Interpreting CMS and ATLAS results

[Safinaz]

Hi all,

Any help about interprting the results of $\sigma(pp \to H) \times BR (H \to WW)$ mentioned in Fig.(12-13) in [arXiv:1509.00389[hep-ex]]?

In that paper [arXiv:1512.06728v3[hep-ph]], page 8, its said that according to these figuers $\sigma ( pp \to H \to WW^* )\leq 54, 37 fb$, but I don't undersatnd how can we conclude that ?
also why in this paper they say WW* although the results in the Figs for WW both decay lepotonically ..Cheers,
S.

 

[mfb]

In that paper [arXiv:1512.06728v3[hep-ph]], page 8, its said that according to these figuers $\sigma ( pp \to H \to WW^* )\leq 54, 37 fb$, but I don't undersatnd how can we conclude that ?

That should be directly the exclusion limit given by ATLAS, read off at 750 GeV. How ATLAS concluded that: standard CL_s technique.

also why in this paper they say WW* although the results in the Figs for WW both decay lepotonically ..

The (optional) * is just a reminder that one W is far off-shell.

 

[Safinaz]

That should be directly the exclusion limit given by ATLAS, read off at 750 GeV. How ATLAS concluded that: standard CLs technique.

Can't we understand form the figures any informatin ?

 

[mfb]

I don't understand that question.

 

[Safinaz]

I mean as in [arXiv:1512.06728v3[hep-ph]], they say that : they concluded from these fig (12-13) that
$\sigma ( pp \to H \to WW^* )\leq 54, 37 fb$ .. I were asking from the beginning how they reached to this conculution , i.e., how can we interpret the Exp. graphes ?

 

[mfb]

The referenced graphs directly show the exclusion limits: the y-axis is the cross-section, the solid line is the exclusion limit as function of the mass (x axis). To find the exclusion limit at 750 GeV, look at the y-value of the solid line for x=750 GeV.