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MoEDAL Collaboration (Acharya, B. et al); Bernabeu, J.; Garcia, C.; King, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Vento, V.; Vives, O. |
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The physics programme of the MoEDAL experiment at the LHC |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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International Journal of Modern Physics A |
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Int. J. Mod. Phys. A |
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29 |
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23 |
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1430050 - 91pp |
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MoEDAL; LHC magnetic monopole; monopolium; dyons; (pseudo-)stable massive charged particle; supersymmetry; technicolor; extra dimensions; dark matter; doubly charged particles; highly ionizing particles; physics beyond the Standard Model |
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The MoEDAL experiment at Point 8 of the LHC ring is the seventh and newest LHC experiment. It is dedicated to the search for highly-ionizing particle avatars of physics beyond the Standard Model, extending significantly the discovery horizon of the LHC. A MoEDAL discovery would have revolutionary implications for our fundamental understanding of the Microcosm. MoEDAL is an unconventional and largely passive LHC detector comprised of the largest array of Nuclear Track Detector stacks ever deployed at an accelerator, surrounding the intersection region at Point 8 on the LHC ring. Another novel feature is the use of paramagnetic trapping volumes to capture both electrically and magnetically charged highly-ionizing particles predicted in new physics scenarios. It includes an array of TimePix pixel devices for monitoring highly-ionizing particle backgrounds. The main passive elements of the MoEDAL detector do not require a trigger system, electronic readout, or online computerized data acquisition. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the MoEDAL physics reach, which is largely complementary to the programs of the large multipurpose LHC detectors ATLAS and CMS. |
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[Acharya, B.; Alexandre, J.; Ellis, J. R.; Fairbairn, M.; Mavromatos, N. E.; Sakellariadou, M.; Sarkar, S.] Kings Coll London, Dept Phys, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London WC2R 2LS, England, Email: jpinfold@ualberta.ca |
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0217-751x |
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WOS:000342220300004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1950 |
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Calibbi, L.; Hodgkinson, R.N.; Jones Perez, J.; Masiero, A.; Vives, O. |
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Flavour and collider interplay for SUSY at LHC7 |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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72 |
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2 |
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1863 - 26pp |
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The current 7 TeV run of the LHC experiment shall be able to probe gluino and squark masses up to values larger than 1 TeV. Assuming that hints for SUSY are found in the jets plus missing energy channel by the end of a 5 fb(-1) run, we explore the flavour constraints on three models with a CMSSM-like spectrum: the CMSSM itself, a seesaw extension of the CMSSM, and Flavoured CMSSM. In particular, we focus on decays that might have been measured by the time the run is concluded, such as B-s -> μμand μ-> e gamma. We also analyse constraints imposed by neutral meson bounds and electric dipole moments. The interplay between collider and flavour experiments is explored through the use of three benchmark scenarios, finding the flavour feedback useful in order to determine the model parameters and to test the consistency of the different models. |
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[Calibbi, L.] Max Planck Inst Phys & Astrophys, Werner Heisenberg Inst, D-80805 Munich, Germany, Email: calibbi@mppmu.mpg.de |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000301432300004 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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954 |
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Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Mitsou, V.A.; Romero Adam, E.; Vives, O. |
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METing SUSY on the Z peak |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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76 |
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2 |
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57 - 13pp |
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Recently the ATLAS experiment announced a 3 sigma excess at the Z-peak consisting of 29 pairs of leptons together with two or more jets, E-T(miss) > 225 GeV and H-T > 600 GeV, to be compared with 10.6 +/- 3.2 expected lepton pairs in the Standard Model. No excess outside the Z-peak was observed. By trying to explain this signal with SUSY we find that only relatively light gluinos, m((g) over bar) less than or similar to 1.2 TeV, together with a heavy neutralino NLSP of m((chi) over bar) greater than or similar to 400 GeV decaying predominantly to Z-boson plus a light gravitino, such that nearly every gluino produces at least one Z-boson in its decay chain, could reproduce the excess. We construct an explicit general gauge mediation model able to reproduce the observed signal overcoming all the experimental limits. Needless to say, more sophisticated models could also reproduce the signal, however, any model would have to exhibit the following features: light gluinos, or heavy particles with a strong production cross section, producing at least one Z-boson in its decay chain. The implications of our findings for the Run II at LHC with the scaling on the Z peak, as well as for the direct search of gluinos and other SUSY particles, are pointed out. |
