Backgrounds in H->WW*->lvlv with ATLAS

Abstract

We present techniques used to estimate the backgrounds in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the H->WW*->lvlv decay channel with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The dataset corresponds to 13 fb-1 of integrated luminosity taken at a center of mass energy of 8 TeV. Only the final states with an electron, muon, and zero or one jet are presented here.

To be included in proceedings of Hadron Collider Physics Symposium 2012 (HCP 2012) (3 pages, 5 figures)