Determining tan{beta} from the SUSY Higgs sector at future e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} colliders
- Theoretical Physics Group, E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
We examine the prospects for determining tan{beta} from heavy Higgs scalar production in the minimal supersymmetric standard model at a future e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} collider. Our analysis is independent of assumptions of parameter unification, and we consider general radiative corrections in the Higgs sector. Bounds are presented for {radical} (s) =500GeV and 1 TeV, several Higgs boson masses, a variety of integrated luminosities and b-tagging efficiencies, and in scenarios with and without supersymmetric decays of the Higgs bosons. We find stringent constraints for 3{approx_lt}tan{beta}{approx_lt}10 and, for some scenarios, also interesting bounds on high tan{beta} through tbH{sup {plus_minus}} production. These bounds imply that simple Yukawa unifications may be confirmed or excluded. Implications for soft scalar mass determination and top squark parameters are also discussed. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 543923
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, D, Vol. 56, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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