Title
Search for lepton-flavor violating decays of the Higgs boson in the μτ and eτ final states in proton-proton collisions at s =13 TeV
Document Type
Article
Abstract
A search is presented for lepton-flavor violating decays of the Higgs boson to μτ and eτ. The dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb-1 collected at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. No significant excess has been found, and the results are interpreted in terms of upper limits on lepton-flavor violating branching fractions of the Higgs boson. The observed (expected) upper limits on the branching fractions are, respectively, B(H→μτ)<0.15(0.15)% and B(H→eτ)<0.22(0.16)% at 95% confidence level.
Department(s)
Physics and Engineering
Publication Title
Physical Review D
Volume
104
Issue
3
Publication Date
8-1-2021
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.104.032013
ISSN
24700010
E-ISSN
24700029
Recommended Citation
The CMS Collaboration; Sirunyan, A. M.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Andrejkovic, J. W.; Bergauer, T.; and Hogan, Julie M., "Search for lepton-flavor violating decays of the Higgs boson in the μτ and eτ final states in proton-proton collisions at s =13 TeV" (2021). Physics and Engineering Faculty Publications. 79.
https://spark.bethel.edu/physics-faculty/79
Comments
The CMS Collaboration includes over 100 authors. This record includes the Bethel author and the first 5 authors listed. The full list of authors can be viewed on the downloaded document or at the original publisher's website - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.032013