Measurement of W+W− production and search for the Higgs boson in pp collisions at s=7 TeV

CMS Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2011.03.056

Measurement of W⁺W⁻ production and search for the Higgs boson in pp collisions at s=7 TeV

CMS Collaboration

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Abstract

A measurement of W⁺W⁻ production in pp collisions at s=7 TeV and a search for the Higgs boson are reported. The W⁺W⁻ candidates are selected in events with two leptons, either electrons or muons. The measurement is performed using LHC data recorded with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb⁻¹. The pp → W⁺W⁻ cross section is measured to be 41.1±15.3(stat)±5.8(syst)±4.5(lumi)pb, consistent with the standard model prediction. Limits on WWγ and WWZ anomalous triple gauge couplings are set. The search for the standard model Higgs boson in the W⁺W⁻ decay mode does not reveal any evidence of excess above backgrounds. Limits are set on the production of the Higgs boson in the context of the standard model and in the presence of a sequential fourth family of fermions with high masses. In the latter context, a Higgs boson with mass between 144 and 207 GeV/c² is ruled out at 95% confidence level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-47
Number of pages	23
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	699
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2011.03.056
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2011

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