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Higgs Decays to Bottom and Tau PairsWith the ATLAS and CMS Experiments
Ulrike Schnooron behalf of the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations
Physikalisches Institut, Universitat Freiburg
May 3, 2017
Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Higgs decays to Bottom and Tau pairs
...directly probe fermion mass generation:
LEWSBf = mf (fLfR + fR fL)︸ ︷︷ ︸
mass term
+gf√
2(fLfR + fR fL)H︸ ︷︷ ︸
Higgs−fermion interaction
Yukawa coupling gf =√
2 mfv
Experimental access to Higgs–fermion coupling:Access Channel Sector Type
Indirect H → γγ quark up/downGGF quark up/down
DirectH → ττ lepton downH → bb quark downttH quark up
[GeV]HM80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Hig
gs B
R +
Tota
l U
ncert
410
310
210
110
1
LH
C H
IGG
S X
S W
G 2
01
3
bb
ττ
µµ
cc
gg
γγ γZ
WW
ZZ
• H → bb, H → ττ :large branching ratios
• Predictions for GGF,VBF:POWHEG at NLO+ PYTHIA,renormalized toNNLO QCD
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Measurements
• Measure cross sections• Express as signal strength µ
µ =σmeasured
prod+decay
(σprod × BR)SM
• Interpretation: coupling modifier κifor production or decay process i :
κ2i = σi/σ
SMi or κ2
i = Γi/ΓSMi
⇒ κi =gi
gSMi
[JHEP 08 (2016) 045]
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Measurements of H → ττ and H → bbH → bb- Experimental challenges- ATLAS and CMS MeasurementsH → τ+τ−
- Experimental challenges- ATLAS and CMS MeasurementsInterpretationsSummary
H → bb
• VBF H → bb:ATLAS: 8 TeV, CMS: 8, 13 TeV
• VH H → bb:ATLAS: 8, 13 TeV, CMS: 7, 8 TeV
• VBF+γ H → bb: ATLAS: 13 TeV
• t(t)H: ATLAS: 8, 13 TeV, CMS: 7, 8 , 13 TeV
H → ττ
• GGF, VBF H → ττ :ATLAS: 7, 8 TeV, CMS: 7, 8 TeV
• VH,H → ττ :ATLAS 8 TeV, CMS: 7, 8 TeV
• CP measurement in VBF:ATLAS: 8 TeV
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
H → bb
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
H → bb... probe Yukawa couplings to (down-type) quarks• Largest BR (∼58 %)• Challenging: large multi-jet and b-jet background
• Profits from good b-tagging• Makes use of leptonic decay of particles produced in association• Uses kinematic properties of the production process
Z(→ ``)H(→ bb) candidate eventRun 2 so far: ATLAS + CMS > 1 M H → bb events
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Experimental access to H → bb
GGF overwhelming background, difficult to trigger
VBF large background, trigger on jets, make use ofVBF kinematics
VBF+γ clean signature, small σprod, trigger on photon
VH trigger on decay products of W/Z (e, µ, EmissT )
t(t)H trigger on decay products of top quark(s)
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in VBF H → bbATLAS: JHEP 11 (2016) 112 (8 TeV, 20.2 fb−1)CMS: HIG-16-003 (13 TeV, 2.3 fb−1) [JHEP 11 (2016) 112]
• Signal: VBF H (→ bb) + jj, GGF H → bb• Background:
• Resonant: Z (→ bb) + jj• Non-resonant: dominantly multi-jet
(estimated from data in mbb side-band)• Triggers:
• 4 jets incl. 2 b-tagged in HLT• 3 (2) jets incl. 1 (2) forward + 1 b-tagged
jet• Signal efficiency ∼ 6 %
• Selection:4 high-pT jets incl. 2 b-tagged central jets;pT(bb) > 100 GeV
Multivariate analysis: Boosted decision tree (BDT) to discriminate VBFsignal from non-resonant background; fit in mbb in 4 BDT categories
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Results for VBF H → bb
ATLAS: JHEP 11 (2016) 112: 8 TeV, 20.2 fb−1
Signal strength: µ = −0.8± 1.3(stat.)+1.8−1.9(syst.) , upper limit µ = 4.4 at 95 %C.L.