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[Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Vives, O.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, C Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: oscar.vives@uv.es |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000375278800001 |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2662 |
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Felea, D.; Mamuzic, J.; Maselek, R.; Mavromatos, N.E.; Mitsou, V.A.; Pinfold, J.L.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Sakurai, K.; Santra, A.; Vives, O. |
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Prospects for discovering supersymmetric long-lived particles with MoEDAL |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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5 |
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431 - 12pp |
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We present a study on the possibility of searching for long-lived supersymmetric partners with the MoEDAL experiment at the LHC. MoEDAL is sensitive to highly ionising objects such as magnetic monopoles or massive (meta)stable electrically charged particles. We focus on prospects of directly detecting long-lived sleptons in a phenomenologically realistic model which involves an intermediate neutral long-lived particle in the decay chain. This scenario is not yet excluded by the current data from ATLAS or CMS, and is compatible with astrophysical constraints. Using Monte Carlo simulation, we compare the sensitivities of MoEDAL versus ATLAS in scenarios where MoEDAL could provide discovery reach complementary to ATLAS and CMS, thanks to looser selection criteria combined with the virtual absence of background. It is also interesting to point out that, in such scenarios, in which charged staus are the main long-lived candidates, the relevant mass range for MoEDAL is compatible with a potential role of Supersymmetry in providing an explanation for the anomalous events observed by the ANITA detector. |
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[Felea, D.] Inst Space Sci, POB MG 23, Bucharest 077125, Magurele, Romania, Email: daniel.felea@cern.ch; |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000536572700001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4411 |
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Calibbi, L.; Lopez-Ibañez, M.L.; Melis, A.; Vives, O. |
Title |
Implications of the Muon g-2 result on the flavour structure of the lepton mass matrix |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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81 |
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10 |
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929 - 11pp |
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The confirmation of the discrepancy with the Standard Model predictions in the anomalous magnetic moment by theMuon g-2 experiment at Fermilab points to a low scale of new physics. Flavour symmetries broken at low energies can account for this discrepancy but these models are much more restricted, as they would also generate offdiagonal entries in the dipole moment matrix. Therefore, if we assume that the observed discrepancy in the muon g – 2 is explained by the contributions of a low-energy flavor symmetry, lepton flavour violating processes can constrain the structure of the lepton mass matrices and therefore the flavour symmetries themselves predicting these structures. We apply these ideas to several discrete flavour symmetries popular in the leptonic sector, such as Delta(27), A(4), and A(5) proportional to CP. |
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[Calibbi, Lorenzo] Nankai Univ, Sch Phys, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China, Email: calibbi@nankai.edu.cn; |
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WOS:000709829900003 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5017 |
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MoEDAL Collaboration (Acharya, B. et al); Musumeci,E.; Mitsou, V.A.; Papavassiliou, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Santra, A.; Vento, V.; Vives, O. |
Title |
Search for highly-ionizing particles in pp collisions at the LHC's Run-1 using the prototype MoEDAL detector |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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82 |
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8 |
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694 - 16pp |
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A search for highly electrically charged objects (HECOs) and magnetic monopoles is presented using 2.2 fb(-1) of p – p collision data taken at a centre of mass energy (E-CM) of 8 TeV by the MoEDAL detector during LHC's Run-1. The data were collected using MoEDAL's prototype Nuclear Track Detectord array and the Trapping Detector array. The results are interpreted in terms of Drell-Yan pair production of stable HECO and monopole pairs with three spin hypotheses (0, 1/2 and 1). The search provides constraints on the direct production of magnetic monopoles carrying one to four Dirac magnetic charges and with mass limits ranging from 590 GeV/c(2) to 1 TeV/c(2). Additionally, mass limits are placed on HECOs with charge in the range 10e to 180e, where e is the charge of an electron, for masses between 30 GeV/c(2) and 1 TeV/c(2). |
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[Acharya, B.; Alexandre, J.; Ellis, J. R.; Fairbairn, M.; Mavromatos, N. E.; Sakellariadou, M.; Sarkar, S.] Kings Coll London, Phys Dept, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London, England, Email: Laura.Patrizii@bo.infn.il; |
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WOS:000838674800001 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5326 |
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Kaneko, S.; Saito, H.; Sato, J.; Shimomura, T.; Vives, O.; Yamanaka, M. |
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Correlation between flavor-violating decay of long-lived slepton and tau in the coannihilation scenario with the seesaw mechanism |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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11 |
