Search for associated
top/Higgs production at CMS
Lorenzo Bianchini (ETH Zurich)
on behalf of the CMS Collaboration
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3 July 2014,
ICHEP2014, Valencia
Thursday, July 3, 14
Experimental challenge posed by:
‣
low signal cross section‣
large irreducible SM background-
often challenging at NLO‣
complicated final states2
Motivation
• Precise knowledge of Yukawa coupling Y
tcrucial for characterization of H(125)
‣
H + top quark(s) sensitive to Yt at tree-level-
gg/qq ➝ ttH [ σSM = 130 fb ]-
qb ➝ tHq [ σSM = 18 fb ]• Effort to extend top/Higgs search to more
final states + improvement of existing analyses
‣
~90% of H decays covered by dedicated analysesbb γγ
WW
ZZgg ccττ
SM BRs for mH=125 GeV
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Overview of CMS analyses
H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb H ➝ττ H ➝ττ
H ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb
τ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadτ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadH ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ
ttH
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ leptons (
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020 H ➝ leptons
(
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
H ➝ photons
7+8 TeV
CERN-PH-EP-2014-117
tH 8 TeV in progress
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-001
Thursday, July 3, 14
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Overview of CMS analyses
H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb H ➝ττ H ➝ττ
H ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb
τ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadτ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadH ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ
ttH
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ leptons (
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020 H ➝ leptons
(
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
H ➝ photons
7+8 TeV
CERN-PH-EP-2014-117
tH 8 TeV in progress
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-001
Combination of ttH searches (see M. Chen’s talk on Friday) CMS-PAS-HIG-14-009
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H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb H ➝ττ H ➝ττ
H ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ H ➝ bb
H ➝ bb
τ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadτ
hadτ
hadlτ
hadH ➝ WW
*/ZZ
*H➝γγ
ttH
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ hadrons 7+8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-12-035 JHEP 1305 (2013) 145 CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019 CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
H ➝ leptons (
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020 H ➝ leptons
(
±
±, 3 , 4 )
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
H ➝ photons
7+8 TeV
CERN-PH-EP-2014-117
tH 8 TeV in progress
8 TeV
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-001
New ttH( bb ) analysis of 8 TeV data
Overview of CMS analyses
Thursday, July 3, 14
H ➝ hadrons
(bb/ ττ , 7+8 TeV)
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H ➝ hadrons analysis
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Events
10 102
103
104
105
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
): LJ + DIL + TAU τ
ttH(bb,τ Pre-Fit
channel and category
6j2t LJ
4j3t LJ
5j3t LJ
6j3t LJ
4j4t LJ
5j4t LJ
6j4t LJ 3j2tDIL
4j2tDIL 3tDIL
4j1t TAU
5j1t TAU
6j1t TAU
4j2t TAU
5j2t TAU
6j2t TAU
Data/MC
0 1
2 Stat+Syst Uncertainty B-only p-value (χ2) = 0.001
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CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019
H ➝ τ
hadτ
hadtt ➝ νjjbb
H ➝ bb tt ➝ ν νbb
H ➝ bb tt ➝ νjjbb
Split each channel into exclusive (N
jet, N
b-tag) categories
‣
large values of Njet and/or Nb-tag provide better S/B‣
reducible backgrounds constrained by lowest jet bins‣
separate S/B using BDTs-
object kinematics, event shape, b-tagging-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Events
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
4 b-tags 6 jets + ≥
Lepton + ≥ Post-Fit (S+B)
BDT output -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Data/MC
0 1
2 Fit ±1σ Fit ±2σ p-value (χ2) = 0.688
μ/e+jets
H(125) x 30 t
t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t
tSingle t + W,Z t
t
EWK
Bkg. Unc.
Data
Backgrounds:
• experimental: tt+LF
• irreducible: tt+HF, ttZ
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H ➝ leptons
(WW * /ZZ * / ττ , 8 TeV)
8
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H ➝ leptons: channels
Tag Higgs decays to W/Z bosons or τ’s, followed by ≥1 leptonic decay
‣
full event reconstruction too demanding, but spectacular signatures:-
use SS or multi-lepton signatures to suppress backgrounds:CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
t
b
W+
ν!
"+
¯t
b¯ W−
q
¯ q
H Z
Z
"−
"+
q
¯ q g
g t
b
W+
ν!
"+
¯t
b¯ W−
q
¯ q H
τ+
τ−
"+ ν!
¯ ντ
ντ τh g
g
t
b
W+
ν!
"+
¯t
¯b W−
"−
¯
ν!
H W+ W−
ν!
