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Title: Interplay between collider searches for supersymmetric Higgs bosons and direct dark matter experiments

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Theoretical Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
  2. Particle Astrophysics Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)

In this article, we explore the interplay between searches for supersymmetric particles and Higgs bosons at hadron colliders (the Tevatron and the LHC) and direct dark matter searches (such as CDMS, ZEPLIN, XENON, EDELWEISS, CRESST, WARP and others). We focus on collider searches for heavy MSSM Higgs bosons (A,H,H{sup {+-}}) and how the prospects for these searches are impacted by direct dark matter limits and vice versa. We find that the prospects of these two experimental programs are highly interrelated. A positive detection of A, H or H{sup {+-}} at the Tevatron would dramatically enhance the prospects for a near future direct discovery of neutralino dark matter. Similarly, a positive direct detection of neutralino dark matter would enhance the prospects of discovering heavy MSSM Higgs bosons at the Tevatron or the LHC. Combining the information obtained from both types of experimental searches will enable us to learn more about the nature of supersymmetry.

OSTI ID:
21020095
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 75, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.055010; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English