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115005 - 10pp |
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We investigate flavor violating decays of the long-lived lightest slepton and the tau lepton in the coannihilation region of the minimal supersymmetric standard model with a seesaw mechanism to generate neutrino masses. We consider a situation where the mass difference between the lightest neutralino, as the lightest supersymmetric particle, and the lightest slepton, as the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle, is smaller than the mass of tau lepton. In this situation, the lifetime of the lightest slepton is very long and it is determined by lepton flavor violating (LFV) couplings because the slepton mainly consists of the lighter stau and the flavor conserving 2-body decay is kinematically forbidden. We show that the lifetime can change many orders of magnitude by varying the Yukawa couplings entering the seesaw mechanism. We also show that the branching ratios of LFV tau decays are strongly correlated with the lightest slepton lifetime. Therefore the branching ratios of LFV tau decays can be determined or constrained by measuring the slepton lifetime at the LHC experiment. |
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[Kaneko, Satoru] Juntendo Univ, Grad Sch Med, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138421, Japan, Email: satoru@cftp.ist.utl.pt |
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ISI:000291258500007 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Boubekeur, L.; Dodelson, S.; Vives, O. |
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Cold positrons from decaying dark matter |
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2012 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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10 |
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103520 - 14pp |
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Many models of dark matter contain more than one new particle beyond those in the Standard Model. Often, heavier particles decay into the lightest dark matter particle as the Universe evolves. Here, we explore the possibilities which arise if one of the products in a (heavy particle) -> (dark matter) decay is a positron, and the lifetime is shorter than the age of the Universe. The positrons cool down by scattering off the cosmic microwave background and eventually annihilate when they fall into Galactic potential wells. The resulting 511 keV flux not only places constraints on this class of models, but might even be consistent with that observed by the INTEGRAL satellite. |
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[Boubekeur, Lotfi; Vives, Oscar] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain |
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WOS:000311279300002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Barenboim, G.; Bosch, C.; Lopez-Ibañez, M.L.; Vives, O. |
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Improved tau-lepton tools for Higgs boson hunting |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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90 |
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1 |
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015003 - 14pp |
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In this work, we use the results from Higgs searches in the gamma gamma and tau tau decay channels at LHC and indirect bounds as BR (B -> X-s gamma) to constrain the parameter space of a generic minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) Higgs sector. In particular, we include the latest CMS results that look for additional Higgs states with masses up to 1 TeV. We show that the tau tau channel is the best and most accurate tool in the hunt for new Higgs states beyond the standard model. We obtain that present experimental results rule out additional neutral Higgs bosons in a generic MSSM below 300 GeV for any value of tan beta and, for instance, values of tan beta above 30 are only possible for Higgs masses above 600 GeV. ATLAS stored data have the potential to render this bound obsolete in the near future. |
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[Barenboim, G.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Gabriela.Barenboim@uv.es; |
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WOS:000338499600003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Barenboim, G.; Bosch, C.; Lee, J.S.; Lopez-Ibañez, M.L.; Vives, O. |
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Flavor-changing Higgs boson decays into bottom and strange quarks in supersymmetric models |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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9 |
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095017 - 15pp |
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In this work, we explore the flavor-changing decays H-i -> bs in a general supersymmetric scenario. In these models the flavor-changing decays arise at loop level, but-because they originate from a dimension-four operator-they do not decouple and may provide a first sign of new physics for heavy masses beyond the reach of colliders. In the framework of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model, we find that the largest branching ratio of the lightest Higgs (H-1) is O(10(-6)) after imposing present experimental constraints, while heavy Higgs states may still present branching ratios O(10(-3)). In a more general supersymmetric scenario, where additional Higgs states may modify the Higgs mixings, the branching ratio BR(H-1 -> bs) can reach values O(10(-4)), while heavy Higgses still remain at O(10(-3)). Although these values are clearly out of reach for the LHC, a full study in a linear collider environment could be worth pursuing. |
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[Barenboim, G.; Bosch, C.; Lopez-Ibanez, M. L.; Vives, O.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Gabriela.Barenboim@uv.es; |
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