Thursday, May 4, 2017, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium
Andre David Tinoco Mendez, CERN
Abstract:
Now 5 years old, the 125 GeV Higgs boson is no longer a toddler. Even if
well-established in some decay channels predicted by the standard model
of particle physics, other predictions by the same model still need
confirmation. Since 2015, the LHC increased energy has been providing
more data that is being used to explore the properties of the 125 GeV
Higgs boson in unprecedented detail. It is also opening the doors for
searches involving this elementary scalar particle and providing the
ability to search for more such scalars, possible members of BSM Higgs
sectors.
We'll review the existing information on the 125 GeV Higgs boson,
touching upon recent results, and putting some didactic emphasis on the
lessons learned in its search, discovery, and subsequent measurements.