Observation of the Higgs boson decay to a pair of τ leptons with the CMS detector

Sirunyan, A.M.; Tumasyan, A.; Adam, W.; Ambrogi, F.; Asilar, E.; Bergauer, T.; Brandstetter, J.; Brondolin, E.; Dragicevic, M.; Erö, J.; Flechl, M.; Friedl, M.; Frühwirth, R.; Ghete, V.M.; Grossmann, J.; Hrubec, J.; Jeitler, M.; König, A.; Krammer, N.; Krätschmer, I.; Liko, D.; Madlener, T.; Mikulec, I.; Pree, E.; Rabady, D.; Rad, N.; Rohringer, H.; Schieck, J.; Schöfbeck, R.; Spanring, M.; Spitzbart, D.; Waltenberger, W.; Wittmann, J.; Wulz, C.-E.; Zarucki, M.; Chekhovsky, V.; Mossolov, V.; Suarez Gonzalez, J.; De Wolf, E.A.; Di Croce, D.; Janssen, X.; Lauwers, J.; Van Haevermaet, H.; Van Mechelen, P.; Van Remortel, N.; Abu Zeid, S.; Blekman, F.; D'Hondt, J.; De Bruyn, I.; De Clercq, J.

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2018.02.004

Observation of the Higgs boson decay to a pair of τ leptons with the CMS detector

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A measurement of the H→ττ signal strength is performed using events recorded in proton–proton collisions by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016 at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV. The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. The H→ττ signal is established with a significance of 4.9 standard deviations, to be compared to an expected significance of 4.7 standard deviations. The best fit of the product of the observed H→ττ signal production cross section and branching fraction is 1.09−0.26 +0.27 times the standard model expectation. The combination with the corresponding measurement performed with data collected by the CMS experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8TeV leads to an observed significance of 5.9 standard deviations, equal to the expected significance. This is the first observation of Higgs boson decays to τ leptons by a single experiment. © 2018 The Author(s)

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CMS Higgs LHC Observation Physics Tau

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Alan	Değer	Dil
dc.contributor.author	Sirunyan, A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Tumasyan, A.
dc.contributor.author	Adam, W.
dc.contributor.author	Ambrogi, F.
dc.contributor.author	Asilar, E.
dc.contributor.author	Bergauer, T.
dc.contributor.author	Brandstetter, J.
dc.contributor.author	Brondolin, E.
dc.contributor.author	Dragicevic, M.
dc.contributor.author	Erö, J.
dc.contributor.author	Flechl, M.
dc.contributor.author	Friedl, M.
dc.contributor.author	Frühwirth, R.
dc.contributor.author	Ghete, V.M.
dc.contributor.author	Grossmann, J.
dc.contributor.author	Hrubec, J.
dc.contributor.author	Jeitler, M.
dc.contributor.author	König, A.
dc.contributor.author	Krammer, N.
dc.contributor.author	Krätschmer, I.
dc.contributor.author	Liko, D.
dc.contributor.author	Madlener, T.
dc.contributor.author	Mikulec, I.
dc.contributor.author	Pree, E.
dc.contributor.author	Rabady, D.
dc.contributor.author	Rad, N.
dc.contributor.author	Rohringer, H.
dc.contributor.author	Schieck, J.
dc.contributor.author	Schöfbeck, R.
dc.contributor.author	Spanring, M.
dc.contributor.author	Spitzbart, D.
dc.contributor.author	Waltenberger, W.
dc.contributor.author	Wittmann, J.
dc.contributor.author	Wulz, C.-E.
dc.contributor.author	Zarucki, M.
dc.contributor.author	Chekhovsky, V.
dc.contributor.author	Mossolov, V.
dc.contributor.author	Suarez Gonzalez, J.
dc.contributor.author	De Wolf, E.A.
dc.contributor.author	Di Croce, D.
dc.contributor.author	Janssen, X.
dc.contributor.author	Lauwers, J.
dc.contributor.author	Van Haevermaet, H.
dc.contributor.author	Van Mechelen, P.
dc.contributor.author	Van Remortel, N.
dc.contributor.author	Abu Zeid, S.
dc.contributor.author	Blekman, F.
dc.contributor.author	D'Hondt, J.
dc.contributor.author	De Bruyn, I.
dc.contributor.author	De Clercq, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2026-10-18T20:29:16.342502884Z
dc.date.available	2026-10-18T20:29:16.342502884Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	A measurement of the H→ττ signal strength is performed using events recorded in proton–proton collisions by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2016 at a center-of-mass energy of 13TeV. The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 35.9fb−1. The H→ττ signal is established with a significance of 4.9 standard deviations, to be compared to an expected significance of 4.7 standard deviations. The best fit of the product of the observed H→ττ signal production cross section and branching fraction is 1.09−0.26 +0.27 times the standard model expectation. The combination with the corresponding measurement performed with data collected by the CMS experiment at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8TeV leads to an observed significance of 5.9 standard deviations, equal to the expected significance. This is the first observation of Higgs boson decays to τ leptons by a single experiment. © 2018 The Author(s)
dc.description.sponsorship	; Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, (GRIDPP, ST/N000242/1); Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC; National Science Foundation, NSF, (1606321, 1506168, 1151640, 1508869, 1506130); National Science Foundation, NSF; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020, (675440); Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, H2020
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.physletb.2018.02.004
dc.identifier.endpage	316
dc.identifier.issn	0370-2693
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85047666573
dc.identifier.startpage	283
dc.identifier.uri	https://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/14462
dc.identifier.volume	779
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartof	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	CMS
dc.subject	Higgs
dc.subject	LHC
dc.subject	Observation
dc.subject	Physics
dc.subject	Tau
dc.title	Observation of the Higgs boson decay to a pair of τ leptons with the CMS detector
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
rdl.citation.scopus	229
rdl.oa.status	gold
rdl.source.index	SCOPUS