Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons decaying to $τ^+τ^-$ pairs in proton-proton collisions at $\\sqrts=$ 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Journal
Physics Letters
Journal Volume
B705
Pages
174-192
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Aad, Georges
Abstract
A search for neutral Higgs bosons decaying to pairs of τ leptons with the ATLAS detector at the LHC is presented. The analysis is based on proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, recorded in 2010 and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1. After signal selection, 276 events are observed in this data sample. The observed number of events is consistent with the total expected background of 269±36 events. Exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level are derived for the production cross section of a generic Higgs boson φ as a function of the Higgs boson mass and for A/H/h production in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) as a function of the parameters mA and tanβ. © 2011 CERN.
Type
journal article