Abstract
A search for beyond-the-standard-model neutral Higgs bosons in final states with bottom quarks is performed with the CMS detector. The data were recorded in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the CERN LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 36.7-126.9 fb$^{-1}$ depending on the probed mass range. No signal above the standard model background expectation is observed. Upper limits on the production cross section times branching fraction are set for Higgs bosons in the mass range of 125-1800 GeV. The results are interpreted in benchmark scenarios of the minimal supersymmetric standard model, as well as suitable classes of two-Higgs-doublet models.
Keywords
Physics
Particle physics
Higgs boson
Proton
Boson
Quark
Nuclear physics
Higgs sector
Top quark
Subject Areas
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
·Nuclear and High Energy Physics ·Physical Sciences
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
·Nuclear and High Energy Physics ·Physical Sciences
Computational Physics and Python Applications
·Artificial Intelligence ·Physical Sciences