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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Searching for Invisibly Decaying Higgs Bosons at LEP II
Oscar J.p. EboliOscar J.p. EboliOscar J.p. EboliJose W.f. ValleJosé W. F. ValleJosé W. F. ValleJ. RosiekJ. RosiekJ. RosiekF. De CamposF. De CamposF. De Campossubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsLarge Hadron ColliderMissing energyElectron–positron annihilationHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaFOS: Physical sciencesStandard ModelNuclear physicsParticle decayHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Higgs bosonHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentBosonLeptondescription
We study the potential of LEP II to unravel the existence of invisibly decaying Higgs bosons, predicted in a wide class of models. We perform a model independent analysis, focusing our attention to the final state topologies exhibiting $b \bar{b}$ or $\ell^+ \ell^-$ ($\ell=\mu$ or $e$) pairs and missing energy. We carefully evaluate the signals and backgrounds, choosing appropriate cuts to enhance the discovery limits. Our results demonstrate that LEP II is capable of discovering such a Higgs boson for a wide range of masses and couplings.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-15 |