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Setting Limits on Supersymmetry Using Simplified Models
Published on: November 15, 2013
Deflected mirage mediation: a phenomenological framework for generalized supersymmetry breaking
Lisa L Everett1, Ian-Woo Kim, Peter Ouyang
1Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Physical Review Letters
|October 15, 2008
Summary
We developed a framework to unify gravity, gauge, and anomaly mediation in supersymmetry breaking. This allows exploration of new particle physics scenarios at the Large Hadron Collider.
Area of Science:
- Particle Physics
- Supersymmetry Breaking
- Phenomenology
Background:
- Recent developments in moduli stabilization suggest gravity-mediated supersymmetry breaking terms can be loop-suppressed.
- This suppression makes gravity mediation comparable to gauge and anomaly mediation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a general phenomenological framework for unifying different mediation mechanisms of supersymmetry breaking.
- To explore the implications of this unified framework for particle physics searches.
Main Methods:
- Developed a phenomenological framework to interpolate between gravity, gauge, and anomaly mediation.
- Analyzed the behavior of supersymmetric particles (sparticles) within this framework.
Main Results:
- The framework allows for a smooth transition between different mediation scenarios.
- Gauginos exhibit mirage unification at a deflected scale.
- Gluinos are often predicted to be the lightest colored sparticles.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework offers a rich setting for studying generalized supersymmetry breaking.
- It provides new avenues for exploring physics beyond the Standard Model at the Large Hadron Collider.
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