Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e+e- collisions at LEP

S. Schael; R. Barate; R. Brunelière; I. De Bonis; D. Decamp; C. Goy; S. Jézéquel; J. P. Lees; F. Martin; E. Merle; M. N. Minard; B. Pietrzyk; B. Trocmé; S. Bravo; M. P. Casado; M. Chmeissani; J. M. Crespo; E. Fernandez; M. Fernandez-Bosman; L. Garrido; M. Martinez; A. Pacheco; 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; T. Barklow; O. Buchmüller; M. Cattaneo; B. Clerbaux; H. Drevermann; R. W. Forty; M. Frank; F. Gianotti; J. B. Hansen; J. Harvey; D. E. Hutchcroft; P. Janot; B. Jost; M. Kado; P. Mato; A. Moutoussi; F. Ranjard; L. Rolandi; D. Schlatter; F. Teubert; A. Valassi; I. Videau; 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; A. C. Kraan; B. S. Nilsson; A. Kyriakis; C. Markou; E. Simopoulou; A. Vayaki; K. Zachariadou; A. Blondel; J. C. Brient; F. MacHefert; A. Rougé; H. Videau; V. Ciulli; E. Focardi

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Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP

S. Schael, R. Barate, R. Brunelière, I. De Bonis, D. Decamp, C. Goy, S. Jézéquel, J. P. Lees, F. Martin, E. Merle, M. N. Minard, B. Pietrzyk, B. Trocmé, S. Bravo, M. P. Casado, M. Chmeissani, J. M. Crespo, E. Fernandez, M. Fernandez-Bosman, L. GarridoM. Martinez, A. Pacheco, 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, T. Barklow, O. Buchmüller, M. Cattaneo, B. Clerbaux, H. Drevermann, R. W. Forty, M. Frank, F. Gianotti, J. B. Hansen, J. Harvey, D. E. Hutchcroft, P. Janot, B. Jost, M. Kado, P. Mato, A. Moutoussi, F. Ranjard, L. Rolandi, D. Schlatter, F. Teubert, A. Valassi, I. Videau, 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, A. C. Kraan, B. S. Nilsson, A. Kyriakis, C. Markou, E. Simopoulou, A. Vayaki, K. Zachariadou, A. Blondel, J. C. Brient, F. MacHefert, A. Rougé, H. Videau, V. Ciulli, E. Focardi

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A search for Higgs bosons produced in association with a fermion pair, and decaying to WW, is performed with the data collected by the ALEPH detector at centre-of-mass energies ranging from 191 to 209 GeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 453.2 pb-1. Thirteen exclusive selections are developed according to the different final state topologies. No statistically significant evidence for a Higgs boson decaying into a WW pair has been found. An upper limit is derived, as a function of the Higgs boson mass, on the product of the e+e-→Hff̄ cross section and the H→WW branching ratio. The data on the search for H→WW are combined with previously published ALEPH results on the search for H→γγ, to significantly extend the limits on the mass of a fermiophobic Higgs boson. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	439-455
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

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Schael, S., Barate, R., Brunelière, R., De Bonis, I., Decamp, D., Goy, C., Jézéquel, S., Lees, J. P., Martin, F., Merle, E., Minard, M. N., Pietrzyk, B., Trocmé, B., Bravo, S., Casado, M. P., Chmeissani, M., Crespo, J. M., Fernandez, E., Fernandez-Bosman, M., ... Focardi, E. (2007). Search for Higgs bosons decaying to WW in e⁺e^- collisions at LEP. European Physical Journal C, 49(2), 439-455. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-006-0158-6

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AU - Barate, R.

AU - Brunelière, R.

AU - De Bonis, I.

AU - Decamp, D.

AU - Goy, C.

AU - Jézéquel, S.

AU - Lees, J. P.

AU - Martin, F.

AU - Merle, E.

AU - Minard, M. N.

AU - Pietrzyk, B.

AU - Trocmé, B.

AU - Bravo, S.

AU - Casado, M. P.

AU - Chmeissani, M.

AU - Crespo, J. M.

AU - Fernandez, E.

AU - Fernandez-Bosman, M.

AU - Garrido, L.

AU - Martinez, M.

AU - Pacheco, A.

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 - Barklow, T.

AU - Buchmüller, O.

AU - Cattaneo, M.

AU - Clerbaux, B.

AU - Drevermann, H.

AU - Forty, R. W.

AU - Frank, M.

AU - Gianotti, F.

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 - Teubert, F.

AU - Valassi, A.

AU - Videau, I.

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.

AU - Perret, P.

AU - Hansen, J. D.

AU - Hansen, J. R.

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AU - Kraan, A. C.

AU - Nilsson, B. S.

AU - Kyriakis, A.

AU - Markou, C.

AU - Simopoulou, E.

AU - Vayaki, A.

AU - Zachariadou, K.

AU - Blondel, A.

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