A search for evidence of invisible-particle decay modes of a Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson at the Large Hadron Collider is presented. No deviation from the standard model expectation is observed in 4.5  fb^(−1) (20.3  fb^(−1)) of 7 (8) TeV pp collision data collected by the ATLAS experiment. Assuming the standard model rate for ZH production, an upper limit of 75%, at the 95% confidence level is set on the branching ratio to invisible-particle decay modes of the Higgs boson at a mass of 125.5 GeV. The limit on the branching ratio is also interpreted in terms of an upper limit on the allowed dark matter-nucleon scattering cross section within a Higgs-portal dark matter scenario. Within the constraints of such a scenario, the results presented in this Letter provide the strongest available limits for low-mass dark matter candidates. Limits are also set on an additional neutral Higgs boson, in the mass range 110<m(H)<400  GeV, produced in association with a Z boson and decaying to invisible particles.

Aad, G., Abajyan, T., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Khalek, S., Abdinov, O., et al. (2014). Search for Invisible Decays of a Higgs Boson Produced in Association with a Z Boson in ATLAS. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 112(20) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.201802].

Search for Invisible Decays of a Higgs Boson Produced in Association with a Z Boson in ATLAS

AIELLI, GIULIO;CAMARRI, PAOLO;CERRITO, LUCIO;DI CIACCIO, ANNA;SANTONICO, RINALDO;
2014-01-01

Abstract

A search for evidence of invisible-particle decay modes of a Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson at the Large Hadron Collider is presented. No deviation from the standard model expectation is observed in 4.5  fb^(−1) (20.3  fb^(−1)) of 7 (8) TeV pp collision data collected by the ATLAS experiment. Assuming the standard model rate for ZH production, an upper limit of 75%, at the 95% confidence level is set on the branching ratio to invisible-particle decay modes of the Higgs boson at a mass of 125.5 GeV. The limit on the branching ratio is also interpreted in terms of an upper limit on the allowed dark matter-nucleon scattering cross section within a Higgs-portal dark matter scenario. Within the constraints of such a scenario, the results presented in this Letter provide the strongest available limits for low-mass dark matter candidates. Limits are also set on an additional neutral Higgs boson, in the mass range 110
2014
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Aad, G., Abajyan, T., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Khalek, S., Abdinov, O., et al. (2014). Search for Invisible Decays of a Higgs Boson Produced in Association with a Z Boson in ATLAS. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 112(20) [10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.201802].
Aad, G; Abajyan, T; Abbott, B; Abdallah, J; Khalek, S; Abdinov, O; Aben, R; Abi, B; Abolins, M; Abouzeid, O; Abramowicz, H; Abreu, H; Abulaiti, Y; Ach...espandi
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