A search for the Z γ decay mode of the Higgs boson in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

ATLAS Publications, T.M. Carter, M. Faucci Giannelli, A. Hasib, M.P. Heath, S. Palazzo, A. Søgaard, A. Strubig, E.P. Takeva, A.J. Taylor, N. Themistokleous, E.M. Villhauer

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A search for the Z γ decay of the Higgs boson, with Z boson decays into pairs of electrons or muons is presented. The analysis uses proton–proton collision data at √s = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1 recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The observed data are consistent with the expected background with a p-value of 1.3%. An upper limit at 95% confidence level on the production cross-section times the branching ratio for pp → H → Z γ is set at 3.6 times the Standard Model prediction while 2.6 times is expected in the presence of the Standard Model Higgs boson. The best-fit value for the signal yield normalised to the Standard Model prediction is 2.0+1.0−0.9 where the statistical component of the uncertainty is dominant.
Original languageEnglish
Article number135754
Pages (from-to)1-21
Number of pages21
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume809
Early online date8 Sept 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2020

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