STXS meeting

Europe/Zurich
42/3-002 (CERN)

42/3-002

CERN

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Nicolas Berger (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)), Frank Tackmann, Lorenzo Viliani (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

ATLAS Contribution

  • Numbers shows on slide 1 are from H->γγ only, extrapolated from the Moriond CONF note

 

CMS contribution

  • Results are from the ttH(bb) semileptonic mode only; the DNN is not yet optimized to reduce confusion in top/Higgs reconstruction.
  • slide 5: The table shows how each truth bins distributes into each reco bin (each line sums to 1). The non-diagonal terms are much larger here than in the 3-bin case.
  • The 4-bin analysis may be difficult for ttH(bb). However DNN could possibly be improved (ATLAS expects better performance - it would be desirable to have explicit studies/confirmation)

 

Discussion

  • ttH binning:
    • Decision to go for Option 1 since smaller bins are safer with respect to future evolution (in particular 200-300 GeV instead of 200-350 GeV). Could merge 200-300 GeV and 300-400 GeV bins if needed.
  • ggF binning:
    • the binning decisions mainly concern the 400-500 GeV region, which is at the transition between the H->γγ/ZZ and H->bb sensitivity regions: H->γγ/ZZ lose sensitivity above 400 GeV while H->bb sensitivity starts around 450 GeV (see slides 3 and 5 in https://indico.cern.ch/event/827970/contributions/3465224/attachments/1860897/3058317/2019-06-12_ggH_LH.pdf).
    • However H->γγ/ZZ is only measured in the 350-600 GeV bin so not clear where the sensitivity stops exactly, and similarly H->bb sensitivity below 450 GeV is not known. Would need more information on sensitivities in this region to understand which solution entails the least extrapolation.
    • ATLAS could have updated H->bb sensitivity estimates soon.
    • Option 1 seems preferable (smaller bins), but this can be revisited depending on the results of the further studies.
  • ggF jet bins:
    • pTJ cut could be relative to the center of the pTH bin, or the event-by-event pTH; should not have much impact since the pTH bins are rather narrow
    • H->WW should be the analysis most affected, some studies would be useful
    • Could consider raising the pTJ cut even in the 120-200 GeV bin

 

Action items:

  • Would be good to have H->WW studies from ATLAS and CMS: ideally per-pTH optimizations of the pTJ cut; or more simply r distributions for Higgs signal and backgrounds (mainly ttbar) in coarse bins of pTH.
  • also additional H(bb) studies from ATLAS ?

Aim to converge on the gg->H binning at the next meeting, planned for end of August. Will also have a discussion of the variables to report in the diffXS measurements, following up from LH (Pedja will provide the picture of the blackboard in LH...)

 

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    • 10:00 10:10
      Introduction 10m
      Speakers: Nicolas Berger (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)), Frank Tackmann, Lorenzo Viliani (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))
    • 10:10 10:30
      Update from ATLAS 20m
      Speaker: Maria Moreno Llacer (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))
    • 10:30 10:50
      Update from CMS: STXS binning for ttH(bb) 20m
      Speaker: Peter Kramer (KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE))
    • 10:50 11:10