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Status of NMSSM H(125) → µµττ

Search with 2016 Dataset

• S. Consuegra Rodr´

ıguez 1,

• T. Lenz 1,
• A. Kalogeropoulos 2,
• A. Raspereza 1 and Danyer P´

erez Ad´ an1

1DESY-Hamburg 2Princeton University

Higgs Exo Meeting, 2018/03/05

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Outline

Short reminder on Signal Signature, Analysis Strategy and Background Model News Optimization studies: MET-based, ∆Φ(µ−trk Atautaucandidate, MET) and Invari- ant mass of Atautaucandidate Signal Interpolation Signal Fitting Summary

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Short reminder on Signal Signature and Analysis Strategy

gg → H(125)→ aa → (µ µ)(τµτ1−prong) probe low ma region 2mτ < ma < 2mb Final state with three muons, one pair has same sign In the decay of one of the a, one of the τ leptons is identified via its muon decay The other τ lepton is required to decay into one charged particle and one or more neutral particles We identify these decay by the presence of one reconstructed track with charge sign opposite to that of the closest muon. Neutral particles are not considered in the event selection The decay of the other a, is identified via its double muon decay

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Short reminder on Background Model

The Background Model is constructed and validated in side band region a → µµ candidate is required to be isolated No additional requirements are imposed to a → ττ candidate muon (no isolation requirement applied) The full background model consists of SM resonances [Υ(1s), Υ(2s), Υ(3s)] and a non resonant continuum background (low mass DY background, tt and QCD)

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News

Track isolation efficiency was added Monte Carlo samples for mass points: (6,8,10,12 and 14) GeV are still missing, but we have signal distributions (5,7,9,11,13 and 15) GeV parameterized using double sided crystal ball functions (composed by 2 crystal balls CB1 and CB2). Each of the crystal balls depends on 4 parameters: mass, sigma, alpha and n. The crystal balls are taken with the same values of mass, alpha and n, but different sigma Horizontal interpolation between 2 templates of the not missing mass points was performed for the missing mass points (6,8,10,12 and 14) GeV Validation of the interpolation procedure already performed. Actual and interpolated pdf are compatible within MC statistical uncertainties New datacards for the interpolated mass points are ready With workspaces and datacards the new mass points are now added to the analysis, e.g. expected sensitivity for 2016 dataset

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Optimization Studies

Tasks: Look for improvements in sensitivity applying optimization cuts on:

• ∆Φ(µ−trk Atautaucandidate, MET)=[≤ 1, ≤ 2, > 0] (Atautaucandidate is the

third muon associated to one of the same sign muons + close by track within predefined isolation cone ∆RIso)

• MET [≤ 85, ≤ 120, > 0]

Separate the phase space of the invariant mass distribution of a → ττ candidate in 3 channels [0-2, 2-5, 5-20]:

• This required to produce new workspaces and datacards for each of the mass

points [6 (mass points) x 3 (channels)= 18 datacards]

• After having separated channels each with it’s own datacard, a combined datacard

was produced per mass point Possible improvement in sensitivity with the combination of the 3 datacards per mass point was explored

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∆Φ optimization study

∆Φ(µ−trk Atautaucandidate, MET)=[≤ 1, ≤ 2, > 0]

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MET optimization study

MET [≤ 85, ≤ 120, > 0]

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Invariant mass optimization study

Invariant mass of Atautaucandidate=[0, 2, 5, >5]

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Results of Optimization studies

The proposed cuts on ∆Φ(µ−trk Atautaucandidate, MET)=[≤ 1, ≤ 2] did not result in improvement of sensitivity since distribution of ∆Φ for SR events on data and signal is very similar. A slight improvement on sensitivity is observed when applying the cut on MET≤ 120. Sensitivity considering all mass spectrum of a → ττ candidate [0,20] is improved when using the combination of the three channels for each mass point, as

• expected. This was assessed only for the available MC samples, not for the

interpolated mass points. The invariant mass distribution of the a→ µµ candidate for mass points 6,8,10,12 and 14 GeV was obtained, as explained above, by horizontal interpolation. As a consequence of this, we don’t have information of the accompanying a→ ττ candidate, and, phase space of a→ ττ invariant mass can not be divided in 3 different channels for the interpolated mass points.

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Signal Interpolation

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Signal fitting

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Other plots

Background: Asimov data set with shape from sideband, normalized to data yield in signal region Signal normalization:

σ(gg → H(125)) = σSM(13TeV ) ≡ 43.9 pb B(H(125) → aa) · B2(a → ττ) = 20%

Expected signal and background distribution in signal region Signal Model pdfs

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Expected Sensitivity for 2016 dataset

With the interpolated mass points 6,8,10,12 and 14 GeV, evaluated in terms of expected 95% CL limits on: B(H(125)) → aa.

Mass point

• 2s
• 1s

exp +1s +2s ma1 =5 GeV 0.014 0.021 0.034 0.056 0.090 ma1 =6 GeV 0.020 0.029 0.046 0.078 0.127 ma1 =7 GeV 0.020 0.030 0.047 0.079 0.129 ma1 =8 GeV 0.025 0.038 0.061 0.102 0.165 ma1 =9 GeV 0.029 0.043 0.069 0.116 0.187 ma1 =10 GeV 0.035 0.052 0.083 0.137 0.220 ma1 =11 GeV 0.037 0.055 0.088 0.150 0.245 ma1 =12 GeV 0.041 0.061 0.101 0.173 0.285 ma1 =13 GeV 0.049 0.073 0.121 0.206 0.343 ma1 =14 GeV 0.055 0.082 0.136 0.233 0.387 ma1 =15 GeV 0.060 0.091 0.150 0.259 0.428

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Summary

At the moment, the only available samples are gg− >H with ma = 5-15, with 2 GeV step. The following MC samples are needed (highest priority samples):

gg− >H at the pseudoscalar masses with even values (4,6,8,10,12 and 14 GeV) VBF with ma = 4-15 GeV with 1 GeV step

Also desirable:

VH and ttH samples with ma = 4-15 GeV with 1 GeV step Mass point just above a− >tautau decay threshold, ma = 3.5 GeV

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Backup

We can also determine the evolution of the parameters of the signal pdf as a function of the pseudoscalar mass, apply a fit to each of the parameters, and interpolate to obtain the corresponding values for the mass points not covered by simulation Parameters of the signal model crystal ball pdfs:

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