Description
Searches for heavy Higgs bosons decaying into pairs of top quarks is a promising avenue to discover new physics at the LHC. Due to the so-called peak-dip structure from interference effects with Standard Model ttbar production, current searches rely on fully reconstructed final states, which require the presence of at least 2 jets and 2 leptons. In this work, the inclusion of final states with just a single jet and two leptons will be explored. Several novel observables in this event category will be explored and the sensitivity increase estimated. Besides adding a new category of final states, a modified approach to kinematic event reconstruction will be explored. The outcome of the project will be the base for a future search for heavy scalar particles at the LHC Run 3 and has huge potential for significant gains in searches for BSM physics with top quark final states.
Special Qualifications:
Required - Python
Desirable - Statistical analysis, phenomenology background
| Field | B1: Particle physics analysis (software-oriented) |
|---|---|
| DESY Place | Hamburg |
| DESY Division | FH |
| DESY Group | CMS Exotics |
