Overview Mailing Lists Meetings Organisation Steering Committee Working Groups WG1 (Higgs cross-section and branching ratios) WG2 (Higgs properties) WG3 (BSM Higgs) WG4 (HH and multi-Higgs) Contacts for activities outside the Higgs Working Group Theory Advisory Committee Useful information Mode of operation Higgs cross sections and decay branching ratios Documentation CERN Reports: Handbook of LHC Higgs Cross Sections Practical information Gitlab, SVN and CDS How to get a CERN account Mattermost channels Workshops

Overview

The LHC Higgs Working Group (LHCHWG) provides recommendations on theoretical predictions and methodologies on Higgs boson(s) studies to the experiments for both current and planned LHC runs. More general aspects related to non-Higgs-boson(s)-specific subjects, like global Effective Field Theories or Dark Matter model studies are pursued by the LHCHWG in collaboration with other more general efforts of the LHC community.

Four CERN Yellow Reports have been completed:

• "Inclusive Observables" ( CERN-2011- 002)
• "Differential Distributions" ( CERN-2012-002)
• "Higgs Properties" ( CERN-2013-004)
• "Deciphering the Nature of the Higgs Sector" ( CERN-2017-002)

The group is organised into four working groups:

• WG1: Higgs cross-sections and branching ratios
• WG2: Higgs properties
• WG3: BSM Higgs
• WG4: HH and multi-Higgs

If you want to join the working group, please send an e-mail to working group conveners listed below. Please subscribe to the relevant mailing lists of the group.

Mailing Lists

All members of the working group should subscribe to the general mailing list and the mailing lists for any working groups (and subgroups) they are planning to contribute to.

• General mailing list
  • lhc-higgs@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch
  • Use for common issues, e.g. announcement of group meetings etc.
  • Archived messages
• Event announcements
  • lhc-higgs-announcements@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch
  • For Higgs-related announcements not directly related to the WG activities, like conferences, programs, etc.
  • Every member of the Higgs working group is welcome to (responsibly) use this list.
  • Archived messages
• Mailing lists for each working group (and subgroups) are listed in the Organisation section.
• How to subscribe to mailing lists
• Posting messages to any lhc-higgs-xxx list is restricted to members of the lhc-higgs egroup, i.e. you need to use your e-mail account registered to lhc-higgs mailing list.
• Remove "SPAMNOT" from mailing address when sending.
• Any new mailing lists should have the prefix "lhc-higgs-". Any TWiki page Topic name should have the prefix "LHCHWG" and should be created under "LHCHWG" Topic parent.

Meetings

• Indico category
• Meeting summaries can be browsed from this page.
• The SC weekly meeting takes place every Friday 17:00-18:00. Please avoid organising meetings during this time slot if possible.
• Please make sure to take into account timezone constraints of participants in order to facilitate participation from all regions. Early afternoon in Europe is generally a good compromise to allow participants from Asia and the Americas to connect.

Organisation

A record of the previous WG convenors and members of the steering committee is being compiled in this spreadsheet. Anyone with historical knowledge of the WG is encouraged to add missing names.

Steering Committee

Steering committee mailing list: lhc-higgs-steering-committee@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch.

Working Groups

Mailing list to contact all group and subgroup convenors: lhc-higgs-all-groups-and-subgroups-conveners@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch

WG1 (Higgs cross-section and branching ratios)

WG1 TWiki WG1 mailing list: lhc-higgs-xsbr@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG1 convenors mailing list: lhc-higgs-xsbr-convener@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG1 meetings in Indico

Mailing list to contact all WG1 subgroup convenors: lhc-higgs-xsbr-subgroup-convener@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch

WG2 (Higgs properties)

WG2 TWiki WG2 mailing list: lhc-higgs-properties@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG2 convenors mailing list: lhc-higgs-properties-convener@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG2 meetings in Indico

WG3 (BSM Higgs)

WG3 TWiki WG3 mailing list: lhc-higgs-bsm@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG3 convenors mailing list: lhc-higgs-bsm-convener@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG3 meetings in Indico

WG4 (HH and multi-Higgs)

WG4 TWiki WG4 mailing list: lhc-higgs-hh@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG4 convenors mailing list: lhc-higgs-hh-convener@SPAMNOTcernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch WG4 meetings in Indico

