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Search for Higgs boson pair production in the WW(*)WW(*) decay channel using ATLAS data recorded at v s= 13 TeV
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posted on 2023-06-09, 18:53 authored by N L Abraham, Benedict AllbrookeBenedict Allbrooke, Lily AsquithLily Asquith, Alessandro CerriAlessandro Cerri, Samuel Jones, Thomas StevensonThomas Stevenson, Fabrizio SalvatoreFabrizio Salvatore, Antonella De SantoAntonella De Santo, Kate ShawKate Shaw, K Suruliz, Mark SuttonMark Sutton, Fabio Tresoldi, Fabrizio Trovato, Iacopo Vivarelli, E Winkels, The ATLAS Collaboration, othersA search for a pair of neutral, scalar bosons with each decaying into two W bosons is presented using 36.1 fb-1 of proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV recorded with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. This search uses three production models: non-resonant and resonant Higgs boson pair production and resonant production of a pair of heavy scalar particles. Three final states, classified by the number of leptons, are analysed: two same-sign leptons, three leptons, and four leptons. No significant excess over the expected Standard Model backgrounds is observed. An observed (expected) 95% confidence-level upper limit of 160 (120) times the Standard Model prediction of non-resonant Higgs boson pair production cross-section is set from a combined analysis of the three final states. Upper limits are set on the production cross-section times branching ratio of a heavy scalar X decaying into a Higgs boson pair in the mass range of 260 GeV = mX = 500 GeV and the observed (expected) limits range from 9.3 (10) pb to 2.8 (2.6) pb. Upper limits are set on the production cross-section times branching ratio of a heavy scalar X decaying into a pair of heavy scalars S for mass ranges of 280 GeV = mX = 340 GeV and 135 GeV = mS = 165 GeV and the observed (expected) limits range from 2.5 (2.5) pb to 0.16 (0.17) pb.
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Journal of High Energy PhysicsISSN
1126-6708Publisher
Institute of PhysicsExternal DOI
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124Volume
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1-37Department affiliated with
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2019-09-19First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2019-09-02Usage metrics
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