Using linear gluon polarization inside an unpolarized proton to determine the Higgs spin and parity
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-06-17 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
Gluons inside an unpolarized proton are in general linearly polarized in the direction of their transverse momentum, rendering the LHC effectively a polarized gluon collider. This polarization can be utilized in the determination of the spin and parity of the newly found Higgs-like boson. We focus here on the determination of the spin using the azimuthal Collins-Soper angle distribution.
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@article{arxiv.1311.1048,
title = {Using linear gluon polarization inside an unpolarized proton to determine the Higgs spin and parity},
author = {Wilco J. den Dunnen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.1048},
year = {2015}
}
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6 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the LightCone 2013+ workshop, 20-24 May 2013, Skiathos, Greece