Searching for anomalous Higgs couplings in peripheral heavy ion collisionsat the LHC

Authors
Lietti, SM Natale, AA Roldao, CG Rosenfeld, R
Citation
Sm. Lietti et al., Searching for anomalous Higgs couplings in peripheral heavy ion collisionsat the LHC, PHYS LETT B, 497(3-4), 2001, pp. 243-248
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS B
ISSN journal
03702693 → ACNP
Volume
497
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
243 - 248
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(20010111)497:3-4<243:SFAHCI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We investigate the sensitivity of the heavy ion mode of the LHC to anomalou s Higgs boson couplings to photons, H gamma gamma, through the analysis of the processes gamma gamma --> b (b) over bar and gamma gamma --> gamma gamm a in peripheral heavy ion collisions. We suggest cuts to improve the signal over background ratio and determine the capability of LHC to impose bounds on anomalous couplings by searching for a Higgs boson signal in these mode s. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.