"+
"−
¯
ν!
g
g
e/μ
= 2
(SS) = 3 = 4
JETS TAGS
≥4
≥1 ≥2
≥1
≥2
≥1
Backgrounds:
• experimental (tt+fake leptons)
• irreducible (tt+Z/W, VV+jets)
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H ➝ leptons: analysis
N(jet)
Events
0 0.5 1 1.5
2 2.5 3
Data ttH
* γ ttZ/
ZZ Fakes Others
CMS Preliminary, 4l channel s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
N(jet)
1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3 4
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20
25 DatattH
ttW γ* ttZ/
ttγ WZ Others Fakes Q Flip
channel µ±
CMS Preliminary, e± s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Data/Sim.
0 1 2
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20
25 DatattH
ttW
* γ ttZ/
WZ Others Fakes
channel µ±
µ±
CMS Preliminary, s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
35 DatattH
ttW γ* ttZ/
ttγ WZ Others Fakes CMS Preliminary, 3l channel s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3
Use larger jet activity in ttH events as a extra handle for S/B separation
‣
Njet most separating variable‣
combine w/ other variables into a BDT
±
±
∓
±
±
∓
∓e
±μ
±μ
±μ
±CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
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H ➝ leptons: analysis
N(jet)
Events
0 0.5 1 1.5
2 2.5 3
Data ttH
* γ ttZ/
ZZ Fakes Others
CMS Preliminary, 4l channel s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
N(jet)
1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3 4
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20
25 DatattH
ttW γ* ttZ/
ttγ WZ Others Fakes Q Flip
channel µ±
CMS Preliminary, e± s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Data/Sim.
0 1 2
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20
25 DatattH
ttW
* γ ttZ/
WZ Others Fakes
channel µ±
µ±
CMS Preliminary, s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3
BDT output
Events
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
35 DatattH
ttW γ* ttZ/
ttγ WZ Others Fakes CMS Preliminary, 3l channel s = 8 TeV, L = 19.6 fb-1
BDT output
-1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Data/Sim.
0 1 2 3
Use larger jet activity in ttH events as a extra handle for S/B separation
‣
Njet most separating variable‣
combine w/ other variables into a BDT
±
±
∓
±
±
∓
∓e
±μ
±μ
±μ
±CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
Broad excess of signal-like events in μ
±μ
±channel
Thursday, July 3, 14
H ➝ photons (7+8 TeV)
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ttH(γγ) production CERN-PH-EP-2014-117
• Signal extracted from fit to m
γγspectrum
• Contamination from other Higgs productions: ~10%
• Small systematics
Select events with 2 photons + ≥2 jets (≥1 tags)
‣
tag exclusive top decay channels-
at least one lepton OR zero leptonsThursday, July 3, 14
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tH(γγ) production
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-001
• No events observed neither in mass sideband nor in signal region
‣
expected (observed) limit: 4.1 times cross-section for Yt = -YtSM‣
not yet sensitivity to SM tH productiont W
t H
b q
b W
γ γ q!
Tag H ➝γγ in coincidence with 1 leptonic top decay
‣
require additional forward jet (|η|>1.0)‣
important channel for breaking Yt sign ambiguityBackgrounds:
• resonant: ttH(γγ) from MC
• non-resonant: from m
γγsidebands
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Results & combination (7+8 TeV)
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CMS-PAS-HIG-14-009
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Combination of ttH searches
Combination of ttH tagged channels
‣
best fit value from ttH tagged channels is 2.76 -0.92/+1.05‣
compatible with SM expectation (μ=1) at 2.0σ level‣
excess driven by SS di-muon and H(γγ) channelsCMS-PAS-HIG-14-009
Channel μfit Δμfit
ttH, H➝bb 0.65 -1.8/+1.8
ttH, H➝τhadτhad -1.3 -3.6/+6.1
ttH, H➝leptons 3.9 -1.4/+1.7
ttH, H➝γγ 2.7 -1.7/+2.4
ttH tagged 2.76 -0.92/+1.05
Thursday, July 3, 14
H ➝ bb with MEM (8 TeV)
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• Analytical matrix element method for S/B separation
‣
integrate over unreconstructed or poorly measured particles‣
marginalize over unknown quark-jet assignments‣
assign event weight under ttH or tt+bb (LO) hypothesis18
ttH ➝ bb with Matrix Element Method
• Concentrate on events for which a single event interpretation is feasible
‣
1 lepton + ≥5 jets‣
2 leptons + ≥4 jets• Build likelihood ratio discriminant using per-jet b tagging
‣
ttH/tt+HF: 4b quarks + ≥0 light quarks‣
tt+LF: 2b quarks + ≥2 light quarksCMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
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ttH ➝ bb with Matrix Element Method
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
Ps/b0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
normalized to unity
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
SL Cat-1 (H) +bb t t
H t t
MC stat.
