Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2010-06-15
Phys.Rev.D82:114011,2010
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
7 pages, 7 figures, figures and discussion has been added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.82.114011
We calculated the cross section for the exclusive double diffractive $b\bar b$ production in $pp\to p(b\bar b)p$ reaction at LHC. Large cross sections are obtained (3 -- 10 nb). This process constitutes the irreducible background to the exclusive Higgs production and is of particular importance in the upcoming Higgs boson searches. The distribution in invariant mass of the $b \bar b$ pair is calculated and compared with the corresponding contribution from the Higgs decay. The contribution from the exclusive production of $Z^0$ and its decay as well as the contribution from the $\gamma \gamma \to b \bar b$ subprocess are also presented for the first time. The influence of cuts on the signal-to-background ratio is discussed.
Maciula Rafal
Pasechnik Roman
Szczurek Antoni
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