SEARCH FOR A NONMINIMAL HIGGS-BOSON PRODUCED IN THE REACTION E+E- -] HZ

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BUSKULIC, D
DEBONIS, I
DECAMP, D
GHEZ, P
GOY, C
LEES, JP
MINARD, MN
PIETRZYK, B
ARIZTIZABAL, F
COMAS, P
CRESPO, JM
DELFINO, M
EFTHYMIOPOULOS, I
FERNANDEZ, E
FERNANDEZBOSMAN, M
GAITAN, V
GARRIDO, L
MATTISON, T
PACHECO, A
PADILLA, C
PASCUAL, A
CREANZA, D
DEPALMA, M
FARILLA, A
IASELLI, G
MAGGI, G
NATALI, S
NUZZO, S
QUATTROMINI, M
RANIERI, A
RASO, G
ROMANO, F
RUGGIERI, F
SELVAGGI, G
SILVESTRIS, L
TEMPESTA, P
ZITO, G
CHAI, Y
HU, H
HUANG, D
HUANG, X
LIN, J
WANG, T
XIE, Y
XU, D
XU, R
ZHANG, J
ZHANG, L
ZHAO, W
BLUCHER, E
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[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA, INST FIS ALTES ENERGIES, E-08193 BARCELONA, SPAIN
[2] INFN, SEZ BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[3] UNIV BARI, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[4] CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST HIGH ENERGY PHYS, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[5] CERN, EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[6] UNIV CLERMONT FERRAND, PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB, IN2P3, CNRS, F-63177 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[7] NIELS BOHR INST, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[8] DEMOCRITOS NUCL RES CTR, GR-15310 ATHENS, GREECE
[9] ECOLE POLYTECH, PHYS NUCL & HAUTES ENERGIES LAB, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[10] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[11] UNIV FIRENZE, INFN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, SEZ FIRENZE, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
[12] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, SUPERCOMP COMPUTAT RES INST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[13] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[14] INFN, LAB NAZL, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[15] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, SCOTLAND
[16] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST HOCHENERGIEPHYS, W-6900 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
[17] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
[18] UNIV INNSBRUCK, INST EXPTL PHYS, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
[19] UNIV LANCASTER, INST PHYS, LANCASTER LA1 4YB, ENGLAND
[20] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS, W-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY
[21] FAC SCI LUMINY, CTR PHYS PARTICULES, IN2P3, CNRS, F-13288 MARSEILLE, FRANCE
[22] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS, WERNER HEISENBERG INST, W-8000 MUNICH, GERMANY
[23] UNIV PARIS 11, ACCELERATEUR LINEAIRE LAB, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[24] UNIV PISA, INFN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, SEZ PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[25] SCUOLA NORMALE SUPER PISA, I-56010 PISA, ITALY
[26] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT PHYS, SURREY TW20 0EX, ENGLAND
[27] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DEPT PARTICLE PHYS, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[28] CENS, DAPNIA, SERV PHYS PARTICULES, F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, FRANCE
[29] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ, INST PARTICLE PHYS, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 USA
[30] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT PHYS, SHEFFIELD S3 7RH, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[31] UNIV SIEGEN, FACHBEREICH PHYS, W-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[32] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[33] INFN, SEZ TRIESTE, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[34] UNIV WISCONSIN, DEPT PHYS, MADISON, WI 53706 USA
[35] UNIV WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA 98195 USA
[36] UNIV TURIN, IST FIS GEN, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
[37] CNR, IST COSMO GEOFIS, TURIN, ITALY
[38] CERN, DIV PPE, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[39] UNIV NAPLES, DIPARTIMENTO SCI, I-80138 NAPLES, ITALY
[40] UNIV SASSARI, IST MATEMAT & FIS, I-07100 SASSARI, ITALY
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10.1016/0370-2693(93)91228-F
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摘要
A data sample corresponding to 1.23 million hadronic Z decays collected by the ALEPH detector at LEP has been searched for signals of the production of a non-minimal CP-even Higgs boson h in the reaction e+e- --> hZ*. The h decay modes considered were: those of the minimal standard model Higgs boson, with modified branching ratios; decays into a pair of CP-odd Higgs bosons A; and decays into invisible final states. Only one event was found, a very acoplanar e+e- pair which could originate from the standard model background process e+e- --> e+e-nunuBAR. Upper limits for the cross-section of the reaction e+e- --> hZ* have been derived as a function Of m(h), the mass of the Higgs boson h. In the case of invisible decays, the 95% CL lower limit on m(h) is 65 GeV/c2 for a production cross-section equal to that of a minimal standard model Higgs boson. When combined with previous ALEPH results on the reaction e+e- --> hA, these cross-section upper limits exclude a domain in the (m(h), M(A)) plane of the MSSM such that, if invisible h and A decays can be neglected, 95% CL lower limits of 44 and 21 GeV/c2 result for m(h) and m(A), respectively, independent of the other parameters of the model.
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