Abstract
Abstract:
A combined measurement of differential and inclusive total cross sections of Higgs boson production
is performed using 36.1 fb−1 of 13 TeV proton–proton collision data produced by the LHC and
recorded by the ATLAS detector in 2015 and 2016. Cross sections are
obtained from measured H → γγ and H → Z Z∗ → 4f event yields, which are combined
taking into account detector efficiencies, resolution, acceptances and branching fractions. The
total Higgs boson production cross section is measured to be 57.0+6.0 (stat.) +4.0 (syst.) pb,
−5.9
−3.3
in agreement with the Standard Model prediction. Differential cross-section measurements are
presented for the Higgs boson transverse momentum distribution, Higgs boson rapidity, number of
jets produced together with the Higgs boson, and the transverse momentum of the leading jet. The
results from the two decay channels are found to be compatible, and their
combination agrees with the Standard Model predictions.