=8 TeV s
CMS Preliminary
Ps/b 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
normalized to unity
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
DL (H) +bb t t
H t t
MC stat.
=8 TeV s
CMS Preliminary
P
s/b=
ratio of ttH(bb)/tt+bb
probability densities SL Cat-1 DL
single-lepton single-lepton
single-lepton di-lepton
“SL Cat-1” “SL Cat-3” “SL Cat-2” “DL”
tt ➝ b ν bqq
all quarks reconstructed
(+ gluon(s))
tt ➝ b ν bqq
all quarks
but one W-quark reconstructed
tt ➝ b ν bqq + g
all quarks
but one W-quark reconstructed + ≥ 1 gluon(s)
tt ➝ b ν b ν
all quarks reconstructed
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• Combined fit to ME discriminant
‣
95% CL upper limits:‣
Best-fit value μttH = 0.7±1.4 Median Exp. Median Exp.(signal injected) Obs.
2.9 3.9 3.3
• 30% lower expected limit compared to previous ttH(bb) analysis
‣
less sensitive to tt+HF modeling-
optimizes ttH/tt+bb separationthrough maximal use of kinematics and dynamics
CMS-PAS-HIG-14-010
ttH ➝ bb with Matrix Element Method
Ps/b
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Events
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
40 SL Cat-1 (H)
H (125) t t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t tSingle top
+ W,Z t t Data
Bkg. Unc.
H (125) x 10 t
t
Pb/j
<0.15 >0.15
=8 TeV, L=19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
Data/MC
0 2
Ps/b
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Events
0 20 40 60 80
100 SL Cat-2 (H)
H (125) t t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t tSingle top
+ W,Z t t EWK Data
Bkg. Unc.
H (125) x 10 t
t
Pb/j
<0.20 >0.20
=8 TeV, L=19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
Data/MC
0 1 2
Ps/b
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Events
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
140 SL Cat-3 (H)
H (125) t t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t tSingle top
+ W,Z t t Data
Bkg. Unc.
H (125) x 10 t
t
Pb/j
<0.50 >0.50
=8 TeV, L=19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
Data/MC
0.5 1
1.5 s/b
P 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
Events
1 10 102
DL (H) H (125) t t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t tSingle top
+ W,Z t t EWK Data
Bkg. Unc.
H (125) x 10 t
t
Pb/j
<0.15 >0.15
=8 TeV, L=19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
Data/MC
0 1 2
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Summary
• CMS has reached sensitivity to SM ttH production (Δμ/μ≈1 ΔY
t/Y
t≈50%)
‣
thanks to combination of three decay channels‣
μ from combined fit compatible with SM at2.0σ
‣
largest excess driven by SS di-muon channel• Search of tH(γγ) production compatible with SM expectation
• Analyses keep improving
‣
first ttH(bb) analysis using a Matrix Element Method at the LHC has been presented• Long wish-list of MCs for 13 TeV
‣
need reliable (≥NLO) background and signal modeling for complicated topologies-
plus recipes to estimate shape uncertainties-
tt+HF provides an ideal example• For 13 TeV, need to complement analyses with boosted tags
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Back up
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Couplings
H ➝ ZZ
*/WW
*/ff H ➝γγ σ(pp ➝ ttH)
≈130 fb ∝ |Y
t|
2BR
γ× (Y
t) σ(pp ➝ tHq)
≈18 fb ∝ |Y
tℳ
a+ ℳ
b|
2 (*)BR
γ× (Y
t)
* see e.g. Phys. Lett. B 299, 315 (1993)
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H ➝ hadrons: analysis
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Events
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
4 b-tags 6 jets + ≥
Lepton + ≥ Post-Fit (S+B)
BDT output -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Data/MC
0 1
2 Fit ±1σ Fit ±2σ p-value (χ2) = 0.688
Post-fit plots (S+B)
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019
H(125) x 30 t
t
+ lf t t
c + c t t
+ b t t
b + b t
tSingle t + W,Z t
t
EWKBkg. Unc.
