The search for the Higgs boson at the ATLAS experiment
Dag Gillberg
Carleton University
This presentation discusses the latest results of two of the most sensitive
searches of a Standard Model Higgs boson at the ATLAS experiments. These
analyses search for Higgs bosons decaying to two photons, or to four
electrons and/or muons. Both these analyses show slight "excesses" over
background that might be from a Higgs boson with a mass of about 125
GeV. Using the 2012 ATLAS dataset, which is currently being recorded,
we expect to be able judge if this is indeed a significant excess or a
statistical fluctuation. The search for Higgs production via vector boson
fusion, and the associated experimental challenges will also briefly
be discussed.
Date: | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Where: | McGill University |
| Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, R.E. Bell Conference Room (room 103) |
Contact: | Robert Rutledge |
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