Search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson at CMS

TL;DR

This paper discusses the CMS experiment's strategies and prospects for discovering the Standard Model Higgs boson at the LHC, emphasizing systematic control and early search methods at low luminosities.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive strategy for Higgs searches and systematic control at very low luminosities, enhancing early discovery potential.

Findings

Discovery reach varies with Higgs mass

Effective systematic measurement strategies are proposed

Early search strategies are outlined for low luminosity conditions

Abstract

The prospects for the search of the Standard Model Higgs boson with the CMS experiment at the LHC are presented. The analyses rely on a full simulation of the detector response and emphasis is put on explicit strategies for the measurement of experimental and background systematics from data. The discovery reach is presented as a function of the Higgs boson mass. A new complete strategy is presented for the early searches and for the control of systematics at very low luminosities of O(1/fb).