1. Search for an invisibly decaying Higgs boson in $e^+ e^-$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=183-189 GeV
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Acciarri, M, Achard, P, Adriani, O, Aguilar-Benitez, M, Alcaraz, J, Alemanni, G, Allaby, J, Aloisio, A, Alviggi, MG, Ambrosi, G, Anderhub, H, Andreev, VP, Angelescu, T, Anselmo, F, Arefiev, A, Azemoon, T, Aziz, T, Bagnaia, P, Bajo, A, Baksay, L, Balandras, A, Baldew, SV, Banerjee, S, Banerjee, SW, Barczyk, A, Barillere, R, Barone, L, Bartalini, P, Basile, M, Battiston, R, Bay, A, Becattini, F, Becker, U, Behner, F, Bellucci, L, Berbeco, R, Berdugo, J, Berges, P, Bertucci, B, Betev, BL, Bhattacharya, S, Biasini, M, Biland, A, Blaising, JJ, Blyth, SC, Bobbink, GJ, Bohm, A, Boldizsar, L, Borgia, B, Bourilkov, D, Bourquin, M, Braccini, S, Branson, JG, Brigljevic, V, Brochu, F, Buffini, A, Buijs, A, Burger, JD, Burger, WJ, Cai, XD, Campanelli, M, Capell, M, Romeo, GC, Carlino, G, Cartacci, AM, Casaus, J, Castellini, G, Cavallari, F, Cavallo, N, Cecchi, C, Cerrada, M, Cesaroni, F, Chamizo, M, Chang, YH, Chaturvedi, UK, Chemarin, M, Chen, A, Chen, G, Chen, GM, Chen, HF, Chen, HS, Chiefari, G, Cifarelli, L, Cindolo, F, Civinini, C, Clare, I, Clare, R, Goignet, G, Colino, N, Costantini, S, Cotorobai, F, Cozzoni, B, de la Cruz, B, Csilling, A, Cucciarelli, S, Dai, TS, van Dalen, JA, D'Alessandro, R, de Asmundis, R, Deglon, P, Degre, A, Deiters, K, della Volpe, D, Delmeire, E, Denes, P, DeNotaristefani, F, De Salvo, A, Diemoz, M, Dierckxsens, M, van Dierendonck, D, Di Lodovico, F, Dionisi, C, Dittmar, M, Dominguez, A, Doria, A, Dova, MT, Duchesneau, D, Dufournaud, D, Duinker, P, Duran, I, El Mamouni, H, Engler, A, Eppling, FJ, Erne, FC, Extermann, P, Fabre, M, Faccini, R, Falagan, MA, Falciano, S, Favara, A, Fay, J, Fedin, O, Felcini, M, Ferguson, T, Ferroni, F, Fesefeldt, H, Fiandrini, E, Field, JH, Filthaut, F, Fisher, PH, Fisk, I, Forconi, G, Freudenreich, K, Furetta, C, Galaktionov, Y, Ganguli, SN, Garcia-Abia, P, Gataullin, M, Gau, SS, Gentile, S, Gheordanescu, N, Giagu, S, Gong, ZF, Grenier, G, Grimm, O, Gruenewald, MW, Guida, M, van Gulik, R, Gupta, VK, Gurtu, A, Gutay, LJ, Haas, D, Hasan, A, Hatzifotiadou, D, Hebbeker, T, Herve, A, Hidas, P, Hirschfelder, J, Hofer, H, Holzner, G, Hoorani, H, Hou, SR, Hu, Y, Iashvili, I, Jin, BN, Jones, LW, de Jong, P, Josa-Mutuberria, I, Khan, R, Kaur, M, Kienzle-Focacci, MN, Kim, D, Kim, JK, Kirkby, J, Kiss, D, Kittel, W, Klimentov, A, Konig, AC, Kopp, A, Koutsenko, V, Kraber, M, Kraemer, RW, Krenz, W, Kruger, A, Kunin, A, de Guevara, PL, Laktineh, I, Landi, G, Lassila-Perini, K, Lebeau, M, Lebedev, A, Lebrun, P, Lecomte, P, Lecoq, P, Le Coultre, P, Lee, HJ, Le Goff, JM, Leiste, R, Leonardi, E, Levtchenko, P, Li, C, Likhoded, S, Lin, CH, Lin, WT, Linde, FL, Lista, L, Liu, ZA, Lohmann, W, Longo, E, Lu, YS, Lubelsmeyer, K, Luci, C, Luckey, D, Lugnier, L, Luminari, L, Lustermann, W, Ma, WG, Maity, M, Malgeri, L, Malinin, A, Mana, C, Mangeol, D, Mans, J, Marchesini, P, Marian, GH, Martin, JP, Marzano, F, Mazumdar, K, McNeil, RR, Mele, S, Merola, L, Meschini, M, Metzger, WJ, von der