Search for dark matter produced in association with a Higgs boson decaying to b‾b Using 36 fb⁻¹ of pp Collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Abstract

Several extensions of the standard model predict associated production of dark-matter particles with a Higgs boson. Such processes are searched for in final states with missing transverse momentum and a Higgs boson decaying to a b¯b pair with the ATLAS detector using 36.1 fb⁻¹ of pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeVat the LHC. The observed data are in agreement with the standard model predictions and limits are placed on the associated production of dark-matter particles and a Higgs boson.