Experimental Seminar Series

Searching for Higgs boson decays to b-quarks with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Seminar Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: KIPAC Auditorium
Abstract: If the present hints for the existence of a low mass Higgs boson-like resonance will be confirmed, a detailed measurement of the Higgs sector will be needed to confirm the Standard Model predictions. The measurement of Higgs boson decays to b-quarks, which is most promising in the associated production with a vector boson, is expected to play a crucial role in this. I will describe the progress made in recent years in improving the expected analysis sensitivity, the latest measurement performed with the full 2011 dataset and the prospects for a more precise measurement after a first detector upgrade to cope with the increased challenges from a higher luminosity running phase of LHC.
Speaker: Giacinto Piacquadio -
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