Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in WH -> lnubb and H -> WW(*) -> lnulnu channels at ATLAS

Abstract

Results for the Standard Model Higgs boson search by the ATLAS experiment in the WH -> lnubb and H -> WW(*) -> lnulnu channels are presented. The results are based on 1.04 fb^-1 of data from pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV produced by the LHC in 2011. No evidence is found for the Standard Model Higgs boson in either decay mode. The WH -> lnubb channel is not yet sensitive to the Standard Model Higgs, while the H -> WW(*) -> lnulnu channel excludes the Standard Model Higgs in the range of 158 < m_H < 186 GeV at the 95% confidence level.

arXiv comment9 pages, 16 figures, Proceedings of the DPF-2011 Conference, Providence, RI, August 8-13, 2011