Search for Higgs Bosons in H to WW Decays at the Tevatron

TL;DR

This paper reports on searches for Higgs bosons decaying into WW at the Tevatron, using data from CDF and DØ, setting limits on production cross sections in the absence of a signal.

Contribution

First combined search for Higgs to WW decays at the Tevatron using 1 fb^{-1} of data, establishing new limits on production rates.

Findings

No significant Higgs signal observed

Limits set on Higgs production cross section times branching ratio

Results constrain Higgs models at Tevatron energies

Abstract

We present the results of searches by the CDF and D\O{} Collaborations for Higgs boson production in $p\bar{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96 {\rm TeV}$. The searches are performed in the $WW^*$ channel with $1 {\rm fb}^{-1}$ of data. In the absence of signal the results are used to set a limit on the Higgs production cross section times branching ratio.