Speaker
Christopher Neu
(University of Virginia (US))
Description
The discovery in 2012 of a Higgs boson at the ATLAS and CMS
experiments was a pivotal moment in the decades-long pursuit of
understanding the mechanism behind electroweak symmetry breaking. The
focus of subsequent studies at the LHC has been the characterization
of this recently-discovered particle through precision measurements of
its couplings, spin, width and other properties. This characterization
campaign is crucial in understanding whether this Higgs boson is
consistent with the predictions of the standard model or a harbinger
of new physics. Further, direct searches for exotic Higgs production
mechanisms or rare Higgs decays could reveal yet-unseen dynamics that
are important for understanding the remaining open questions in
particle physics. In this talk I will summarize the state of Higgs
physics from the experimental perspective, focusing mostly on results
from the LHC Run 1 and with an eye towards what could be in store in
Run 2.
| Oral or Poster Presentation | Oral |
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Primary author
Christopher Neu
(University of Virginia (US))
