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QCD radiation effects on the H -> WW -> lvlv signal at the LHC


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Article

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Authors

Anastasiou, C 
Dissertori, G 
Stockli, F 
Webber, BR 

Abstract

The discovery of a Standard Model Higgs boson is possible when experimental cuts are applied which increase the ratio of signal and background cross-sections. In this paper we study the pp->H->WW signal cross-section at the LHC which requires a selection of Higgs bosons with small transverse momentum. We compare predictions for the efficiency of the experimental cuts from a NNLO QCD calculation, a calculation of the resummation of logarithms in the transverse momentum of the Higgs boson at NNLL, and the event generator MC@NLO. We also investigate the impact of various jet-algorithms, the underlying event and hadronization on the signal cross-section.

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NLO computations, QCD, HIGGS-BOSON PRODUCTION, TRANSVERSE-MOMENTUM RESUMMATION, HADRON COLLIDERS, SPECTRUM

Journal Title

J HIGH ENERGY PHYS

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1126-6708
1029-8479

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Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/G000581/1)