Mey, M, Mihul, A, Milcent, H, Mirabelli, G, Mnich, J, Mohanty, GB, Molnar, P, Monteleoni, B, Moulik, T, Muanza, GS, Muijs, AJM, Musy, M, Napolitano, M, Nessi-Tedaldi, F, Newman, H, Niessen, T, Nisati, A, Nawak, H, Organtini, G, Oulianov, A, Palomares, C, Pandoulas, D, Paoletti, S, Paolucci, P, Paramatti, R, Park, HK, Park, IH, Pascale, G, Passaleva, G, Patricelli, S, Paul, T, Pauluzzi, M, Paus, C, Pauss, F, Pedace, M, Pensotti, S, Perret-Gallix, D, Petersen, B, Piccolo, D, Pierella, F, Pieri, M, Piroue, PA, Pistolesi, E, Plyaskin, V, Pohl, M, Pojidaev, V, Postema, H, Pothier, J, Prokofiev, DO, Prokofiev, D, Quartieri, J, Rahal-Callot, G, Rahaman, MA, Raics, P, Raja, N, Ramelli, R, Rancoita, PG, Raspereza, A, Raven, G, Razis, P, Ren, D, Rescigno, M, Reucroft, S, Riemann, S, Riles, K, Robohm, A, Rodin, J, Roe, BP, Romero, L, Rosca, A, Rosier-Lees, S, Rubio, JA, Ruschmeier, D, Rykaczewski, H, Saremi, S, Sarkar, S, Salicio, J, Sanchez, E, Sanders, MP, Sarakinos, ME, Schafer, C, Schegelsky, V, Schmidt-Kaerst, S, Schmitz, D, Schopper, H, Schotanus, DJ, Schwering, G, Sciacca, C, Sciarrino, D, Seganti, A, Servoli, L, Shevchenko, S, Shivarov, N, Shoutko, V, Shumilov, E, Shvorob, A, Siedenburg, T, Son, D, Smith, B, Spillantini, P, Steuer, M, Stickland, DP, Stone, A, Stoyanov, B, Straessner, A, Sudhakar, K, Sultanov, G, Sun, LZ, Suter, H, Swain, JD, Szillasi, Z, Sztaricskai, T, Tang, XW, Tauscher, L, Taylor, L, Tellili, B, Timmermans, C, Ting, SCC, Ting, SM, Tonwar, SC, Toth, J, Tully, C, Tung, KL, Uchida, Y, Ulbricht, J, Valente, E, Vesztergombi, G, Vetlitsky, I, Vicinanza, D, Viertel, G, Villa, S, Vivargent, M, Vlachos, S, Vodopianov, I, Vogel, H, Vogt, H, Vorobiev, I, Vorobyov, AA, Vorvolakos, A, Wadhwa, M, Wallraff, W, Wang, M, Wang, XL, Wang, ZM, Weber, A, Weber, M, Wienemann, P, Wilkens, H, Wu, SX, Wynhoff, S, Xia, L, Xu, ZZ, Yamamoto, J, Yang, BZ, Yang, CG, Yang, HJ, Yang, M, Ye, JB, Yeh, SC, Zalite, A, Zalite, Y, Zhang, ZP, Zhu, GY, Zhu, RY, Zichichi, A, Zilizi, G, Zoller, M, Collaboration, L, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), CMS, Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I Lyon), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), L3, Achard, Pablo, Ambrosi, Giovanni, Bourquin, Maurice, Braccini, Saverio, Chamizo Llatas, Maria, Deglon, Patrick, Delmeire, Evelyne, Extermann, Pierre, Field, John, Kienzle, Maria-Novella, Pohl, Martin, Sciarrino, Deborah, L3 (IHEF, IoP, FNWI), Acciarri, M., Achard, P., Adriani, O., Aguilar Benitez, M., Alcaraz, J., Alemanni, G., Allaby, J., Aloisio, Alberto, Alviggi, Mariagrazia, Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Andreev, V. P., Angelescu, T., Anselmo, F., Arefiev, A., Azemoon, T., Aziz, T., Bagnaia, P., Bajo, A., Baksay, L., Balandras, A., Baldew, S. V., Banerjee, S., Banerjee, S. W., Barczyk, A., Barillere, R., Barone, L., Bartalini, P., Basile, M., Battiston, R., Bay, A., Becattini, F., Becker, U., Behner, F., Bellucci, L., Berbeco, R., Berdugo, J., Berges, P., Bertucci, B., Betev, B. L., Bhattacharya, S., Biasini, M., Biland, A., Blaising, J. J., Blyth, S. C., Bobbink, G. J., Bohm, A., Boldizsar, L., Borgia, B., Bourilkov, D., Bourquin, M., Braccini, S., Branson, J. G., Brigljevic, V., Brochu, F., Buffini, A., Buijs, A., Burger, J. D., Burger, W. J., Cai, X. D., Campanelli, M., Capell, M., Romeo, G. C., Carlino, G., Cartacci, A. M., Casaus, J., Castellini, G., Cavallari, F., Cavallo, N., Cecchi, C., Cerrada, M., Cesaroni, F., Chamizo, M., Chang, Y. H., Chaturvedi, U. K., Chemarin, M., Chen, A., Chen, G., Chen, G. M., Chen, H. F., Chen, H. S., Chiefari, Giovanni, Cifarelli, L., Cindolo, F., Civinini, C., Clare, I., Clare, R., Goignet, G., Colino, N., Costantini, S., Cotorobai, F., Cozzoni, B., B. d., La, Csilling, A., Cucciarelli, S., Dai, T. S., Van, J. A., D'Alessandro, R., Asmundis, R. d., Deglon, P., Degre, A., Deiters, K., DELLA VOLPE, Domenico, Delmeire, E., Denes, P., Denotaristefani, F., Salvo, A. D., Diemoz, M., Dierckxsens, M., Dierendonck, D. v., Lodovico, F. D., Dionisi, C., Dittmar, M., Dominguez, A., Doria, A., Dova, M. T., Duchesneau, D., Dufournaud, D., Duinker, P., Duran, I., Mamouni, H. E., Engler, A., Eppling, F. J., Erne, F. C., Extermann, P., Fabre, M., Faccini, R., Falagan, M. A., Falciano, S., Favara, A., Fay, J., Fedin, O., Felcini, M., Ferguson, T., Ferroni, F., Fesefeldt, H., Fiandrini, E., Field, J. H., Filthaut, F., Fisher, P. H., Fisk, I., Forconi, G., Freudenreich, K., Furetta, C., Galaktionov, Y., Ganguli, S. N., Garcia Abia, P., Gataullin, M., Gau, S. S., Gentile, S., Gheordanescu, N., Giagu, S., Gong, Z. F., Grenier, G., Grimm, O., Gruenewald, M. W., Guida, M., Gulik, R. v., Gupta, V. K., Gurtu, A., Gutay, L. J., Haas, D., Hasan, A., Hatzifotiadou, D., Hebbeker, T., Herve, A., Hidas, P., Hirschfelder, J., Hofer, H., Holzner, G., Hoorani, H., Hou, S. R., Hu, Y., Iashvili, I., Jin, B. N., Jones, L. W., Jong, P. d., Josa Mutuberria, I., Khan, R., Kaur, M., Kienzle Focacci, M. N., Kim, D., Kim, J. K., Kirkby, J., Kiss, D., Kittel, W., Klimentov, A., Konig, A. C., Kopp, A., Koutsenko, V., Kraber, M., Kraemer, R. W., Krenz, W., Kruger, A., Kunin, A., P. L., De, Laktineh, I., Landi, G., Lassila Perini, K., Lebeau, M., Lebedev, A., Lebrun, P., Lecomte, P., Lecoq, P., Coultre, P. L., Lee, H. J., J. M., Le, Leiste, R., Leonardi, E., Levtchenko, P., Li, C., Likhoded, S., Lin, C. H., Lin, W. T., Linde, F. L., Lista, L., Liu, Z. A., Lohmann, W., Longo, E., Y. S., Lu, Lubelsmeyer, K., Luci, C., Luckey, D., Lugnier, L., Luminari, L., Lustermann, W., W. G., Ma, Maity, M., Malgeri, L., Malinin, A., Mana, C., Mangeol, D., Mans, J., Marchesini, P., Marian, G. H., Martin, J. P., Marzano, F., Mazumdar, K., Mcneil, R. R., Mele, S., Merola, Leonardo, Meschini, M., Metzger, W. J., Der, M. v., Mihul, A., Milcent, H., Mirabelli, G., Mnich, J., Mohanty, G. B., Molnar, P., Monteleoni, B., Moulik, T., Muanza, G. S., A. J. M., Musy, M., Napolitano, Marco, Nessi Tedaldi, F., Newman, H., Niessen, T., Nisati, A., Nawak, H., Organtini, G., Oulianov, A., Palomares, C., Pandoulas, D., Paoletti, S., Paolucci, P., Paramatti, R., Park, H. K., Park, I. H., Pascale, G., Passaleva, G., Patricelli, Sergio, Paul, T., Pauluzzi, M., Paus, C., Pauss, F., Pedace, M., Pensotti, S., Perret