Data
μ/e+jets
BDTs trained for ttH/tt+jets separation
•
object & pair-wise kinematics•
even shape•
b-taggingBackground: tt+jets
•
estimated from MadGraph simulation•
data-driven corrections Large uncertainty on tt+HF•
tt+bb, tt+b, tt+cc•
50% a priori uncertainty on eachThursday, July 3, 14
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H ➝ hadrons: analysis
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Events
20 40 60 80 100 120
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
3 b-tags 3 jets + ≥
Dilepton + ≥ Post-Fit (S+B)
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Data/MC
0 1
2 Fit ±1σ Fit ±2σ p-value (χ2) = 0.073 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Events
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
4 b-tags 6 jets + ≥
Lepton + ≥ Post-Fit (S+B)
BDT output
-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6
Data/MC
0 1
2 Fit ±1σ Fit ±2σ p-value (χ2) = 0.688
-1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Events
5 10 15 20 25
= 8 TeV, L = 19.5 fb-1
s CMS Preliminary
4 jets + 2 b-tags + ≥
τh
τh
Lep + Post-Fit (S+B)
BDT output
-1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
Data/MC
0 1
2 Fit ±1σ Fit ±2σ p-value (χ2) = 0.208
Post-fit plots (S+B)
CMS-PAS-HIG-13-019
H(125) x 30 t
t
+ lf t
t
c + c t
t
+ b t
t
b + b t
tSingle t + W,Z t
t
EWKBkg. Unc.
Data
τ
hadτ
had+jets μ/e+jets
±
∓+jets
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CMS$%H$Analysis$Comparison$to$ATLAS$!
John$Wood$–[email protected]$–$University$of$Virginia$
! For$the$%H,$HJ>bb$analysis$in$the$lepton+jets$channel,$the$ATLAS$limits$are$be%er$than$the$
baseline$CMS$analysis:$
" CMS$baseline$expected$limit$=$4.8,$observed$=$5.0$
" ATLAS$expected$limit$=$3.1,$observed$=$4.2$
! Several$differences$between$the$two$approaches,$some$large,$some$small.$$
! Most$prominently,$ATLAS$analysis$has…$
" Increased$signal$and$background$acceptance$due$to$object$defini[ons$and$selec[ons$
" Different$background$composi[on$in$selected$events$due$to$different$bJtag$
performance$
" Incorporated$addi[onal$backgroundJrich$categories$
" Employed$more$accurate$NLO$modeling$for$%H$signal$$
! CMS$has$studied$the$effects$which$are$immediately$available$to$incorporate:$
" ~20%$improvement$in$unblinded$limit$when$lowering$jet/lepton$pT$thresholds$
" ~10%$improvement$in$unblinded$limit$when$incorpora[ng$addi[onal$categories$
" In$fullyJblinded$assessment,$these$changes$would$not$have$been$significant$for$the$
CMS$baseline$analysis,$small$%$improvement$
" NLO$signal$model$shows$higher$acceptance$in$most$sensi[ve$categories$
! Overall,$no$single$aspect$of$the$analysis$differences$cause$the$difference$in$performance$
! No$simple$explana[on$–$$a$collec[on$of$analysis$op[miza[ons$
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CMS$%H$Analysis$Comparison$to$ATLAS$!
John$Wood$–[email protected]$–$University$of$Virginia$
! Details$on$the$differences:$
" Object$definiNon/selecNon:$
o Leptons:$$
o ATLAS:$pT>25,$|η|$<$2.5$for$e$and$μ$
o CMS:$pT>30,$|η|$<$2.5$(2.1)$for$e$(μ)$$
o Jets:$$
o ATLAS:$pT>25,$|η|$<$2.5,$cone$of$0.4$$
o CMS:$pT$>$40,40,40,30,$|η|$<$2.4,$cone$of$0.5$
o b]tagging:$$
o ATLAS$has$~50%$lower$mistag$rate$at$equivalent$b]jet$efficiency$
" Event$CategorizaNon$
o ATLAS$includes$background]dominated$4jet,2tag$and$5jet,2tag$categories,$using$a$
one]dimensional$signal$discriminant$(HT)$
" Signal$Discriminant:$
" ATLAS$uses$ANN,$CMS$uses$BDT$$(do$not$expect$one$to$be$superior$if$well$trained)$
" MC$generators:$
" %H$signal:$ATLAS$uses$NLO$HELAC+OneLoop+Powheg,$CMS$uses$LO$Pythia$
" %+jets:$ATLAS$uses$POWHEG$for$%bar$plus$1$addiNonal$parton,$CMS$uses$
MadGraph$for$%bar$with$up$to$3$addiNonal$partons$$
" Luminosity:$
" ATLAS$has$~5%$more$luminosity$than$CMS$
$
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H ➝ leptons: channels
DATASET ee/μμ/eμ
>17(8) GeV eee
>15(8,5) GeV
Tag Higgs decays to W/Z bosons or τ’s, followed by ≥1 leptonic decay
‣
full event reconstruction too demanding, but spectacular signatures:-
use SS or multi-lepton signatures to suppress backgrounds:CMS-PAS-HIG-13-020
Z-veto, ETmiss LD split Q>0 / Q<0 Z-veto, ETmiss LD split Q>0 / Q<0
≥1 2 SS ≥4
≥1
=3 ≥2
≥1
=4 ≥2
t
b
W+
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