Measurement of the $VH, H\rightarrow ττ$ process with the ATLAS detector at 13 TeV

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contents A measurement of the Standard Model Higgs boson produced in association with a $W$ or $Z$ boson and decaying into a pair of $τ$-leptons is presented. This search is based on proton-proton collision data collected at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb$^{-1}$. For the Higgs boson candidate, only final states with at least one $τ$-lepton decaying hadronically ($τ\rightarrow \mathrm{hadrons} + ν_τ$) are considered. For the vector bosons, only leptonic decay channels are considered: $Z \rightarrow \ell\ell$ and $W\rightarrow \ellν_\ell$, with $\ell=e,μ$. An excess of events over the expected background is found with an observed (expected) significance of 4.2 (3.6) standard deviations, providing evidence of the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into a pair of $τ$-leptons. The ratio of the measured cross-section to the Standard Model prediction is $μ_{\text{VH}}^{ττ} = 1.28\ ^{+0.30}_{-0.29}\ (\mathrm{stat.})\ ^{+0.25}_{-0.21}\ (\mathrm{syst.})$. This result represents the most accurate measurement of the \vh process achieved to date.
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spellingShingle Measurement of the $VH, H\rightarrow ττ$ process with the ATLAS detector at 13 TeV
ATLAS Collaboration
High Energy Physics - Experiment
A measurement of the Standard Model Higgs boson produced in association with a $W$ or $Z$ boson and decaying into a pair of $τ$-leptons is presented. This search is based on proton-proton collision data collected at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb$^{-1}$. For the Higgs boson candidate, only final states with at least one $τ$-lepton decaying hadronically ($τ\rightarrow \mathrm{hadrons} + ν_τ$) are considered. For the vector bosons, only leptonic decay channels are considered: $Z \rightarrow \ell\ell$ and $W\rightarrow \ellν_\ell$, with $\ell=e,μ$. An excess of events over the expected background is found with an observed (expected) significance of 4.2 (3.6) standard deviations, providing evidence of the Higgs boson produced in association with a vector boson and decaying into a pair of $τ$-leptons. The ratio of the measured cross-section to the Standard Model prediction is $μ_{\text{VH}}^{ττ} = 1.28\ ^{+0.30}_{-0.29}\ (\mathrm{stat.})\ ^{+0.25}_{-0.21}\ (\mathrm{syst.})$. This result represents the most accurate measurement of the \vh process achieved to date.
title Measurement of the $VH, H\rightarrow ττ$ process with the ATLAS detector at 13 TeV
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.02394