Higgs exclusion and the H -> WW^* -> l nu c j semi-leptonic channel at the Tevatron

Abstract

We study the Higgs boson decay to W+W-, where one boson decays to leptons, and the other decays to c+jet at Tevatron. Given the current charm tagging acceptances, this channel can help improve and confirm the current combined Tevatron exclusion limit on a standard model-like Higgs boson. If charm acceptance can be improved to at least 24%, this channel could provide the second tightest limits on a Higgs boson mass between 140-190 GeV from a single channel measurement.

Comments: 6 pgs., revtex, 6 figs