THE EFFECT OF THE HIGGS-BOSON ON THE THRESHOLD CROSS-SECTION IN W-PAIR PRODUCTION

Authors
BEENAKKER W VANOLDENBORGH GJ
Citation
W. Beenakker et Gj. Vanoldenborgh, THE EFFECT OF THE HIGGS-BOSON ON THE THRESHOLD CROSS-SECTION IN W-PAIR PRODUCTION, Physics letters. Section B, 381(1-3), 1996, pp. 248-254
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
381
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
248 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1996)381:1-3<248:TEOTHO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We investigate the uncertainty induced by the Higgs-boson mass on the determination of m(w) from the LEP-2 run near the threshold for W-pair production. For a light Higgs boson the Yukawa interaction between th e two slowly-moving W bosons gives rise to a correction of close to 1% to the total cross-section. This corresponds to a 15 MeV shift in the deduced W mass for a Higgs-boson mass of 60 GeV. We present a simple approximation for this correction and discuss its validity.