Can minimal supersymmetry be ruled out at CERN LEP 200 from e sup + e minus r arrow Z. phi. Higgs-boson searches

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.43.R1443· OSTI ID:6143003

Barger, V ^[1]; Whisnant, K ^[2]

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1. Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
2. Physics Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA) Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA)

We show that if the CERN collider LEP 200 is capable of excluding a standard-model Higgs boson with {ital m}{sub {phi}}={ital m}{sub {ital Z}} via the process {ital e}{sup +}{ital e{minus}}{r arrow}{ital Z}{phi}{r arrow}{ital l}{sup +}{ital l{minus}}{ital q{bar q}}, then the minimal supersymmetric model would also be excluded by similar searches for the light and heavy neutral Higgs scalars of minimal supersymmetry. We discuss how this might be achieved using the production rate and final-state particle distributions. An integrated luminosity of about 4 fb{sup {minus}1} should be sufficient to exclude at the 4{sigma} level a standard-model Higgs boson with {ital m}{sub {phi}}={ital m}{sub {ital Z}}; with {ital b} tagging, 0.7 fb{sup {minus}1} may suffice. If a positive Higgs-boson signal is seen, minimal supersymmetry might not be distinguishable from the standard model in the {ital Z}{phi} mode alone.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER00881; W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 6143003
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA) Vol. 43:5; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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