CMS: HIG-16-003: 2.3 fb−1(13 TeV)⊕
19.8 fb−1(8 TeV)
• Triggers on 1 forward jet and 1 (2)b-tagged jets (total signal efficiency6.2 %)
• Further selection based on jetkinematics and VBF topology
• Fit in Mbb
• Combined with 8 TeV result:µ = 1.3+1.2
−1.1
• Dominant: statistical uncertainty,QCD background estimate
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in VHATLAS-CONF-2016-091: 13 TeV, 13.2 fb−1
CMS: PRD 89 (2014) 012003: 7 TeV (5.1 fb−1), 8 TeV (18.9 fb−1)
[ATLAS-CONF-2016-091]
• Large and complex backgrounds• Trigger on decay products of W/Z• Preselection: ≥ 2 jets, 2 b-tags• Categorization in
0 leptons Z → ννEmiss
T > 150 GeV; 2 or 3 jets1 lepton W → `ν
pT(W ) > 150 GeV;Emiss
T > 30 GeV; 2 or 3 jets2 leptons Z → `+`−
71 < m`` < 121 GeV;pT(Z ) < or > 150 GeV;2 or ≥ 3 jets
• BDT in each category→ simultaneous fit
µ = 0.21+0.36−0.35(stat.)± 0.36(syst.)
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in VHATLAS-CONF-2016-091: 13 TeV, 13.2 fb−1
CMS: PRD 89 (2014) 012003: 7 TeV (5.1 fb−1), 8 TeV (18.9 fb−1)
CMS: PRD 89 (2014) 012003: 5.1 fb−1(7 TeV)⊕
18.9 fb−1(8 TeV)
• Channels: W (µν)H, W (eν)H, W (τν)H, Z (µµ)H, Z (ee)H,Z (νν)H
• Single-lepton, tau, EmissT or b-tag triggers
• BDT regression based on b-jet kinematicsand properties of VH system to correct jetenergy
• BDT classification in signal regions⇒ Combined signal strength including gg → ZH
(@NLO) contribution: µ = 0.89± 0.43[PoS ICHEP2016 (2016) 777, Eur. Phys. J. C 75 (2015)212]
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Search in VBF+γATLAS-CONF-2016-063: 13 TeV, 12.6 fb−1 [ATLAS-CONF-2016-091]
• Trigger on photon, 4 jets, and maximum dijetmass Mjj > 700 GeV
• Backgrounds: Non-resonant QCD productionof photon and 4 jets, Z (→ bb)+jets
• Event selection:• Suppress non-resonant QCD background:
isolated and high-pT photon• 2 b-jets and 2 jets with high Mjj
• BDT against multi-jet background (jetproperties and kinematics, e.g. photoncentrality)
⇒ Fit to mbb in 3 regions of BDT score:
µ = −3.9+2.8−2.7 and µ < 4.0 at 95 % C.L.
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in association with single top quarksCMS: CMS-PAS-HIG-16-019 (2.3 fb−1, 13 TeV)
tH production
Interference betweenproduction with HWW and Httvertices→ sensitive tomagnitude and sign of κt
• Several kinematic categories according to top and Higgs kinematics• BDT for jet-quark assignment• BDT for discrimination from
single top, t t , t tH
• For SM: upper limit 113.7× σSM
• Limits on Higgs boson coupling to topquarks (κt ): −→(κV = κb = 1)
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in association with top quark pairsATLAS: ATLAS-CONF-2016-080 (13.2 fb−1, 13 TeV);CMS: CMS-PAS-HIG-16-038 (12.9 fb−1, 13 TeV)
ttH production
• One or both top quarks decayingleptonically
• Backgrounds: t t+light jets,t t + bb, t t + b and t t + cc
• Combine:• BDT based on object
kinematics, event shape,b-tagger⇒ discriminationagainst inclusive t t
• Matrix-Element Method (MEM):M(t tH)
M(t t+bb)⇒ discrimination
against t t + bb• MEM = final discriminant µ = −0.19+0.45
−0.44(stat.)+0.66−0.68(syst.)
