This Letter describes a search for Higgs boson pair production using the combined results from four final states: bb gamma gamma, bb tau tau, bbbb, and bbVV, where V represents a W or Z boson. The search is performed using data collected in 2016 by the CMS experiment from LHC proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb(-1). Limits are set on the Higgs boson pair production cross section. A 95% confidence level observed (expected) upper limit on the non-resonant production cross section is set at 22.2 (12.8) times the standard model value. A search for narrow resonances decaying to Higgs boson pairs is also performed in the mass range 250-3000 GeV. No evidence for a signal is observed, and upper limits are set on the resonance production cross section.

Combination of Searches for Higgs Boson Pair Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at root s=13 TeV

Azzi, P.;Boletti, A.;Bragagnolo, A.;Carlin, R.;Checchia, P.;Dall'Osso, M.;Gasparini, F.;Gasparini, U.;Hoh, S. Y.;Lacaprara, S.;Lujan, P.;Margoni, M.;Meneguzzo, A. T.;Pazzini, J.;Pozzobon, N.;Ronchese, P.;Rossin, R.;Simonetto, F.;Torassa, E.;Tosi, M.;Zanetti, M.;Zotto, P.;Zumerle, G.;Triossi, A.;Zucchetta, A.;
2019

Abstract

This Letter describes a search for Higgs boson pair production using the combined results from four final states: bb gamma gamma, bb tau tau, bbbb, and bbVV, where V represents a W or Z boson. The search is performed using data collected in 2016 by the CMS experiment from LHC proton-proton collisions at root s = 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 35.9 fb(-1). Limits are set on the Higgs boson pair production cross section. A 95% confidence level observed (expected) upper limit on the non-resonant production cross section is set at 22.2 (12.8) times the standard model value. A search for narrow resonances decaying to Higgs boson pairs is also performed in the mass range 250-3000 GeV. No evidence for a signal is observed, and upper limits are set on the resonance production cross section.
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