Search for Higgs Boson Pair Production in the bb̅ τ+ τ- Decay Channel with the CMS detector at the LHC /

• Main Author: Cadamuro, Luca (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

This thesis presents innovative contributions to the CMS experiment in the new trigger system for the restart of the LHC collisions in Run II, as well as original analysis methods and important results that led to official publications of the Collaboration. The author's novel reconstruction alg...

Table of Contents:

• Preamble
• Introduction to Higgs Boson Pair Production
• Experimental Apparatus
• The L1 τ Trigger
• Event Selection and Categorization
• Modelling of Physics Processes
• Results on HH → bbτ +τ −
• Future prospects for HH searches
• Conclusions
• Appendix.