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Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV

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Hayrapetyan, A; Makarenko, V; Tumasyan, A; Adam, W; Andrejkovic, JW; Benato, L; Bergauer, T; Dragicevic, M; Giordano, C; Hussain, PS; Li, A ...
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics
March 1, 2026

A model-independent measurement of the differential production cross section of the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of W bosons, with a final state including two jets produced in association, is presented. In the analysis, events are selected in which the decay products of the two W bosons consist of an electron, a muon, and missing transverse momentum. The model independence of the measurement is maximized by employing a discriminating variable, developed through machine learning, that is agnostic to the signal hypothesis. The analysis is based on proton-proton collision data at s=13 TeV collected with the CMS detector from 2016–2018, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb−1. The production cross section is measured as a function of the difference in azimuthal angle between the two jets. The differential cross section measurements are used to constrain Higgs boson couplings within the standard model effective field theory framework.

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Journal of High Energy Physics

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1029-8479

Publication Date

March 1, 2026

Volume

2026

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics
 

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Hayrapetyan, A., Makarenko, V., Tumasyan, A., Adam, W., Andrejkovic, J. W., Benato, L., … Brandao Malbouisson, H. (2026). Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2026(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2026)073
Hayrapetyan, A., V. Makarenko, A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, J. W. Andrejkovic, L. Benato, T. Bergauer, et al. “Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV.” Journal of High Energy Physics 2026, no. 3 (March 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2026)073.
Hayrapetyan A, Makarenko V, Tumasyan A, Adam W, Andrejkovic JW, Benato L, et al. Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2026 Mar 1;2026(3).
Hayrapetyan, A., et al. “Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV.” Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2026, no. 3, Mar. 2026. Scopus, doi:10.1007/JHEP03(2026)073.
Hayrapetyan A, Makarenko V, Tumasyan A, Adam W, Andrejkovic JW, Benato L, Bergauer T, Dragicevic M, Giordano C, Hussain PS, Jeitler M, Krammer N, Li A, Liko D, Matthewman M, Mikulec I, Schieck J, Schwarz D, Schöfbeck R, Shooshtari M, Sonawane M, Waltenberger W, Wulz CE, Janssen T, Kwon H, Ocampo Henao D, Van Laer T, Van Mechelen P, Bierkens J, Breugelmans N, D’Hondt J, Dansana S, De Moor A, Delcourt M, Heyen F, Hong Y, Kashko P, Lowette S, Makarenko I, Müller D, Song J, Tavernier S, Tytgat M, Van Onsem GP, Van Putte S, Vannerom D, Bilin B, Clerbaux B, Das AK, De Bruyn I, De Lentdecker G, Evard H, Favart L, Gianneios P, Khalilzadeh A, Khan FA, Malara A, Shahzad MA, Thomas L, Vanden Bemden M, Vander Velde C, Vanlaer P, Zhang F, De Coen M, Dobur D, Gokbulut G, Knolle J, Lambrecht L, Marckx D, Skovpen K, Van Den Bossche N, van der Linden J, Vandenbroeck J, Wezenbeek L, Bein S, Benecke A, Bethani A, Bruno G, Cappati A, De Favereau De Jeneret J, Delaere C, Giammanco A, Guzel AO, Lemaitre V, Lidrych J, Malek P, Mastrapasqua P, Turkcapar S, Alves GA, Barroso Ferreira Filho M, Coelho E, Hensel C, Menezes De Oliveira T, Mora Herrera C, Rebello Teles P, Soeiro M, Tonelli Manganote EJ, Vilela Pereira A, Aldá Júnior WL, Brandao Malbouisson H. Model-independent measurement of the Higgs boson associated production with two jets and decaying to a pair of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2026 Mar 1;2026(3).
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Published In

Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI

EISSN

1029-8479

Publication Date

March 1, 2026

Volume

2026

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 4902 Mathematical physics