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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 language | English |
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Article number | 135754 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-21 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 809 |
Early online date | 8 Sept 2020 |
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Publication status | Published - 10 Oct 2020 |