@article{10902/29057,
year = {2012},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/29057},
abstract = {We present a search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson, using up to 7.9 fb−1 of integrated luminosity from pp¯ collisions collected with the CDF II detector. We utilize several novel techniques, including multivariate lepton selection, multivariate trigger parametrization, and a multi-stage signal discriminant consisting of specialized functions trained to distinguish individual backgrounds. By increasing acceptance and enhancing signal discrimination, these techniques have significantly improved the sensitivity of the analysis above what was expected from a larger dataset alone. We observe no significant evidence for a signal, and we set limits on the ZH production cross section. For a Higgs boson with mass 115 GeV/c2, we expect (observe) a limit of 3.9 (4.8) times the standard model predicted value, at the 95% credibility level.},
organization = {We thank the Fermilab staff and the technical staffs of the participating institutions for their vital contributions. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation; the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the National Science Council of the Republic of China; the Swiss National Science Foundation; the A.P. Sloan Foundation; the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Germany; the Korean World Class University Program, the National Research Foundation of Korea; the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Royal Society, UK; the Russian Foundation for Basic Research; the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, and Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010, Spain; the Slovak R&D Agency; the Academy of Finland; and the Australian Research Council (ARC).},
publisher = {Elsevier},
publisher = {Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 2012,  715(1-3), 98-104},
title = {Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with a Z boson in 7.9 fb−1 of pp¯ collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV using the CDF II detector},
author = {Aaltonen, Timo Antero and Álvarez González, Bárbara and Casal Laraña, Bruno and Cuevas Maestro, Francisco Javier and Gómez Gramuglio, Gervasio and Palencia Cortezón, José Enrique and Rodrigo Anoro, Teresa and Ruiz Jimeno, Alberto and Scodellaro, Luca and Vila Álvarez, Iván  and Vilar Cortabitarte, Rocío and Vizán García, Jesús Manuel},
}