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Beyond the CMSSM without an accelerator: Proton decay and direct dark matter detection

Journal Article · · European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
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  1. King's College London, London (United Kingdom); European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland); University of Utah
  2. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  3. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
  4. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Univ. of Tokyo, Chiba (Japan)
  5. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Here, we consider two potential non-accelerator signatures of generalizations of the well-studied constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model (CMSSM). In one generalization, the universality constraints on soft supersymmetry-breaking parameters are applied at some input scale Minbelow the grand unification (GUT) scale MGUT, a scenario referred to as ‘sub-GUT’. The other generalization we consider is to retain GUT-scale universality for the squark and slepton masses, but to relax universality for the soft supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the masses of the Higgs doublets. As with other CMSSM-like models, the measured Higgs mass requires supersymmetric particle masses near or beyond the TeV scale. Because of these rather heavy sparticle masses, the embedding of these CMSSM-like models in a minimal SU(5) model of grand unification can yield a proton lifetime consistent with current experimental limits, and may be accessible in existing and future proton decay experiments. Another possible signature of these CMSSM-like models is direct detection of supersymmetric dark matter. The direct dark matter scattering rate is typically below the reach of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment if Min is close to MGUT, but it may lie within its reach if Min≲1011 GeV. Likewise, generalizing the CMSSM to allow non-universal supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the Higgs offers extensive possibilities for models within reach of the LZ experiment that have long proton lifetimes.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0011842
OSTI ID:
1360125
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 22451839
OSTI ID: 22483777
Journal Information:
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields, Journal Name: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 76; ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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