Search for the Higgs boson decay to a pair of electrons in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

The CMS collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137783

Search for the Higgs boson decay to a pair of electrons in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

The CMS collaboration

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Abstract

A search is presented for the Higgs boson decay to a pair of electrons ([Formula presented]) in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV. The data set was collected with the CMS experiment at the LHC between 2016 and 2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138fb⁻¹. The analysis uses event categories targeting Higgs boson production via gluon fusion and vector boson fusion. The observed upper limit on the Higgs boson branching fraction to an electron pair is 3.0×10⁻⁴ (3.0×10⁻⁴ expected) at the 95% confidence level, which is the most stringent limit on this branching fraction to date.

Original language	English
Article number	137783
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	846
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137783
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

BSM
CMS
Electrons
Higgs

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Search for the Higgs boson decay to a pair of electrons in proton-proton collisions at s=13TeV

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