Naslov
Search for Higgs and Z boson decays to J/psi or Y pairs in the four-muon final state in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV

Autori
Sirunyan, Albert M ; ... ; Antunović, Željko ; Brigljević, Vuko ; Ceci, Saša ; Ferenček, Dinko ; Giljanović, Duje ; Godinović, Nikola ; Kadija, Krešo ; Kovač, Marko ; Lelas, Damir ; Luetić, Jelena ; Mesić, Benjamin ; Puljak, Ivica ; Roguljić, Matej ; Starodumov, Andrey ; Đurić, Senka ; Šuša, Tatjana ; Šćulac, Toni ; ... ; Woods, Nathaniel

Kolaboracija
CMS Collaboration

Izvornik
Physics letters. B (0370-2693) 797 (2019); 134811, 31

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Ključne riječi
High energy physics ; Experimental particle physics ; LHC ; CMS ; Particle Physics Experiments ; Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments) ; Supersymmetry ; Higgs physics ; Beyond Standard Model ; Photon production ; Elementary Particles and Fields ; B physics ; Exotica ; Long-lived particles ; Top physics ; B2G ; Diboson ; Dilepton ; HVT ; Graviton ; Standard model physics ; Higgs boson ; Z boson ; Rare decays

Sažetak
A search for decays of the Higgs and Z boson to pairs of J/psi or Y(nS)(n = 1, 2, 3) mesons, with their subsequent decay to mu(+)mu(-) pairs, is presented. The analysis uses data from proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2017 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 37.5 fb(-1). While an observation of such a decay with this sample would indicate the presence of physics beyond the standard model, no significant excess is observed. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are placed on the branching fractions of these decays. In the J/psi pair channel, the limits are 1.8 x 10(-3) and 2.2 x 10(-6) for the Higgs and Z boson, respectively, while in the combined Y(nS) pair channel, the limits are 1.4 x 10(-3) and 1.5 x 10(-6), respectively, when the mesons from the Higgs and Z boson decay are assumed to be unpolarized. When fully longitudinal and transverse polarizations are considered the limits reduce by about 22-29% and increase by about 10-13%, respectively.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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