Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with W and Z bosons in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Chatrchyan, S ^a   Khachatryan, V ^a   Sirunyan, A M ^a   Tumasyan, A ^a   Adam, W ^b   Aguilo, E ^b   Bergauer, T ^b   Dragicevic, M ^b   Ero J ^b   Fabjan, C ^b,i   Friedl, M ^b   Fruhwirth R ^b,i   Ghete, V M ^b   Hammer, J ^b   Hormann N ^b   Hrubec, J ^b   Jeitler, M ^b,i   Kiesenhofer, W ^b   Knunz V ^b   Krammer, M ^b,i   Liko, D ^b   Mikulec, I ^b   Pernicka, M ^b   Rahbaran, B ^b   Rohringer, C ^b   Rohringer, H ^b   Schofbeck R ^b   Strauss, J ^b   Taurok, A ^b   Waltenberger, W ^b   Walzel, G ^b   Widl, E ^b   Wulz, C E ^b   Mossolov, V ^c   Shumeiko, N ^c   Suarez Gonzalez, J ^c   Bansal, S ^d   Cornelis, T ^d   De Wolf, E A ^d   Janssen, X ^d   Luyckx, S ^d   Mucibello, L ^d   Ochesanu, S ^d   Roland, B ^d   Rougny, R ^d   Selvaggi, M ^d   Staykova, Z ^d   Van Haevermaet, H ^d   Van Mechelen, P ^d   Van Remortel, N ^d   Van Spilbeeck, A ^d   Blekman, F ^e   Blyweert, S ^e   D'Hondt, J ^e   Gonzalez Suarez, R ^e   Kalogeropoulos, A ^e   Maes, M ^e   Olbrechts, A ^e   Van Doninck, W ^e   Van Mulders, P ^e   Van Onsem, G P ^e   Villella, I ^e   Clerbaux, B ^f   De Lentdecker, G ^f   Dero, V ^f   Gay, A P R ^f   Hreus, T ^f   Leonard A ^f   Marage, P E ^f   Reis, T ^f   Thomas, L ^f   Vander Velde, C ^f   Vanlaer, P ^f   Wang, J ^f   Adler, V ^g   Beernaert, K ^g   Cimmino, A ^g   Costantini, S ^g   Garcia, G ^g   Grunewald, M ^g   Klein, B ^g   Lellouch, J ^g   Marinov, A ^g   McCartin, J ^g   Ocampo Rios, A A ^g   Ryckbosch, D ^g   Strobbe, N ^g   Thyssen, F ^g   Tytgat, M ^g   Verwilligen, P ^g   Walsh, S ^g   Yazgan, E ^g   Zaganidis, N ^g   Basegmez, S ^h   Bruno, G ^h   Castello, R ^h   Ceard, L ^h   Delaere, C ^h   Du Pree, T ^h   Favart, D ^h   more..

^a YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^b INSTITUT FÜR HOCHENERGIEPHYSIK   (Austria)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PARTICLE AND HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (Belarus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

ⁱ VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hadron Hadron scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870368262     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2012)088     Document Type: Article

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