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Antonio Delgado1, Christopher Kolda, J Pocahontas Olson

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.

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Area of Science:

  • Particle Physics
  • Supersymmetry
  • Standard Model Physics

Background:

  • The minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) faces the little hierarchy problem.
  • The MSSM requires fine-tuning of parameters in the scalar potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a generalization of the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM).
  • To alleviate the little hierarchy problem of the MSSM.
  • To explore the phenomenological implications of this new model.

Main Methods:

  • Introducing an explicit μ term and a supersymmetric mass for the singlet superfield.
  • Analyzing the generation of Higgs boson masses.
  • Investigating the behavior of couplings up to the gauge unification scale.

Main Results:

  • Higgs boson masses up to 140 GeV are generated.
  • Top squarks are kept below the TeV scale.
  • All couplings remain perturbative to the gauge unification scale.
  • No fine-tuning of parameters in the scalar potential is required.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed model offers a viable solution to the little hierarchy problem.
  • This model phenomenologically resembles the MSSM more closely than the canonical NMSSM.
  • It provides a path towards a more natural supersymmetric theory.