Observation of an excess in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson at ALEPH

Barate, R , De Bonis, I , Decamp, D , Ghez, P , Goy, C , Jezequel, S , Lees, J P , Martin, F , Merle, E , Minard, M N , Pietrzyk, B , Bravo, S , Casado, M P , Chmeissani, M , Crespo, J M , Fernandez, E , Fernandez-Bosman, M , Garrido, L , Grauges, E , Lopez, J , Martinez, M , Merino, G , Miquel, R , Mir, L M , Pacheco, A , Paneque, D , Ruiz, H , Colaleo, A , Creanza, D , De Filippis, N , de Palma, M , Iaselli, G , Maggi, G , Maggi, M , Nuzzo, S , Ranieri, A , Raso, G , Ruggieri, E , Selvaggi, G , Silvestris, L , Tempesta, P , Tricomi, A , Zito, G , Huang, X , Lin, J , Ouyang, Q , Wang, T , Xie, Y , Xu, R , Xue, S , Zhang, J , Zhang, L , Zhao, W , Abbaneo, D , Azzurri, P , Barklow, T , Boix, G , Buchmuller, O , Cattaneo, M , Cerutti, F , Clerbaux, B , Dissertori, G , Drevermann, H , Forty, R W , Frank, M , Gianotti, F , Greening, T C , Hansen, J B , Harvey, J , Hutchcroft, D E , Janot, P , Jost, B , Kado, M , Lemaitre, V , Maley, P , Mato, P , Minten, A , Moutoussi, A , Ranjard, F , Rolandi, L , Schlatter, D , Schmitt, M , Schneider, O , Spagnolo, P , Tejessy, W , Teubert, F , Tournefier, E , Valassi, A , Ward, J J , Wright, A E , Ajaltouni, Z , Badaud, F , Dessagne, S , Falvard, A , Fayolle, D , Gay, P , Henrard, P , Jousset, J , Michel, B , Monteil, S , Montret, J C , Pallin, D , Pascolo, J M , Perret, P , Podlyski, F , Hansen, J D , Hansen, J R , Hansen, P H , Nilsson, B S , Waananen, A , Daskalakis, G , Kyriakis, A , Markou, C , Simopoulou, E , Vayaki, A , Blondel, A , Brient, J C , Machefert, F , Rouge, A , Swynghedauw, M , Tanaka, R , Videau, H , Focardi, E , Parrini, G , Zachariadou, K , Antonelli, A , Antonelli, M , Bencivenni, G , Bologna, G , Bossi, F , Campana, P , Capon, G , Chiarella, V , Laurelli, P , Mannocchi, G , Murtas, F , Murtas, G P , Passalacqua, L , Pepe-Altarelli, M , Chalmers, M , Halley, A W , Kennedy, J , Lynch, J G , Negus, P , O'Shea, V , Raeven, B , Smith, D , Teixeira-Dias, P , Thompson, A S , Cavanaugh, R , Dhamotharan, S , Geweniger, C , Hanke, P , Hepp, V , Kluge, E E , Leibenguth, G , Putzer, A , Tittel, K , Werner, S , Wunsch, M , Beuselinck, R , Binnie, D M , Cameron, W , Davies, G , Dornan, P J , Girone, M , Marinelli, N , Nowell, J , Przysiezniak, H , Sedgbeer, J K , Thompson, J C , Thomson, E , White, R , Ghete, V M , Girtler, P , Kneringer, E , Kuhn, D , Rudolph, G , Bouhova-Thacker, E , Bowdery, C K , Clarke, D P , Ellis, G , Finch, A J , Foster, F , Hughes, G , Jones, R W L , Pearson, M R , Robertson, N A , Smizanska, M , Giehl, I , Holldorfer, F , Jakobs, K , Kleinknecht, K , Krocker, M , Muller, A S , Nurnberger, H A , Quast, G , Renk, B , Rohne, E , Sander, H G , Schmeling, S , Wachsmuth, H , Zeitnitz, C , Ziegler, T , Bonissent, A , Carr, J , Coyle, P , Curtil, C , Ealet, A , Fouchez, D , Leroy, O , Kachelhoffer, T , Payre, P , Rousseau, D , Tilquin, A , Aleppo, M , Gilardoni, S , Ragusa, F , David, A , Dietl, H , Ganis, G , Heister, A , Huttmann, K , Lutjens, G , Mannert, C , Manner, W , Moser, H G , Schael, S , Settles, R , Stenzel, H , Wolf, G , Boucrot, J , Callot, O , Davier, M , Duflot, L , Grivaz, J F , Heusse, P , Jacholkowska, A , Serin, L , Veillet, J J , Videau, I , de Regie, J B D , Yuan, C , Zerwas, D , Bagliesi, G , Boccali, T , Calderini, G , Ciulli, V , Foa, L , Giammanco, A , Giassi, A , Ligabue, E , Messineo, A , Palla, E , Rizzo, G , Sanguinetti, G , Sciaba, A , Sguazzoni, G , Steinberger, J , Tenchini, R , Venturi, A , Verdini, P G , Blair, G A , Coles, J , Cowan, G , Green, M G , Jones, L T , Medcalf, T , Strong, J A , Clifft, R W , Edgecock, T R , Norton, P R , Tomalin, I R , Bloch-Devaux, B , Boumediene, D , Colas, P , Fabbro, B , Lancon, E , Lemaire, M C , Locci, E , Perez, P , Rander, J , Renardy, J F , Rosowsky, A , Seager, P , Trabelsi, A , Tuchming, B , Vallage, B , Konstantinidis, N , Loomis, C , Litke, A M , Taylor, G , Booth, C N , Cartwright, S , Combley, F , Hodgson, P N , Lehto, M , Thompson, L F , Affholderbach, K , Bohrer, A , Brandt, S , Grupen, C , Hess, J , Misiejuk, A , Prange, G , Sieler, U , Borean, C , Giannini, G , Gobbo, B , He, H , Putz, J , Rothberg, J , Wasserbaech, S , Armstrong, S R , Cranmer, K , Elmer, P , Ferguson, D P S , Gao, Y , Gonzalez, S , Hayes, O J , Hu, H , Jin, S , Kile, J , McNamara, P A , Nielsen, J , Orejudos, W , Pan, Y B , Saadi, Y , Scott, I J , Shao, N , von Wimmersperg-Toeller, J H , Walsh, J , Wiedenmann, W , Wu, J , Wu, S L , Wu, X , Zobernig, G and , ALEPH Collaboration

(2000)

Barate, R , De Bonis, I , Decamp, D , Ghez, P , Goy, C , Jezequel, S , Lees, J P , Martin, F , Merle, E , Minard, M N , Pietrzyk, B , Bravo, S , Casado, M P , Chmeissani, M , Crespo, J M , Fernandez, E , Fernandez-Bosman, M , Garrido, L , Grauges, E , Lopez, J , Martinez, M , Merino, G , Miquel, R , Mir, L M , Pacheco, A , Paneque, D , Ruiz, H , Colaleo, A , Creanza, D , De Filippis, N , de Palma, M , Iaselli, G , Maggi, G , Maggi, M , Nuzzo, S , Ranieri, A , Raso, G , Ruggieri, E , Selvaggi, G , Silvestris, L , Tempesta, P , Tricomi, A , Zito, G , Huang, X , Lin, J , Ouyang, Q , Wang, T , Xie, Y , Xu, R , Xue, S , Zhang, J , Zhang, L , Zhao, W , Abbaneo, D , Azzurri, P , Barklow, T , Boix, G , Buchmuller, O , Cattaneo, M , Cerutti, F , Clerbaux, B , Dissertori, G , Drevermann, H , Forty, R W , Frank, M , Gianotti, F , Greening, T C , Hansen, J B , Harvey, J , Hutchcroft, D E , Janot, P , Jost, B , Kado, M , Lemaitre, V , Maley, P , Mato, P , Minten, A , Moutoussi, A , Ranjard, F , Rolandi, L , Schlatter, D , Schmitt, M , Schneider, O , Spagnolo, P , Tejessy, W , Teubert, F , Tournefier, E , Valassi, A , Ward, J J , Wright, A E , Ajaltouni, Z , Badaud, F , Dessagne, S , Falvard, A , Fayolle, D , Gay, P , Henrard, P , Jousset, J , Michel, B , Monteil, S , Montret, J C , Pallin, D , Pascolo, J M , Perret, P , Podlyski, F , Hansen, J D , Hansen, J R , Hansen, P H , Nilsson, B S , Waananen, A , Daskalakis, G , Kyriakis, A , Markou, C , Simopoulou, E , Vayaki, A , Blondel, A , Brient, J C , Machefert, F , Rouge, A , Swynghedauw, M , Tanaka, R , Videau, H , Focardi, E , Parrini, G , Zachariadou, K , Antonelli, A , Antonelli, M , Bencivenni, G , Bologna, G , Bossi, F , Campana, P , Capon, G , Chiarella, V , Laurelli, P , Mannocchi, G , Murtas, F , Murtas, G P , Passalacqua, L , Pepe-Altarelli, M , Chalmers, M , Halley, A W , Kennedy, J , Lynch, J G , Negus, P , O'Shea, V , Raeven, B , Smith, D , Teixeira-Dias, P , Thompson, A S , Cavanaugh, R , Dhamotharan, S , Geweniger, C , Hanke, P , Hepp, V , Kluge, E E , Leibenguth, G , Putzer, A , Tittel, K , Werner, S , Wunsch, M , Beuselinck, R , Binnie, D M , Cameron, W , Davies, G , Dornan, P J , Girone, M , Marinelli, N , Nowell, J , Przysiezniak, H , Sedgbeer, J K , Thompson, J C , Thomson, E , White, R , Ghete, V M , Girtler, P , Kneringer, E , Kuhn, D , Rudolph, G , Bouhova-Thacker, E , Bowdery, C K , Clarke, D P , Ellis, G , Finch, A J , Foster, F , Hughes, G , Jones, R W L , Pearson, M R , Robertson, N A , Smizanska, M , Giehl, I , Holldorfer, F , Jakobs, K , Kleinknecht, K , Krocker, M , Muller, A S , Nurnberger, H A , Quast, G , Renk, B , Rohne, E , Sander, H G , Schmeling, S , Wachsmuth, H , Zeitnitz, C , Ziegler, T , Bonissent, A , Carr, J , Coyle, P , Curtil, C , Ealet, A , Fouchez, D , Leroy, O , Kachelhoffer, T , Payre, P , Rousseau, D , Tilquin, A , Aleppo, M , Gilardoni, S , Ragusa, F , David, A , Dietl, H , Ganis, G , Heister, A , Huttmann, K , Lutjens, G , Mannert, C , Manner, W , Moser, H G , Schael, S , Settles, R , Stenzel, H , Wolf, G , Boucrot, J , Callot, O , Davier, M , Duflot, L , Grivaz, J F , Heusse, P , Jacholkowska, A , Serin, L , Veillet, J J , Videau, I , de Regie, J B D , Yuan, C , Zerwas, D , Bagliesi, G , Boccali, T , Calderini, G , Ciulli, V , Foa, L , Giammanco, A , Giassi, A , Ligabue, E , Messineo, A , Palla, E , Rizzo, G , Sanguinetti, G , Sciaba, A , Sguazzoni, G , Steinberger, J , Tenchini, R , Venturi, A , Verdini, P G , Blair, G A , Coles, J , Cowan, G , Green, M G , Jones, L T , Medcalf, T , Strong, J A , Clifft, R W , Edgecock, T R , Norton, P R , Tomalin, I R , Bloch-Devaux, B , Boumediene, D , Colas, P , Fabbro, B , Lancon, E , Lemaire, M C , Locci, E , Perez, P , Rander, J , Renardy, J F , Rosowsky, A , Seager, P , Trabelsi, A , Tuchming, B , Vallage, B , Konstantinidis, N , Loomis, C , Litke, A M , Taylor, G , Booth, C N , Cartwright, S , Combley, F , Hodgson, P N , Lehto, M , Thompson, L F , Affholderbach, K , Bohrer, A , Brandt, S , Grupen, C , Hess, J , Misiejuk, A , Prange, G , Sieler, U , Borean, C , Giannini, G , Gobbo, B , He, H , Putz, J , Rothberg, J , Wasserbaech, S , Armstrong, S R , Cranmer, K , Elmer, P , Ferguson, D P S , Gao, Y , Gonzalez, S , Hayes, O J , Hu, H , Jin, S , Kile, J , McNamara, P A , Nielsen, J , Orejudos, W , Pan, Y B , Saadi, Y , Scott, I J , Shao, N , von Wimmersperg-Toeller, J H , Walsh, J , Wiedenmann, W , Wu, J , Wu, S L , Wu, X , Zobernig, G and , ALEPH Collaboration (2000) Observation of an excess in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson at ALEPH. Physics Letters B, 495 (1-2).