Contacts for activities outside the Higgs Working Group

Group TWiki	Group Mailing List	Group email to the contacts	ATLAS	CMS	Theory
MCNet (Point of contact)		Mail			Simon Plätzer, Graz (09/2014)
PDF (Point of contact)		Mail	Joey Huston, Michigan State (01/2010)	Josh Bendavid, CERN	Maria Ubiali, Cambridge	Robert Thorne, UCL 0(1/2010)	Joey Huston, Michigan State
LHC EFT Working Group (Contacts)			Sarah Heim, DESY (01/2023)	Giovanni Petrucciani, CERN (10/2020)	Jorge de Blas, Granada (10/2020)

Theory Advisory Committee

The Theory Advisory Committee (TAC) is responsible for appointing the theory members of the Steering Committee. The TAC will always include one member from the CERN Theory group. From July 1st 2019 the members of the TAC are:

• Christophe Grojean, DESY and Humboldt University
• Daniel De Florian, UNSAM, Buenos Aires
• Michelangelo Mangano, CERN/LPCC
• Fabio Maltoni, Louvain
• Gilad Perez, Weizmann Institute
• Laura Reina, Florida
• Carlos Wagner, Argonne/Chicago
• Giulia Zanderighi, MPI Munich

Useful information

Mode of operation

The workflow for producing results in the LHCHWG and guidelines that should be followed to insure a correct and efficient work and communication are outlined on this page.

Higgs cross sections and decay branching ratios

Production cross-sections and decay BRs are detailed on this page, for both SM and BSM Higgs. A selection of the most commonly used plots is also provided.

Documentation

1. LHC Higgs WG Library
2. Link to CDS
3. Generator setups used * Development only*

CERN Reports: Handbook of LHC Higgs Cross Sections

1. Inclusive Observables ( CERN-2011-002, arXiv:1101.0593).
2. Differential Distributions ( CERN-2012-002, arXiv:1201.3084).
3. Higgs Properties ( CERN-2013-004, arXiv:1307.1347).
   • BibTeX and LaTeX citation format for CERN-2011-002 (arXiv:1101.0593), CERN-2012-002 (arXiv:1201.3084) and CERN-2013-004 (arXiv:1307.1347).
4. Deciphering the Nature of the Higgs Sector ( CERN-2017-002, arXiv:1610.07922).

Practical information

Gitlab, SVN and CDS

Gitlab	LHC H XS WG gitlab
SVN (deprecated)	SVN Information	WebSVN
CDS	CDS Information	CDS Collection
Yellow Reports	Instruction for CERN Yellow Report

How to get a CERN account

• How to get a CERN Account
• CERN Account |

Mattermost channels

Mattermost team "LHC Higgs WG" and channels are provided for less formal communication and discussions - members of the WG can join the this Mattermost team following this link: LHC Higgs WG team.

Each member of this team can join any of the public channels for individual working groups:

• WG1
• WG2
• WG3
• WG4/LHC-HH

Workshops

The LHC Higgs Working Group workshop is held annually, usually in November or December.

The 19th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2022	Nov. 28-30, 2022	Home page	Agenda
The 18th General Assembly Meeting 2021	Dec. 1-3, 2021	Home page	Agenda
The 17th General Assembly Meeting virtual-only 2020	Nov. 9-11, 2020	Home page	Agenda
The 16th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2019	Oct. 16-18, 2019	Home page	Agenda
The 15th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2018	Dec. 10-12, 2018	Home page	Agenda
The 14th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2018	Mar. 26-27, 2018	Home page	Agenda
The 13th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2017	Jul. 13-14, 2017	Home page	Agenda
The 12th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2016	Oct. 12-14, 2016	Home page	Agenda
Preparatory Meeting	July 7-8, 2016	Home page	Agenda
The 11th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2016	Jan. 13-15, 2016	Home page	Agenda
The 10th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2015	July 15-17, 2015	Home page	Agenda
The 9th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2015	January 22-24, 2015	Home page	Agenda
The 8th General Assembly Meeting at CERN 2014	June 12-13, 2014	Home page	Agenda	Minutes
The 7th Workshop at CERN 2012	Dec. 5-6, 2012	Home page	Agenda
The 6th Workshop at CERN 2012	May 24-25, 2012	*Home page	Agenda
The 5th Workshop at LAL 2011	Nov. 21-22, 2011	Home page	Agenda
The 4th Workshop at BNL 2011	May 4-6, 2011	Home page	Agenda
The 3rd Workshop at Bari 2010	Nov. 4-5, 2010	Home page	Agenda
The 2nd Workshop at CERN 2010	Jul. 5-6, 2010	Home page	Agenda	Minutes
Inauguration Workshop in Freiburg 2010	Apr. 12-13, 2010	Home page	Agenda	Minutes