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| 3 | == Discover the SM Higgs at the LHC == |
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| 5 | * Find the best prediction for Higgs production at the LHC [http://maltoni.web.cern.ch/maltoni/TeV4LHC/index.html here]. |
| 6 | * Find the Higgs branching ratios [attachment:h-br.pdf here]. |
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| 8 | Choose a channel and investigate signal and background: |
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| 10 | 1. The 4 lepton final state: %$pp \to H\to Z Z \to e^+e^- \mu^+ \mu^-$% |
| 11 | * Signal |
| 12 | * Events: [attachment:h4l-signal.lhe.gz Parton Level] [attachment:h4l-signal.lhco.gz Detector Level] |
| 13 | <!-- * Plots: [attachment:h4l-signal-lhe.pdf Parton Level] [attachment:h4l-signal-lhco.pdf Detector Level] --> |
| 14 | * Background |
| 15 | * Events: [attachment:h4l.lhe.gz Parton Level] [attachment:h4l.lhco.gz Detector Level] |
| 16 | <!-- * Plots: [attachment:h4l-lhe.pdf Parton Level] [attachment:h4l-lhco.pdf Detector Level] --> |
| 17 | 1. The 2 lepton + missing Et final state: %$pp \to H\to W^+ W^- \to e^- \bar \nu_e \mu^+ \nu_\mu $% |
| 18 | * Signal |
| 19 | * Events: [attachment:hww-signal.lhe.gz Parton Level] [attachment:hww-signal.lhco.gz Detector Level] |
| 20 | <!-- * Plots: [attachment:hww-signal-lhe.pdf Parton Level] [attachment:hww-signal-lhco.pdf Detector Level] --> |
| 21 | * Background |
| 22 | * Events: [attachment:hww-background.lhe.gz Parton Level] [attachment:hww-background.lhco.gz Detector Level] |
| 23 | <!-- * Plots: [attachment:hww-background-lhe.pdf Parton Level] [attachment:hww-background-lhco.pdf Detector Level] --> |
| 24 | 1. Top associated production %$pp \to t\bar tH$% with %$H \to b \bar b$% |
| 25 | * Signal + Background samples: |
| 26 | * Events: [attachment:ttb.lhe.gz Parton Level] [attachment:ttbb.lhco.gz Detector Level] |
| 27 | * Plots: [attachment:ttbb-lhe.pdf Parton Level] [attachment:ttbb-lhco.pdf Detector Level] |
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| 33 | -- Main.FabioMaltoni - 27 Aug 2007 |
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