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in association with top quark pairsATLAS: ATLAS-CONF-2016-080 (13.2 fb−1, 13 TeV);CMS: CMS: CMS-PAS-HIG-16-038 (12.9 fb−1, 13 TeV)
ttH production
• One or both top quarks decaying leptonically• Backgrounds: t t+light jets, t t+ ≥ 1b and
t t+ ≥ 1c
• Categories defined according to numberof leptons, jets, b-tags
• Two step multivariate analysis:• Jet assignment• Signal/background classification
• Fit to the discriminants in each category
→ combined µ = 2.1+1.0−0.9
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
H → ττ
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
H → τ+τ−
... probe Yukawa coupling to down-type leptons• large BR (∼6.3 %)• multi-jets or Z+jets background• profits from good hadronic τ trigger and identification⇒ trigger on Higgs decay products
Accessible production channels
GGF boosted topology
VBF VBF topology
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
VBF and GGFATLAS: JHEP 1504 (2015) 117: 7 TeV (4.5 fb−1), 8 TeV (20.3 fb−1);CMS: JHEP 1405 (2014) 104: 7 TeV (4.9 fb−1), 8 TeV (19.7 fb−1)
[JHEP 1504 (2015) 117]
• Signal: H → ττ• Channels:
• τ`τ`, τ`τhad , τhadτhad• leptonic decays: isolated leptons• hadronic decays: tau identification through MVA→ different background composition
• Main background Z → τ+τ−: estimatedwith data-driven “embedding” technique
• Reconstruction of di-tau mass:Missing Mass Calculator (MMC) based onlikelihood scan
• 2 preselection regions:• Boosted topology (GGF dominated)• VBF topology (VBF dominated)
• Maximum likelihood fit to BoostedDecision Tree outputs
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
VBF and GGFATLAS: JHEP 1504 (2015) 117: 7 TeV (4.5 fb−1), 8 TeV (20.3 fb−1);CMS: JHEP 1405 (2014) 104: 7 TeV (4.9 fb−1), 8 TeV (19.7 fb−1)
• Mass reconstruction using likelihood-based algorithm (mττ )• Several BDTs to suppress backgrounds• Including also VH channel
[JHEP 1405 (2014)104]
• QCD background from same-chargecontrol region
• Z → τ+τ− background from Z → µµdata with simulated τs embedded
• Extract signal from binnedmaximum-likelihood fit to mττ
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
VBF and GGFATLAS: JHEP 1504 (2015) 117:
7 TeV (4.5 fb−1), 8 TeV (20.3 fb−1)
CMS: JHEP 1405 (2014) 104:
7 TeV (4.9 fb−1), 8 TeV (19.7 fb−1)
Combination of all channels,regions, center-of-massenergies, ATLAS and CMS:
µ = 1.11+0.24−0.22
[JHEP 08 (2016) 045]• Dominated by statistics• Normalization of Z , W ,
multijets backgrounds
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in VHATLAS: Phys. Rev. D 93, 092005 (2016): 8 TeV (20.3 fb−1),CMS: CMS-PAS-HIG-12-053: 7 TeV (5.0 fb−1) + 8 TeV (19.5 fb−1)
Signal:Selection: multiple objects defining the final stateBackground: W+jets, Z+jets,t t with 1 prompt and 1 fake lepton
• WH channels: `±`±τh and `τhτh
• ZH channels: ``LL with LL = eµ,eτh, µτh, τhτh
• Background in hadronic channels dominated by fake τh CMS-PAS-HIG-12-053
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Searches in VH[Phys. Rev. D 93, 092005 (2016)]
Selection:• Isolation and quality of leptons• Only same-charge same-flavor lepton pairs• b-veto• Requirement on scalar pT sum of leptons and
taus
Exclusionlimits:
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Properties (CP nature)ATLAS: Eur. Phys. J. C76 (2016) 658 (8 TeV, 20.2 fb−1)
[Eur. Phys. J. C76 (2016) 658]
• Measurement based on 8 TeV H → ττ couplings analysis• Use Optimal Observable (OO) as CP-odd observable:
if 〈OO〉 6= 0⇒ CP violation• Matrix element for OO calculation and event reweighting extracted fromHAWK [Denner, Dittmaier, Kallweit, Muck, Comput. Phys. Commun. 195 (2015)]
• OO =2<(M∗SMMCP−odd)
|MSM |2
• Set limits on CP-mixing couplingd (EFT parameter):Leff = LSM + d e
2mW sin θwHW +
µνW−µν
• No signal strength information• Only shape information• Fit to full OO distribution to
extract exclusion limits on d
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Exclusion limits on CP odd contribution
Expected 68 % confidence interval: [-0.08,0.08] for µ = 1.55
Observed confidence interval at 68 % C.L.:[-0.11,0.05]
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Up-type vs. Down-type fermions
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λdu = κd/κu
λVu = κV/κu
κuu = κu · κu/κH
• Coupling modifiers
κ =g
gSM
⇒ σi × BFf =σi (~κ)× Γf (~κ)
ΓH
• Many BSM extensions (e.g.2HDMs) predict λdu 6= 1
• No sensitivity on sign of λdu
• Precision: |λdu| ∈ [0.80,1.04]
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Leptons vs. Quarks
• Many BSM extensions (e.g.2HDMs) predict λ`q 6= 1
• Quark couplings mainly probed byGGF, H → γγ, H → bb
• Lepton couplings probed byH → ττ
• Precision: |λ`q | = 1.06+0.15−0.18 JHEP 08 (2016) 045
λ`q = κ`/κq
λVq = κV/κq
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Summary
• Evidence for H → bb still not reached (measured significance in Run-1combination 2.6σ [exp. 3.7σ])
→ Quite challenging; search over many production modes• Evidence for H → ττ established at 7, 8 TeV (measured significance in
Run-1 combination 5.5σ [exp. 5.0σ], coupling precision ∼ 14 %)→ Rediscovery at 13 TeV ongoing• Challenging decay channels with state-of-the art techniques• Results interpreted in terms of coupling modifiers for up-type vs.
