Search for the Higgs boson in the $\mathrm{b\bar{b}}$ decay channel using the CMS detector

TL;DR

This paper reports a search for the standard model Higgs boson decaying into bottom quark pairs using CMS detector data from 7 and 8 TeV collisions, exploring multiple production modes.

Contribution

It presents the first combined analysis of various Higgs production modes in the bbar decay channel at the LHC with CMS data.

Findings

No significant excess observed over background

Limits set on Higgs production cross sections

Improved sensitivity in bbar decay channel

Abstract

A search for the standard model Higgs boson in the \bbbar decay channel has been carried out with the CMS detector at the LHC collider. The searched production modes are the associated VH production, the VBF production and the production in association with top quark pairs (ttH). The analyses are based on pp collision data collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 5 fb$^{-1}$ and 20 fb$^{-1}$, respectively. The strategy and results of the searches are reported.