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Title: Large {delta}I =(3/2) Contribution to {epsilon}{sup '}/{epsilon} in Supersymmetry

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

We show that in supersymmetric extensions of the standard model gluino box diagrams can yield a large CP -violating {delta}I=(3/ 2) contribution to s{yields}dq(bar sign)q flavor-changing neutral current processes, which feeds into the I=2 isospin amplitude in K{yields}{pi}{pi} decays. This contribution requires only moderate mass splitting between the right-handed squarks u(tilde sign){sub R} and d(tilde sign){sub R} , and persists for squark masses of order 1 TeV. Taking into account current bounds from K-K(bar sign) mixing, the resulting contribution to {epsilon}{sup '}/{epsilon} could naturally be an order of magnitude larger than the measured value. (c) 1999 The American Physical Society.

OSTI ID:
20217836
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 83, Issue 24; Other Information: PBD: 13 Dec 1999; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English