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Can an invisible Higgs boson be seen via diffraction at the LHC?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We study the possibility of observing an `invisible' Higgs boson in central exclusive diffractive production at the LHC. We evaluate the cross section using, as a simple example, the Standard Model with a heavy fourth generation, where the invisible decay mode Hν4νˉ4H \to \nu_4 \bar{\nu}_4 dominates, with the heavy neutrino mass M(ν4)50M(\nu_4) \simeq 50 GeV. We discuss the possible requirements on trigger conditions and the background processes.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0406037,
  title  = {Can an invisible Higgs boson be seen via diffraction at the LHC?},
  author = {K. Belotsky and V. A. Khoze and A. D. Martin and M. G. Ryskin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0406037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure