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Measurement of W+W- Production and Search for the Higgs Boson in pp Collisions at center of mass energy of 7 TeV
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Amphithéâtre (CPPM)
Amphithéâtre
CPPM
Description
A measurement of W+W- production in pp collisions at center of mass energy of 7 TeV and a search for the Higgs boson are reported. The W+W- candidates are selected in events with two leptons, either electrons or muons. The measurement is performed using LHC data recorded with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb-1. The W+W- cross section is consistent with the standard model prediction. The search for the standard model Higgs boson in the W+W- decay mode does not reveal any evidence of excess above backgrounds. Limits are set on the production of the Higgs boson in the context of the standard model and in the presence of a sequential fourth family of fermions with high masses.