The Tevatron Higgs exclusion limits and theoretical uncertainties: A critical appraisal

Baglio, J and Djouadi, A and Ferrag, S and Godbole, RM (2011) The Tevatron Higgs exclusion limits and theoretical uncertainties: A critical appraisal. In: Physics Letters B, 699 (5). pp. 368-371.

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Abstract

We examine the exclusion limits set by the CDF and D0 experiments on the Standard Model Higgs boson mass from their searches at the Tevatron in the light of large theoretical uncertainties on the signal and background cross sections. We show that when these uncertainties are consistently taken into account, the sensitivity of the experiments becomes significantly lower and the currently excluded mass range M-H = 158-175 GeV could be entirely reopened. The necessary luminosity required to recover the current sensitivity is found to be a factor of two higher than the present one. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physics Letters B
Publisher:	Elsevier Science B.V.
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science B.V.
Keywords:	Standard Model;Higgs boson;Tevatron collider;Exclusion limits;Theoretical uncertainties
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for High Energy Physics
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2011 08:38
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2011 06:41
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38399

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