# Observing $H \to W^{(*)}W^{(*)} \to e^{\pm}mu^{\mp}p_{T}$ in weak boson fusion with dual forward jet tagging at the LHC

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Publication Date
Jun 03, 1999
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DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.61.099901
OAI: oai:cds.cern.ch:389112
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CERN Document Server
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English
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## Abstract

Weak boson fusion promises to be a copious source of intermediate mass Standard Model Higgs bosons at the LHC. The additional very energetic forward jets in these events provide for powerful background suppression tools. We analyze the H -> W^(*)W^(*) -> e mu pT(miss) decay mode for a Higgs boson mass in the 130-200 GeV range. A parton level analysis of the dominant backgrounds (production of W pairs, t t-bar and Z -> tau tau in association with jets) demonstrates that this channel allows the observation of H -> W^(*)W^(*) in a virtually background-free environment, yielding a significant Higgs boson signal with an integrated luminosity of 5 fb^-1 or less. Weak boson fusion achieves a much better signal to background ratio than inclusive H -> e mu pT(miss) and is therefore the most promising search channel in the 140-200 GeV mass range.

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