thesis.bbl

\begin{thebibliography}{10}

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\newblock Observation of a new boson with a mass near 125 {GeV}.
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\bibitem{lephiggs}
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\bibitem{aliceexperiment}
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\newblock The {ALICE} experiment at the {CERN LHC}.
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\bibitem{atlasexperiment}
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\newblock The {ATLAS} {Experiment} at the {CERN} {Large Hadron Collider}.
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\bibitem{cmsexperiment}
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\newblock {The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC}.
\newblock {\em Journal of Instrumentation}, 3:S08004, 2008.

\bibitem{lhcbexperiment}
The~LHCb Collaboration.
\newblock The lhcb detector at the lhc.
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\bibitem{trckAC}
A.~Tricomi.
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\bibitem{TDR1}
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\bibitem{AN-06-140}
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\newblock Energy resolution performance of the {CMS} electromagnetic
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\newblock {\em {CMS-AN-06/140}}, 2006.

\bibitem{cseez}
E.~Meschi, T.~Monteiro, C.~Seez, and P.~Vikas.
\newblock Electron {Reconstruction} in the {CMS} {Electromagnetic}
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\newblock {\em CMS-AN-01/034}, 2001.

\bibitem{dfutyan}
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\newblock {\em Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics}, 31(9):N9,
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\bibitem{antikt}
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\bibitem{l1triggernote}
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\bibitem{HIG-11-033}
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\newblock Search for the standard model {Higgs} boson decaying into two photons
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\bibitem{AN-12-116}
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\bibitem{HIG-12-028}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 {GeV} with the {CMS}
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\bibitem{AN-12-317}
G.~Davies, J.~Hays, and N.~Wardle.
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\bibitem{onlinediag}
N.~Wardle.
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\bibitem{HIG-12-015}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Evidence for a new state decaying into two photons in the search for
  the {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} boson in pp collisions.
\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-015}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-12-019}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Search for the {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} boson produced in
  association with {W} or {Z} bosons, and decaying to bottom quarks for {ICHEP}
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\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-019}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-12-018}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Search for a {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} boson decaying to tau pairs
  in pp collisions.
\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-018}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-12-017}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Search for the {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} boson decaying to a {W}
  pair in the fully leptonic final state in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8
  {TeV}.
\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-017}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-12-021}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Search for the {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} boson in the {H} to {WW} to
  lvjj decay channel.
\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-021}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-11-034}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Study of associated {Higgs} boson ({WH}) {Production} in the three
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\bibitem{HIG-12-016}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Evidence for a new state in the search for the {Standard} {Model}
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\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-016}}, 2012.

\bibitem{HIG-11-027}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
\newblock Search for the {Standard} {Model} {Higgs} {Boson} in the decay
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\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-11-027}}, 2011.

\bibitem{HIG-12-023}
The~{CMS} {Collaboration}.
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  \rightarrow 2l2\nu$ channel in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 and 8 {TeV}.
\newblock {\em {CMS-PAS-HIG-12-023}}, 2012.

\bibitem{fc}
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\bibitem{couplingsint}
{LHC} {Higgs} {Cross} {Section}~{Working} {Group}, A.~David, A.~Denner,
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\newblock {LHC} {HXSWG} interim recommendations to explore the coupling
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