Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson in the H → ZZ → l + l - qq Decay Channel at CMS

• Main Author: Pandolfi, Francesco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Nuclear physics.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

The theoretical foundations of the Standard Model of elementary particles relies on the existence of the Higgs boson, a particle which has been revealed for the first time by the experiments run at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012. As the Higgs boson is an unstable particle, its search strate...