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MSSM Forecast for the LHC

We perform a forecast of the MSSM with universal soft terms (CMSSM) for the LHC, based on an improved Bayesian analysis. We do not incorporate ad hoc measures of the fine-tuning to penalize unnatural possibilities: such penalization arises from the Bayesian analysis itself when the experimental valu...

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Autores principales: Cabrera, Maria Eugenia, Casas, Alberto, de Austri, Roberto Ruiz
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Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1224810
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author Cabrera, Maria Eugenia
Casas, Alberto
de Austri, Roberto Ruiz
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Casas, Alberto
de Austri, Roberto Ruiz
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description We perform a forecast of the MSSM with universal soft terms (CMSSM) for the LHC, based on an improved Bayesian analysis. We do not incorporate ad hoc measures of the fine-tuning to penalize unnatural possibilities: such penalization arises from the Bayesian analysis itself when the experimental value of $M_Z$ is considered. This allows to scan the whole parameter space, allowing arbitrarily large soft terms. Still the low-energy region is statistically favoured (even before including dark matter or g-2 constraints). Contrary to other studies, the results are almost unaffected by changing the upper limits taken for the soft terms. The results are also remarkable stable when using flat or logarithmic priors, a fact that arises from the larger statistical weight of the low-energy region in both cases. Then we incorporate all the important experimental constrains to the analysis, obtaining a map of the probability density of the MSSM parameter space, i.e. the forecast of the MSSM. Since not all the experimental information is equally robust, we perform separate analyses depending on the group of observables used. When only the most robust ones are used, the favoured region of the parameter space contains a significant portion outside the LHC reach. This effect gets reinforced if the Higgs mass is not close to its present experimental limit and persits when dark matter constraints are included. Only when the g-2 constraint (based on $e^+e^-$ data) is considered, the preferred region (for $\mu>0$) is well inside the LHC scope. We also perform a Bayesian comparison of the positive- and negative-$\mu$ possibilities.
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spelling cern-12248102019-09-30T06:29:59Z http://cds.cern.ch/record/1224810 eng Cabrera, Maria Eugenia Casas, Alberto de Austri, Roberto Ruiz MSSM Forecast for the LHC Particle Physics - Phenomenology We perform a forecast of the MSSM with universal soft terms (CMSSM) for the LHC, based on an improved Bayesian analysis. We do not incorporate ad hoc measures of the fine-tuning to penalize unnatural possibilities: such penalization arises from the Bayesian analysis itself when the experimental value of $M_Z$ is considered. This allows to scan the whole parameter space, allowing arbitrarily large soft terms. Still the low-energy region is statistically favoured (even before including dark matter or g-2 constraints). Contrary to other studies, the results are almost unaffected by changing the upper limits taken for the soft terms. The results are also remarkable stable when using flat or logarithmic priors, a fact that arises from the larger statistical weight of the low-energy region in both cases. Then we incorporate all the important experimental constrains to the analysis, obtaining a map of the probability density of the MSSM parameter space, i.e. the forecast of the MSSM. Since not all the experimental information is equally robust, we perform separate analyses depending on the group of observables used. When only the most robust ones are used, the favoured region of the parameter space contains a significant portion outside the LHC reach. This effect gets reinforced if the Higgs mass is not close to its present experimental limit and persits when dark matter constraints are included. Only when the g-2 constraint (based on $e^+e^-$ data) is considered, the preferred region (for $\mu>0$) is well inside the LHC scope. We also perform a Bayesian comparison of the positive- and negative-$\mu$ possibilities. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/237920 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Education Level info:eu-repo/semantics/article http://cds.cern.ch/record/1224810 2009-11-25
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Cabrera, Maria Eugenia
Casas, Alberto
de Austri, Roberto Ruiz
MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title_full MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title_fullStr MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title_full_unstemmed MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title_short MSSM Forecast for the LHC
title_sort mssm forecast for the lhc
topic Particle Physics - Phenomenology
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