Lepton Selection for the Doubly Charged Higgs

Session Number

Project ID: PHYS 01

Advisor(s)

Dr. Peter Dong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Discipline

Physical Science

Start Date

20-4-2022 8:50 AM

End Date

20-4-2022 9:05 AM

Abstract

The decay of the doubly charged Higgs is as follows: two quarks annihilate into a Z boson, which pair produces an H++ and H--, which both then decay into 4 final state leptons. We attempt to find more precise cuts to eliminate the most significant backgrounds – Drell-Yan, ZZ, ttbar, and QCD. We also calculate the significance. By predicting better pT (transverse momentum) cuts on the backgrounds for the different 4 leading lepton states, we maximize the significance, which makes the signal identification easier.

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Apr 20th, 8:50 AM Apr 20th, 9:05 AM

Lepton Selection for the Doubly Charged Higgs

The decay of the doubly charged Higgs is as follows: two quarks annihilate into a Z boson, which pair produces an H++ and H--, which both then decay into 4 final state leptons. We attempt to find more precise cuts to eliminate the most significant backgrounds – Drell-Yan, ZZ, ttbar, and QCD. We also calculate the significance. By predicting better pT (transverse momentum) cuts on the backgrounds for the different 4 leading lepton states, we maximize the significance, which makes the signal identification easier.