Scalar Boson Decays to Tau Leptons: In the Standard Model and Beyond

By Cecile Caillol

Book Overview

Introduction.- Part I: Theoretical Bases.- The Standard Model of Particle Physics.- Physics Beyond the Standard Model.- Statistics.- Part II: Experimental Bases.- Experimental Setup.- Event Generation, Simulation and Reconstruction.- Tau Lepton Reconstruction and Identification.- Part III: SM Physics Analyses.- Search for the SM Scalar in the ZH → Ττ Channel.- Search for the SM Scalar in the WH → E τh Channel.- Combination of Searches for the SM Scalar Boson Decaying to Taus.- Part IV: BSM Physics Analyses.- Search for a Heavy Pseudoscalar Boson a Decaying to Zh in the Ττ final State.- Search for Exotic Decays of the SM-Like Scalar Boson in the ττ final State.- Search for a Light Pseudoscalar Decaying to Taus.- Search for a Heavy Di-Tau Resonance in the MSSM.- Part V: Status and Prospects.- Overview of LHC Results and Prospects for Future Colliders.- Conclusion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319706497
• ISBN13: 9783319706498
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"