 quarks
of 2 quarks
Tev, H=200
Not MuchChange
Missing EnergyHigher Missing Et, Higher pt leptons
Tev, H=200
Met , q same Met , e stronger corr.
Lepton Correlations
e,much less correlated
Tev, H=200
Lepton Correlations:e-e
Tev, H=200
e,e more anticorrelated, in but not at 180o
(e,e)
Masses
Larger Invariant Mass between quarks
Mt for e
Tev, H=200Larger Invariant Mass between leptons
Electron-Jet SeparationTev, H=200
Same l-j separation
Mh=160 GeV/c2, LHC
Pt, Rapidity of Leptons, Jets
Quark moreForward
Pt Quark canbe low
ElectronIn CDF: wider distnAt LHC
Reasonably Triggerable
LHC, H=160
Rapidity of two quarks
Min –wider
Max of 2 Quarkswider
of 2 Quarkswider
LHC, H=160
Missing Energy
A bit larger at LHC
LHC, H=160
Lepton Correlations:e-e
LHC, H=160
e,e anticorrelated less sharply in
(e,e)
Lepton Correlations
e,better correlated
LHC, H=160
Masses
Higher Invariant Mass between quarks
Larger Invariant Mass between leptons
Mt for e
LHC, H=160
Electron-Jet SeparationLHC, H=160
Same l-j separation
Conclusions● Cross sections and widths disagree at
20% level● NLO variation with scale can be large● Yield of VBF about 10% of gg->WW can
enhance after cuts● MET, Et and rapidity coverage for CDF
electrons fine, muons may need tricks using e signal correlation
● Large missing Energy, Lepton correlations due to spin, Invariant mass of tagging jets good handles.
Conclusions (cont)
● Best at 160, suffers some e-mu decorrelation and lower pt for lower masses, emu decorrelation but higher pt at higher mass.
● Detection in this mode relies on spin of Higgs: if you find it, how much have you also measured that it is spin 0?
Next Steps
● Check Cross section for VBF properly● Check correlations in MET, e, , jet for
help in mass reco/ efficiency● Study backgrounds for same distributions● Develop estimators: avoid hard cuts in
order to conserve events● Move on to real simluations● Study W to jet possibility, Higgs to
Spare Slides
Kinematics s● : The local CM - pay for this with PDF
● MW Can keep small with W off shell
● MH Can also reduce with H off shell
● Can emit ISR to give pt
to H, but costs PDF
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ss
qq'
q
W+
W-
q'
H0
W+
W-
e-e-
+
e
Vector Boson fusion Production
qq'
q
W+
W-
q'
H0
W+
W-
e-e-
+
e
Missing Et CorrelationsTev, H=160
NeutrinosTev, H=160
NeutrinosTev, H=160