A search for H -> WW using a matrix element discriminant and a WW cross section measurement at ATLAS

One of the main motivating factors for the construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was the search for the Higgs boson, postulated to explain the origin of fundamental gauge boson masses. This thesis presents the results of the first search for the Higgs boson at the LHC, using 35 pb^−1 of pr...

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Main Author: Wooden, Gemma H.
Other Authors: Hays, Christopher
Published: University of Oxford 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547489