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Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV. / Abbiendi, G.; Ainsley, C.; Akesson, P. F. et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 72, No. 7, 2076, 07.2012, p. -.

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Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Akesson, PF, Alexander, G, Anagnostou, G, Anderson, KJ, Asai, S, Axen, D, Bailey, I, Barberio, E, Barillari, T, Barlow, RJ, Batley, RJ, Bechtle, P, Behnke, T, Bell, KW, Bell, PJ, Bella, G, Bellerive, A, Benelli, G, Bethke, S, Biebel, O, Boeriu, O, Bock, P, Boutemeur, M, Braibant, S, Brown, RM, Burckhart, HJ, Campana, S, Capiluppi, P, Carnegie, RK, Carter, AA, Carter, JR, Chang, CY, Charlton, DG, Ciocca, C, Csilling, A, Cuffiani, M, Dado, S, Dallavalle, M, De Roeck, A, De Wolf, EA, Desch, K, Dienes, B, Dubbert, J, Duchovni, E, Duckeck, G, Duerdoth, IP, Etzion, E, Fabbri, F & OPAL Collaboration 2012, 'Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 72, no. 7, 2076, pp. -. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2076-0

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Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P. F., Alexander, G., Anagnostou, G., Anderson, K. J., Asai, S., Axen, D., Bailey, I., Barberio, E., Barillari, T., Barlow, R. J., Batley, R. J., Bechtle, P., Behnke, T., Bell, K. W., Bell, P. J., Bella, G., Bellerive, A., ... OPAL Collaboration (2012). Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 72(7), -. Article 2076. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2076-0

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Abbiendi G, Ainsley C, Akesson PF, Alexander G, Anagnostou G, Anderson KJ et al. Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2012 Jul;72(7):-. 2076. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2076-0

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Abbiendi, G. ; Ainsley, C. ; Akesson, P. F. et al. / Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2012 ; Vol. 72, No. 7. pp. -.

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title = "Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV",
abstract = "A search is made for charged Higgs bosons predicted by Two-Higgs-Doublet extensions of the Standard Model (2HDM) using electron-positron collision data collected by the OPAL experiment at root s = 189-209 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 600 pb(-1). Charged Higgs bosons are assumed to be pair-produced and to decay into q (q) over bar, tau nu(tau) or AW(+/-)*. No signal is observed. Model-independent limits on the charged Higgs-boson production cross section are derived by combining these results with previous searches at lower energies. Under the assumption BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau)) + BR(H-+/- -> q (q) over bar) = 1, motivated by general 2HDM type II models, excluded areas on the [m(H +/-), BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau))] plane are presented and charged Higgs bosons are excluded up to a mass of 76.3 GeV at 95 % confidence level, independent of the branching ratio BR(H +/- -> tau nu(tau)). A scan of the 2HDM type I model parameter space is performed and limits on the Higgs-boson masses m(H)+/- and m(A) are presented for different choices of tan beta.",
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T1 - Search for charged Higgs bosons in e(+)e(-) collisions at root s=189-209 GeV

AU - Abbiendi, G.

AU - Ainsley, C.

AU - Akesson, P. F.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Anagnostou, G.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Asai, S.

AU - Axen, D.

AU - Bailey, I.

AU - Barberio, E.

AU - Barillari, T.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Batley, R. J.

AU - Bechtle, P.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bell, P. J.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bellerive, A.

AU - Benelli, G.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Boeriu, O.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Boutemeur, M.

AU - Braibant, S.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Campana, S.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Ciocca, C.

AU - Csilling, A.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavalle, M.

AU - De Roeck, A.

AU - De Wolf, E. A.

AU - Desch, K.

AU - Dienes, B.

AU - Dubbert, J.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duckeck, G.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - OPAL Collaboration

PY - 2012/7

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N2 - A search is made for charged Higgs bosons predicted by Two-Higgs-Doublet extensions of the Standard Model (2HDM) using electron-positron collision data collected by the OPAL experiment at root s = 189-209 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 600 pb(-1). Charged Higgs bosons are assumed to be pair-produced and to decay into q (q) over bar, tau nu(tau) or AW(+/-)*. No signal is observed. Model-independent limits on the charged Higgs-boson production cross section are derived by combining these results with previous searches at lower energies. Under the assumption BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau)) + BR(H-+/- -> q (q) over bar) = 1, motivated by general 2HDM type II models, excluded areas on the [m(H +/-), BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau))] plane are presented and charged Higgs bosons are excluded up to a mass of 76.3 GeV at 95 % confidence level, independent of the branching ratio BR(H +/- -> tau nu(tau)). A scan of the 2HDM type I model parameter space is performed and limits on the Higgs-boson masses m(H)+/- and m(A) are presented for different choices of tan beta.

AB - A search is made for charged Higgs bosons predicted by Two-Higgs-Doublet extensions of the Standard Model (2HDM) using electron-positron collision data collected by the OPAL experiment at root s = 189-209 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of approximately 600 pb(-1). Charged Higgs bosons are assumed to be pair-produced and to decay into q (q) over bar, tau nu(tau) or AW(+/-)*. No signal is observed. Model-independent limits on the charged Higgs-boson production cross section are derived by combining these results with previous searches at lower energies. Under the assumption BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau)) + BR(H-+/- -> q (q) over bar) = 1, motivated by general 2HDM type II models, excluded areas on the [m(H +/-), BR(H-+/- -> tau nu(tau))] plane are presented and charged Higgs bosons are excluded up to a mass of 76.3 GeV at 95 % confidence level, independent of the branching ratio BR(H +/- -> tau nu(tau)). A scan of the 2HDM type I model parameter space is performed and limits on the Higgs-boson masses m(H)+/- and m(A) are presented for different choices of tan beta.

U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2076-0

DO - 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2076-0

M3 - Journal article

VL - 72

SP - -

JO - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

JF - European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

SN - 1434-6044

IS - 7

M1 - 2076

ER -