Published July 1, 2008 | Version v1
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Search for the Higgs Boson in the ZH->vvbb Channel at CDF Run II

Description

This analysis focuses on a low mass Higgs boson search with 1.7 fb-1 of data. The focus is on Higgs events in which it is produced in association with a W or Z boson. Such events are expected to leave a distinct signature of large missing transverse energy for either a Z → νν decay or a leptonic W decay in which the lepton goes undetected, as well as jets with taggable secondary vertices from the H → b(bar B) decay. Utilizing a new track based technique for removing QCD multi-jet processes as well as a neural network discriminant, an expected limit of 8.3 times the Standard Model prediction at the 95% CL for a Higgs boson mass of 115 GeV/c2 is calculated, with an observed limit of 8.0*SM

Availability note (English)

Available from http://lss.fnal.gov/cgi-bin/find_paper.pl?thesis-2008-18.pdf; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/935006-6VNJa0/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
179 p.
Report number
FERMILAB-THESIS--2008-18

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-76CH03000
Notes
Submitted to Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (US)
Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)