Search for H to $ \mathrm{b\bar{b}}$ in association with single top quarks as a test of Higgs boson couplings

TL;DR

This paper reports on a search for Higgs boson production with a single top quark to probe potential anomalous Higgs-fermion couplings, using CMS data at 8 TeV with advanced analysis techniques.

Contribution

It presents the first comprehensive search for H to bb in association with single top quarks using the full CMS 8 TeV dataset, focusing on anomalous coupling sensitivity.

Findings

No significant excess observed over the Standard Model prediction.

Limits set on anomalous Higgs-fermion couplings.

Demonstrates effectiveness of multivariate analysis in complex event reconstruction.

Abstract

The production of a Higgs boson in association with a single top quark is one of a few channels which are sensitive for not yet excluded anomalous couplings of the Higgs boson to fermions. Multivariate analysis tools are used for the reconstruction and classification of signal events, where the Higgs boson decays into bottom quarks and the single top quark decays leptonically. In this conference report the most recent results at time of the conference using the full dataset recorded by the CMS detector at 8 TeV are presented.