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Title: Dark Matter benchmark models for early LHC Run-2 Searches: Report of the ATLAS/CMS Dark Matter Forum

Journal Article · · Physics of the Dark Universe
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This document is the final report of the ATLAS-CMS Dark Matter Forum, a forum organized by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations with the participation of experts on theories of Dark Matter, to select a minimal basis set of dark matter simplified models that should support the design of the early LHC Run-2 searches. A prioritized, compact set of benchmark models is proposed, accompanied by studies of the parameter space of these models and a repository of generator implementations. This report also addresses how to apply the Effective Field Theory formalism for collider searches and present the results of such interpretations.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States); The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Organization:
ATLAS and CMS Collaborations
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0011726; AC02-07CH11359; AC02-05CH11231; SC0010118
OSTI ID:
1577014
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1223219; OSTI ID: 1581605; OSTI ID: 1602445; OSTI ID: 1755496
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-15-282-CD; arXiv:1507.00966; S2212686419301712; 100371; PII: S2212686419301712
Journal Information:
Physics of the Dark Universe, Journal Name: Physics of the Dark Universe Vol. 27 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 2212-6864
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
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Cited by: 108 works
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