Gallix, D., Petersen, B., Piccolo, D., Pierella, F., Pieri, M., Piroue, P. A., Pistolesi, E., Plyaskin, V., Pohl, M., Pojidaev, V., Postema, H., Pothier, J., Prokofiev, D. O., Prokofiev, D., Quartieri, J., Rahal Callot, G., Rahaman, M. A., Raics, P., Raja, N., Ramelli, R., Rancoita, P. G., Raspereza, A., Raven, G., Razis, P., Ren, D., Rescigno, M., Reucroft, S., Riemann, S., Riles, K., Robohm, A., Rodin, J., Roe, B. P., Romero, L., Rosca, A., Rosier Lees, S., Rubio, J. A., Ruschmeier, D., Rykaczewski, H., Saremi, S., Sarkar, S., Salicio, J., Sanchez, E., Sanders, M. P., Sarakinos, M. E., Schafer, C., Schegelsky, V., Schmidt Kaerst, S., Schmitz, D., Schopper, H., Schotanus, D. J., Schwering, G., Sciacca, Crisostomo, Sciarrino, D., Seganti, A., Servoli, L., Shevchenko, S., Shivarov, N., Shoutko, V., Shumilov, E., Shvorob, A., Siedenburg, T., Son, D., Smith, B., Spillantini, P., Steuer, M., Stickland, D. P., Stone, A., Stoyanov, B., Straessner, A., Sudhakar, K., Sultanov, G., Sun, L. Z., Suter, H., Swain, J. D., Szillasi, Z., Sztaricskai, T., Tang, X. W., Tauscher, L., Taylor, L., Tellili, B., Timmermans, C., S. C. C., Ting, S. M., Tonwar, S. C., Toth, J., Tully, C., Tung, K. L., Uchida, Y., Ulbricht, J., Valente, E., Vesztergombi, G., Vetlitsky, I., Vicinanza, D., Viertel, G., Villa, S., Vivargent, M., Vlachos, S., Vodopianov, I., Vogel, H., Vogt, H., Vorobiev, I., Vorobyov, A. A., Vorvolakos, A., Wadhwa, M., Wallraff, W., Wang, M., Wang, X. L., Wang, Z. M., Weber, A., Weber, M., Wienemann, P., Wilkens, H., S. X., Wu, Wynhoff, S., Xia, L., Z. Z., Xu, Yamamoto, J., Yang, B. Z., Yang, C. G., Yang, H. J., Yang, M., J. B., Ye, Yeh, S. C., Zalite, A., Zalite, Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhu, G. Y., Zhu, R. Y., Zichichi, A., Zilizi, G., and Zoller, M.
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Particle physics ,invisibly decaying ,PAIR PRODUCTION ,ENERGIES ,Higgs boson ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Root (chord) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,ddc:500.2 ,01 natural sciences ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,MONTE-CARLO ,MUON DETECTOR ,0103 physical sciences ,[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,CALORIMETER ,010306 general physics ,Ciencias Exactas ,L3 EXPERIMENT ,invisible particles ,Physics ,CONSTRUCTION ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,Física ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Particle Physics - Experiment - Abstract
A search for a Higgs boson decaying into invisible particles is performed using the data collected at LEP by the L3 experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 183 GeV and 189 GeV. The integrated luminosities are respectively 55.3 pb−1 and 176.4 pb−1. The observed candidates are consistent with the expectations from Standard Model processes. In the hypothesis that the production cross section of this Higgs boson equals the Standard Model one and the branching ratio into invisible particles is 100%, a lower mass limit of 89.2 GeV is set at 95% confidence level., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
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- 2000