Search for the associated production of the Higgs boson and a vector boson in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV via Higgs boson decays to τ leptons

Sirunyan A.M.Jeitler, M.M.JeitlerBilin, B.B.BilinBrandstetter, J.J.BrandstetterKhvastunov, I.I.KhvastunovJanssen, X.X.JanssenBrun, H.H.BrunLiko, D.D.LikoSpanring, M.M.SpanringRoskas, C.C.RoskasPython, Q.Q.PythonVannerom, D.D.VanneromVan Haevermaet, H.H.Van HaevermaetTumasyan, A.A.TumasyanMoortgat, S.S.MoortgatFlouris, G.G.FlourisMossolov, V.V.MossolovZarucki, M.M.ZaruckiDorney, B.B.DorneyBondu, O.O.BonduDavid, P.P.DavidBlekman, F.F.BlekmanWulz, C. E.C. E.WulzRad, N.N.RadDobur, D.D.DoburDi Croce, D.D.Di CroceLauwers, J.J.LauwersStarling, E.E.StarlingRohringer, H.H.RohringerFagot, A.A.FagotBergauer, T.T.BergauerDe Bruyn, I.I.De BruynVerbeke, W.W.VerbekeVanlaer, P.P.VanlaerWang, Q.Q.WangGrebenyuk, A.A.GrebenyukD’Hondt, J.J.D’HondtErö, J.J.EröVan Mechelen, P.P.Van MechelenBrochet, S.S.BrochetAbu Zeid, S.S.Abu ZeidLontkovskyi, D.D.LontkovskyiSchöfbeck, R.R.SchöfbeckFasanella, G.G.FasanellaKalsi, A. K.A. K.KalsiPostiau, N.N.PostiauVan Mulders, P.P.Van MuldersHrubec, J.J.HrubecVan Doninck, W.W.Van DoninckDe Clercq, J.J.De ClercqFrühwirth, R.R.FrühwirthTavernier, S.S.TavernierBakhshiansohi, H.H.BakhshiansohiKrätschmer, I.I.KrätschmerPoyraz, D.D.PoyrazAsilar, E.E.AsilarGul, M.M.GulDelannoy, H.H.DelannoyVander Velde, C.C.Vander VeldeSirunyan, A. M.A. M.SirunyanBeghin, D.D.BeghinTytgat, M.M.TytgatCaputo, C.C.CaputoGhete, V. M.V. M.GheteFlechl, M.M.FlechlThomas, L.L.ThomasMikulec, I.I.MikulecSchieck, J.J.SchieckMadlener, T.T.MadlenerZaganidis, N.N.ZaganidisClerbaux, B.B.ClerbauxBruno, G.G.BrunoChekhovsky, V.V.ChekhovskyWittmann, J.J.WittmannFavart, L.L.FavartSpitzbart, D.D.SpitzbartGoldouzian, R.R.GoldouzianTrocino, D.D.TrocinoDragicevic, M.M.DragicevicKrammer, N.N.KrammerWaltenberger, W.W.WaltenbergerVan Remortel, N.N.Van RemortelLenzi, T.T.LenziVan Parijs, I.I.Van ParijsMarchesini, I.I.MarchesiniVit, M.M.VitDeroover, K.K.DerooverAdam, W.W.AdamDe Wolf, E. A.E. A.De WolfDe Lentdecker, G.G.De LentdeckerSkovpen, K.K.SkovpenEscalante Del Valle, A.A.Escalante Del ValleTaurok, A.A.TaurokPieters, M.M.PietersCornelis, T.T.CornelisVermassen, B.B.VermassenMoreels, L.L.MoreelsLuetic, J.J.LueticAmbrogi, F.F.AmbrogiPAO-TI CHANG et al.PAO-TI CHANG et al.KAI-FENG CHEN et al.RONG-SHYANG LU et al.Stathes Paganis et al.WEI-SHU HOU et al.2021-07-282021-07-28201911266708https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067663945&doi=10.1007%2fJHEP06%282019%29093&partnerID=40&md5=864b5af581f575a386ddd5dfbaad1528https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/574417A search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a W or a Z boson and decaying to a pair of τ leptons is performed. A data sample of proton-proton collisions collected at s = 13 TeV by the CMS experiment at the CERN LHC is used, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb?1. The signal strength is measured relative to the expectation for the standard model Higgs boson, yielding μ = 2.5? 1.3+ 1.4. These results are combined with earlier CMS measurements targeting Higgs boson decays to a pair of τ leptons, performed with the same data set in the gluon fusion and vector boson fusion production modes. The combined signal strength is μ = 1.24? 0.27+ 0.29 (1.00? 0.23+ 0.24 expected), and the observed significance is 5.5 standard deviations (4.8 expected) for a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] ? 2019, The Author(s).Search for the associated production of the Higgs boson and a vector boson in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV via Higgs boson decays to τ leptonsjournal article10.1007/JHEP06(2019)0932-s2.0-85067663945