# Measurement of the transverse momentum spectrum of the Higgs boson produced in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV using H $\to$ WW decays

CMS Collaboration; Canelli, Maria Florencia; Kilminster, Benjamin; Aarrestad, Thea K; Caminada, Lea; De Cosa, Annapaoloa; Del Burgo, Riccardo; Donato, Silvio; Galloni, Camilla; Hinzmann, Andreas; Hreus, Tomas; Ngadiuba, Jennifer; Pinna, Deborah; Rauco, Giorgia; Robmann, Peter; Salerno, Daniel; Schweiger, Korbinian; Seitz, Claudia; Takahashi, Yuta; Zucchetta, Alberto; et al (2017). Measurement of the transverse momentum spectrum of the Higgs boson produced in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV using H $\to$ WW decays. Journal of High Energy Physics, 3:32.

## Abstract

The cross section for Higgs boson production in pp collisions is studied using the H $\to$ W$^+$ W$^-$ decay mode, followed by leptonic decays of the W bosons to an oppositely charged electron-muon pair in the final state. The measurements are performed using data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.4 fb$^{−1}$. The Higgs boson transverse momentum ($p_T$) is reconstructed using the lepton pair $p_T$ and missing $p_T$. The differential cross section times branching fraction is measured as a function of the Higgs boson $p_T$ in a fiducial phase space defined to match the experimental acceptance in terms of the lepton kinematics and event topology. The production cross section times branching fraction in the fiducial phase space is measured to be 39 $\pm$ 8 (stat) $\pm$ 9 (syst) fb. The measurements are found to agree, within experimental uncertainties, with theoretical calculations based on the standard model.

## Abstract

The cross section for Higgs boson production in pp collisions is studied using the H $\to$ W$^+$ W$^-$ decay mode, followed by leptonic decays of the W bosons to an oppositely charged electron-muon pair in the final state. The measurements are performed using data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.4 fb$^{−1}$. The Higgs boson transverse momentum ($p_T$) is reconstructed using the lepton pair $p_T$ and missing $p_T$. The differential cross section times branching fraction is measured as a function of the Higgs boson $p_T$ in a fiducial phase space defined to match the experimental acceptance in terms of the lepton kinematics and event topology. The production cross section times branching fraction in the fiducial phase space is measured to be 39 $\pm$ 8 (stat) $\pm$ 9 (syst) fb. The measurements are found to agree, within experimental uncertainties, with theoretical calculations based on the standard model.

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Item Type: Journal Article, refereed, original work 07 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute 530 Physics Physical Sciences > Nuclear and High Energy Physics English 2017 08 Dec 2017 15:04 14 Jul 2020 15:25 Springer 1029-8479 Gold Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2017)032

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