Published August 2004
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Journal article
Can an invisible Higgs boson be seen via diffraction at the LHC?
- 1. Center for Cosmoparticle Physics ''Cosmion'' of Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, 125047, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 2. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 3. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300, Gatchina, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
- 4. Department of Physics and Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham, DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
Description
We study the possibility of observing an ''invisible'' Higgs boson in central exclusive diffractive production at the LHC. We evaluate the cross section using, as a simple example, the standard model with a heavy fourth generation, where the invisible decay mode H →ν4 anti ν4 dominates, with the heavy neutrino mass M(ν4) ≅50 GeV. We discuss the possible requirements on trigger conditions and the background processes. (orig.)
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2004-01967-1Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 503-507
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 35088225
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTINEUTRINOS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; DIFFRACTION MODELS; EXCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS; HIGGS BOSONS; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; LEPTONIC DECAY; PAIR PRODUCTION; PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; PROTONS; STANDARD MODEL; TEV RANGE 10-100; THEORETICAL DATA
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BARYONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; DATA; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NUCLEONS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; TEV RANGE; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY