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\section{Introduction}\label{section:Intro} |
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This note describes an independent search for $H \rightarrow ZZ$ decays in the 4-lepton channel. Currently the analysis is performed in the context of the $1.6~\rm{fb^{-1}}$ LP dataset. We consider two kinematic scenarios, consistent with the direction of the baseline $4\ell$ analysis~\cite{ref:baseline}. The primary differences in this analysis with respect to the current baseline are : |
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This note describes a search for $H \rightarrow ZZ^{*}$ in the 4-lepton channel with $4.7~\rm{fb^{-1}}$. The primary differences between this analysis and the current baseline~\cite{baseline} are : |
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\item {\bf MVA Electron Identification :} Electrons are identified using a Boosted Decision Tree discriminant trained on samples of candidates from data. |
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\item {\bf Variable Electron Identification Working Points :} Electron candidates that form the on-shell Z in the 4 lepton system are selected with a looser set of ID requirements relative to those forming the off-shell Z. |
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\item {\bf MVA Electron Identification :} Electrons are identified using a Boosted Decision Tree discriminant trained on data. Identification requirements are looser for electron canidates used in the reconstruction of the on-shell $Z$. |
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\item {\bf Anuglar Discrimination :} We include angular information in the signal extraction fit via an MVA discrminant. |
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\item {\bf 2D Signal Extraction :} We include angular information and the mass of the second, potentially off-shell $Z$ in the signal extraction fit via an MVA discriminant. |
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\item {\bf Isolation :} We apply PF isolation criteria on individual leptons. |
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Pay particular attention to jet backgrounds, which are difficult to estimate and can be sneaky. |
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\item {\bf Treatment of Fake/Instrumental Backgrounds :} We produce a combined estimate of light and heavy flavor backgrounds using the ``fakeable object'' technique. We assess the performance of this method in several control regions. |
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Our analyses differ on several addtional points ({\it e.g.: } application of lepton isolation, fake and heavy flavor background estimation, {\it etc} ), which we explain in the text that follows. Some aspects of the analysis are not yet complete. The text describes our strategy for these missing pieces. |
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Overall, our changes to event seleation result in {\bf +9/-4 } events in the loose-kinematics signal region. We discusse these events in detail in Section~\ref{section:Results}. The limits we extract are comparable to those of~\cite{ref:baseline} for Higgs masses below $\sim 200~\rm{GeV}$, but improve for higher masses ({\bf Verify}). |
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These changes result in the selection of {\bf $+13/-20 = 7$ } events with respect to the baseline analysis. We discuss these events in detail in Section~\ref{sec:Results}. Our observed limits are comparable to those of~\cite{baseline}. |
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