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Title
Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association with a Higgs Boson Decaying to Two Bottom Quarks at ATLAS
Type
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Monograph
Contribution
Cheng, Yangyang (author)
Classification
DDC: 539.73 full (Source: 23)
Content
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Summary
This thesis reports on the search for dark matter in data taken with the ATLAS detector at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The identification of dark matter and the determination of its properties are among the highest priorities in elementary particle physics and cosmology. The most likely candidate, a weakly interacting massive particle, could be produced in the high energy proton-proton collisions at the LHC. The analysis presented here is unique in looking for dark matter produced together with a Higgs boson that decays into its dominant decay mode, a pair of b quarks. If dark matter were seen in this mode, we would learn directly about the production mechanism because of the presence of the Higgs boson. This thesis develops the search technique and presents the most stringent production limit to date.
Table Of Contents
Introduction
The Standard Model and Beyond
An Overview of Dark Matter
The ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
Dark Matter Searches at ATLAS
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Overview
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Z - 2HDM Simplified Model
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Physics Objects
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Event Selection
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Background Processes
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Systematic Uncertainties
Dark Matter + Higgs( bb): Results
Conclusion
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Cheng, Yangyang Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association with a Higgs Boson Decaying to Two Bottom Quarks at ATLAS