Erratum: Observing $H \to W^{()} W^{()} \to e^{\pm} μ^{\mp} {\overset{/}{p}}_{T}$ in weak boson fusion with the dual forward jet tagging at the CERN LHC [Phys. Rev. D60, 113004 (1999)]

13 March 2000

journal article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D

Vol. 61 (9)
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.61.099901

Abstract

Weak boson fusion promises to be a copious source of intermediate mass Standard Model Higgs bosons at the LHC. The additional very energetic forward jets in these events provide for powerful background suppression tools. We analyze the H -> W^(*)W^(*) -> e mu pT(miss) decay mode for a Higgs boson mass in the 130-200 GeV range. A parton level analysis of the dominant backgrounds (production of W pairs, t t-bar and Z -> tau tau in association with jets) demonstrates that this channel allows the observation of H -> W^(*)W^(*) in a virtually background-free environment, yielding a significant Higgs boson signal with an integrated luminosity of 5 fb^-1 or less. Weak boson fusion achieves a much better signal to background ratio than inclusive H -> e mu pT(miss) and is therefore the most promising search channel in the 140-200 GeV mass range

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Erratum: ObservingH→W(*)W(*)→e±μ∓p/Tin weak boson fusion with the dual forward jet tagging at the CERN LHC [Phys. Rev. D60, 113004 (1999)]

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Erratum: Observing $H \to W^{()} W^{()} \to e^{\pm} μ^{\mp} {\overset{/}{p}}_{T}$ in weak boson fusion with the dual forward jet tagging at the CERN LHC [Phys. Rev. D60, 113004 (1999)]