Higgs boson searches within ATLAS : combination of channel sensitivities and extension of search range to heavy masses

A comparison of the two statistical frameworks, MCLimits and RooStats is presented in relation to the statistical combination of the decay channels of the Standard Model Higgs boson using data collected by the ATLAS experiment in the period up to the end of the 2012 LHC run. A wrapper mechanism desi...

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Main Author: Steele, Genevieve
Published: University of Glasgow 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.630980