Search for light Higgs in radiative decays of Upsilon(1 S)
by Sultana, Nasra, Ph.D., SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, 2008, 82 pages; 3345024

Abstract:

We have searched for non-SM-like CP-odd Higgs-boson ([special characters omitted]) with [special characters omitted] < 2mb in radiative decays of the ϒ(1 S), using 21.5M ϒ(1S) mesons directly produced in e+e- annihilation. We investigate [special characters omitted] → τ+τ- and [special characters omitted] → μ+μ- decay channels. No significant signal is found. We obtain upper limits on the product of [special characters omitted](ϒ(1S) → γ[special characters omitted]) and [special characters omitted]([special characters omitted] → τ+τ-) or [special characters omitted]([special characters omitted] → μ+μ-). Our τ +τ- results are almost two orders of magnitude more stringent than previous upper limits. Our data provides no evidence for a Higgs state decaying to μ+μ-, with a mass of 214 MeV. Existence of such state was previously proposed as an explanation for 3 Σ+pμ+μ - events, with μ+μ- mass just above the kinematic threshold, claimed by the HyperCP experiment. Our results constrain NMSSM mode.

 
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SchoolSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/B 70-01, p. , Apr 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsParticle physics
Publication Number3345024
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