Search for γγ decays of a Higgs boson in e+e- collisions at √s up to 209 GeV

A. Heister; S. Schael; R. Barate; R. Brunelière; I. De Bonis; D. Decamp; C. Goy; S. Jezequel; J. P. Lees; F. Martin; E. Merle; M. N. Minard; B. Pietrzyk; B. Trocmé; G. Boix; S. Bravo; M. P. Casado; M. Chmeissani; J. M. Crespo; E. Fernandez; M. Fernandez-Bosman; L. Garrido; E. Graugés; J. Lopez; M. Martinez; G. Merino; A. Pacheco; D. Paneque; H. Ruiz; A. Colaleo; D. Creanza; N. De Filippis; M. de Palma; G. Iaselli; G. Maggi; M. Maggi; S. Nuzzo; A. Ranieri; G. Raso; F. Ruggieri; G. Selvaggi; L. Silvestris; P. Tempesta; A. Tricomi; G. Zito; X. Huang; J. Lin; Q. Ouyang; T. Wang; Y. Xie; R. Xu; S. Xue; J. Zhang; L. Zhang; W. Zhao; D. Abbaneo; P. Azzurri; T. Barklow; O. Buchmüller; M. Cattaneo; F. Cerutti; B. Clerbaux; H. Drevermann; R. W. Forty; M. Frank; F. Gianotti; T. C. Greening; J. B. Hansen; J. Harvey; D. E. Hutchcroft; P. Janot; B. Jost; M. Kado; P. Mato; A. Moutoussi; F. Ranjard; L. Rolandi; D. Schlatter; G. Sguazzoni; W. Tejessy; F. Teubert; A. Valassi; I. Videau; J. J. Ward; F. Badaud; S. Dessagne; A. Falvard; D. Fayolle; P. Gay; J. Jousset; B. Michel; S. Monteil; D. Pallin; J. M. Pascolo; P. Perret; J. D. Hansen; J. R. Hansen; P. H. Hansen; B. S. Nilsson; A. Kyriakis

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02242-6

Search for γγ decays of a Higgs boson in e⁺e^- collisions at √s up to 209 GeV

A. Heister, S. Schael, R. Barate, R. Brunelière, I. De Bonis, D. Decamp, C. Goy, S. Jezequel, J. P. Lees, F. Martin, E. Merle, M. N. Minard, B. Pietrzyk, B. Trocmé, G. Boix, S. Bravo, M. P. Casado, M. Chmeissani, J. M. Crespo, E. FernandezM. Fernandez-Bosman, L. Garrido, E. Graugés, J. Lopez, M. Martinez, G. Merino, A. Pacheco, D. Paneque, H. Ruiz, A. Colaleo, D. Creanza, N. De Filippis, M. de Palma, G. Iaselli, G. Maggi, M. Maggi, S. Nuzzo, A. Ranieri, G. Raso, F. Ruggieri, G. Selvaggi, L. Silvestris, P. Tempesta, A. Tricomi, G. Zito, X. Huang, J. Lin, Q. Ouyang, T. Wang, Y. Xie, R. Xu, S. Xue, J. Zhang, L. Zhang, W. Zhao, D. Abbaneo, P. Azzurri, T. Barklow, O. Buchmüller, M. Cattaneo, F. Cerutti, B. Clerbaux, H. Drevermann, R. W. Forty, M. Frank, F. Gianotti, T. C. Greening, J. B. Hansen, J. Harvey, D. E. Hutchcroft, P. Janot, B. Jost, M. Kado, P. Mato, A. Moutoussi, F. Ranjard, L. Rolandi, D. Schlatter, G. Sguazzoni, W. Tejessy, F. Teubert, A. Valassi, I. Videau, J. J. Ward, F. Badaud, S. Dessagne, A. Falvard, D. Fayolle, P. Gay, J. Jousset, B. Michel, S. Monteil, D. Pallin, J. M. Pascolo, P. Perret, J. D. Hansen, J. R. Hansen, P. H. Hansen, B. S. Nilsson, A. Kyriakis

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A search for events with a photon pair arising from the decay of a Higgs boson produced in association with a fermion pair, is performed in 893 pb-1 of data recorded by the ALEPH detector at LEP at centre-of-mass energies up to 209 GeV. No excess of such events is found over the expected background, An upper limit is derived on the product of the e+e- → HZ cross section and the H → γγ branching fraction as a function of the Higgs boson mass. A fermiophobic Higgs boson produced with the Standard Model cross section is excluded at 95% confidence level for all masses below 105.4 GeV/c2. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-24
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	544
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02242-6
Publication status	Published - 19 Sept 2002

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Heister, A., Schael, S., Barate, R., Brunelière, R., De Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Jezequel, S., Lees, J. P., Martin, F., Merle, E., Minard, M. N., Pietrzyk, B., Trocmé, B., Boix, G., Bravo, S., Casado, M. P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J. M., ... Kyriakis, A. (2002). Search for γγ decays of a Higgs boson in e⁺e^- collisions at √s up to 209 GeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 544(1-2), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02242-6

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AU - Schael, S.

AU - Barate, R.

AU - Brunelière, R.

AU - De Bonis, I.

AU - Decamp, D.

AU - Goy, C.

AU - Jezequel, S.

AU - Lees, J. P.

AU - Martin, F.

AU - Merle, E.

AU - Minard, M. N.

AU - Pietrzyk, B.

AU - Trocmé, B.

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AU - Casado, M. P.

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AU - Fernandez, E.

AU - Fernandez-Bosman, M.

AU - Garrido, L.

AU - Graugés, E.

AU - Lopez, J.

AU - Martinez, M.

AU - Merino, G.

AU - Pacheco, A.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Ruiz, H.

AU - Colaleo, A.

AU - Creanza, D.

AU - De Filippis, N.

AU - de Palma, M.

AU - Iaselli, G.

AU - Maggi, G.

AU - Maggi, M.

AU - Nuzzo, S.

AU - Ranieri, A.

AU - Raso, G.

AU - Ruggieri, F.

AU - Selvaggi, G.

AU - Silvestris, L.

AU - Tempesta, P.

AU - Tricomi, A.

AU - Zito, G.

AU - Huang, X.

AU - Lin, J.

AU - Ouyang, Q.

AU - Wang, T.

AU - Xie, Y.

AU - Xu, R.

AU - Xue, S.

AU - Zhang, J.

AU - Zhang, L.

AU - Zhao, W.

AU - Abbaneo, D.

AU - Azzurri, P.

AU - Barklow, T.

AU - Buchmüller, O.

AU - Cattaneo, M.

AU - Cerutti, F.

AU - Clerbaux, B.

AU - Drevermann, H.

AU - Forty, R. W.

AU - Frank, M.

AU - Gianotti, F.

AU - Greening, T. C.

AU - Hansen, J. B.

AU - Harvey, J.

AU - Hutchcroft, D. E.

AU - Janot, P.

AU - Jost, B.

AU - Kado, M.

AU - Mato, P.

AU - Moutoussi, A.

AU - Ranjard, F.

AU - Rolandi, L.

AU - Schlatter, D.

AU - Sguazzoni, G.

AU - Tejessy, W.

AU - Teubert, F.

AU - Valassi, A.

AU - Videau, I.

AU - Ward, J. J.

AU - Badaud, F.

AU - Dessagne, S.

AU - Falvard, A.

AU - Fayolle, D.

AU - Gay, P.

AU - Jousset, J.

AU - Michel, B.

AU - Monteil, S.

AU - Pallin, D.

AU - Pascolo, J. M.

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Search for γγ decays of a Higgs boson in e+e- collisions at √s up to 209 GeV

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