down-type fermions as well as leptons vs. quarks: in good agreementwith SM predictions
• Results being updated with full 2015+16 datasets
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Discussion points
• Mostly still statistics dominated (also via background estimates), but:Theory uncertainties (QCD scale, jet bin migration) start to play a role
• Measuring “Higgs properties” in a model-independent way: limitations ofκ-framework, limited validity of EFT, Templified Cross Sections, ...
• Multivariate Analyses: Matrix-Element/Optimal Observable Methods vs.Machine Learning
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
BACKUP
Backup
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
Coupling modifiers
Fermionic Higgs coupling:
• From SM Lagrangian: Mass term ∼ mFv f f for fermion-Higgs coupling
• From definition of coupling modifiers: κ2F =
ΓmeasiΓSM
i∼ g2
v (meas)g2
v (SM)⇒ κF =
gmeasFgSM
F
• Thus, the quantity that is proportional to the particle’s mass in the SM is
κFmF
v(SM)∼ gF ∼ mF
→ probes the proportionality of the coupling to the mass
Bosonic Higgs coupling:• From SM Lagrangian: Mass term ∼ m2
V VµVµ
• Thus, in the SM, this is proportional to the particle’s mass:
√κv
mV
v(SM)=
mV
v∼ mV
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
B-Tagging in ATLAS
• possible offline and in HLT• generally: exploiting relatively long lifetime and large mass of b-hadrons• require presence of tracks with large impact parameter w.r.t. primary
vertex, plus secondary decay vertices• this information is combined into a single neural-network discriminant• several working-points in terms of efficiency/purity and mis-tag rates are
provided• Reference: JINST 11 (2016) P04008, arXiv:1512.01094 [hep-ex].
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
VBF H → bb+ jj
ATLAS AnalysisOffline selection:• events with exactly 4 jets with pT > 50 GeV, |η| < 4.5• jets ordered in eta: η1 < η2 < η3 < η4
• jets with smallest and largest etas are the tagging jets: J1, J4• the other two jets (J2, J3) are associated with Higgs decay, required to be
b-tagged and |η| < 2.5• trigger matching• pT(bb) > 100GeV (due to the 50 GeV cut on the jet pT, the Mbb
distribution of non-resonant backgrounds is shaped in such a way that itgets a peak around 130GeV. This is removed by requiring the pT of thebb system to be pT(bb) > 100GeV )
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
VBF H → bb+ jjATLAS AnalysisMVA analysis: BDT• trained to discriminate between VBF H → bb signal and non-resonant
backgrounds using data in the side-band regions (Mbb: 70..90 GeV and150..190GeV)
• chose input variables which exploit the difference in topologies betweensignal and bg while keeping them as uncorrelated as possible with Mbb.Most important discriminating variables:
• jet width (for jets with |η| < 2.1) to distinguish between quark and gluonjets
• scalar sum of pT of additional jets with pT > 20 GeV in the region|η| < 2.5 (central jet activity)
• Mjj, |∆η(jj)|• max( |η1|, |η2| )• separation between tagging jets’ average |η| and that of the Higgs jets• polar angle of the cross product of the tagging jets momenta (∆φ(jj))
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
H → ττ
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
CP-odd observables
CP-odd observables have non-zero mean in presence of CP violation (modelindependent→ EFT used for quantification)
Signed azimuthal difference of jets Sgnd∆φ(jj)
• Sgnd∆φ(jj) = φ(jη>0)− φ(jη<0)
• non-signed ∆φ(jj) is CP-even
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Introduction H → bb H → τ+τ− Interpretations Summary
CP-odd observables
Optimal Observable OO
OO =2<(M∗SMMCP−odd)
|MSM |2
• defined with the reconstructed four-momenta of particles in the events(tagging jets, Higgs reconstructed with MMC)
• Why optimal?→ combines the information on the entire phase space in one scalarvariable (for small d)[D. Atwood, A. Soni; Phys. Rev. D45 (1992)] , [M. Davier et al.; Phys. Lett. B306 (1993)] ,[M. Diehl, O. Nachtmann; Z. Phys. C62 (1994)]
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