Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association With a Higgs Boson Decaying to Two Bottom Quarks at Atlas - Couverture rigide

Cheng, Yangyang

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3319442171 ISBN 13 : 9783319442174

Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2016

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Yangyang Cheng was awarded the PhD degree by the University of Chicago in 2015, and is currently with the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, Cornell University. She was recipient of the University of Chicago Physics Department Chairman's Award for Distinguished Service in June 2015.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing AG
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319442171
• ISBN 13: 9783319442174
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 191
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