Journal article
Phenomenological MSSM interpretation of CMS searches in pp collisions at s√=7 and 8 TeV
Journal of high energy physics : JHEP, Vol.2016, 129
10/24/2016
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2016)129
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Abstract
Searches for new physics by the CMS collaboration are interpreted in the framework of the phenomenological minimal supersymmetric standard model (pMSSM). The data samples used in this study were collected at s√=7 and 8 TeV and have integrated luminosities of 5.0 fb−1 and 19.5 fb−1, respectively. A global Bayesian analysis is performed, incorporating results from a broad range of CMS supersymmetry searches, as well as constraints from other experiments. Because the pMSSM incorporates several well-motivated assumptions that reduce the 120 parameters of the MSSM to just 19 parameters defined at the electroweak scale, it is possible to assess the results of the study in a relatively straightforward way. Approximately half of the model points in a potentially accessible subspace of the pMSSM are excluded, including all pMSSM model points with a gluino mass below 500 GeV, as well as models with a squark mass less than 300 GeV. Models with chargino and neutralino masses below 200 GeV are disfavored, but no mass range of model points can be ruled out based on the analyses considered. The nonexcluded regions in the pMSSM parameter space are characterized in terms of physical processes and key observables, and implications for future searches are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Phenomenological MSSM interpretation of CMS searches in pp collisions at s√=7 and 8 TeV
- Creators
- CMS Collaboration (Institution)V Khachatryan - A. Alikhanyan National LaboratoryA. M. Sirunyan - A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
- Contributors
- B. Bilki (Contributor) - University of IowaW Clarida (Contributor) - University of IowaKamuran Dilsiz (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyS. Durgut (Contributor) - University of IowaR. P. Gandrajula (Contributor) - University of IowaM. Haytmyradov (Contributor) - University of IowaV Khristenko (Contributor) - University of IowaJ-P Merlo (Contributor) - University of IowaH Mermerkaya (Contributor) - University of IowaAlexi Mestvirishvili (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyA. Moeller (Contributor) - University of IowaJane M Nachtman (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyHasan Ogul (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyYasar Onel (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyF. Ozok (Contributor) - University of IowaAldo Penzo (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyC. Snyder (Contributor) - University of IowaE. Tiras (Contributor) - University of IowaJames W Wetzel (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyKai Yi (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Physics and Astronomy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of high energy physics : JHEP, Vol.2016, 129
- DOI
- 10.1007/JHEP10(2016)129
- ISSN
- 1029-8479
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/24/2016
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984439156602771
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