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PROBING THE NATURE OF COMPACTIFICATION WITH KALUZA-KLEIN EXCITATIONS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
Abstract It is shown that the nature of compactification of extra dimensions in theories of large radius compactification can be explored in several processes at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Specifically it is shown that the characteristics of the Kaluza–Klein (KK) excitations encode information on the nature of compactification, i.e., on the number of compactified dimensions as well as on the type of compactification, e.g., of the specific orbifold compactification. The most dramatic signals arise from the interference pattern involving the exchange of the Standard Model spin 1 bosons ( γ and Z ) and their Kaluza–Klein modes in the dilepton final state pp → l + l − X . It is shown that LHC with 100 fb −1 of luminosity can discover Kaluza–Klein modes up to compactification scales of ≈6 TeV as well as identify the nature of compactification. Effects of the Kaluza–Klein excitations of the W boson and of the gluon are also studied. Exhibition of these phenomena is given for the case of one extra dimension and for the case of two extra dimensions with Z 2 × Z 2 , Z 3 , and Z 6 orbifold compactifications.
2853034
Two-loop renormalization of tan beta and its gauge dependence
Renormalization of two-loop divergent corrections to the vacuum expectation values (v_1, v_2) of the two Higgs doublets in the minimal supersymmetric standard model, and their ratio $\tan\beta=v_2/v_1$, is discussed for general R_{\xi} gauge fixings. When the renormalized (v_1, v_2) are defined to give the minimum of the loop-corrected effective potential, it is shown that, beyond the one-loop level, the dimensionful parameters in the R_{\xi} gauge fixing term generate gauge dependence of the renormalized $\tan\beta$. Additional shifts of the Higgs fields are necessary to realize the gauge-independent renormalization of $\tan\beta$.
11356307
Two-loop renormalization of gaugino masses in general supersymmetric gauge models.
We calculate the two-loop renormalization group equations for the running gaugino masses in general supersymmetry (SUSY) gauge models, improving our previous result. We also study its consequences on the unification of the gaugino masses in the SUSY SU(5) model. The two-loop correction to the one-loop relation [ital m][sub [ital i]]([mu])[proportional to][alpha][sub [ital i]]([mu]) is found to be of the order of a few percent.
17333378
SUSY - QCD corrections to top and bottom squark decays into Higgs bosons
We calculate the $\mathcal{O}({\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{s})$ SUSY-QCD corrections to the widths of top and bottom squark decays into Higgs bosons within the minimal supersymmetric standard model. We give the complete analytical formulas, paying particular attention to the on-shell renormalization of the soft SUSY-breaking parameters. We also perform a detailed numerical analysis of both top and bottom squark decays into all Higgs bosons ${h}^{0},$ ${H}^{0},$ ${A}^{0},$ and ${H}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}.$ We find that the SUSY-QCD corrections are significant, mostly negative, and of the order of a few ten percent.
2040672
Radiative corrections to a supersymmetric relation: A new approach
Recently it has been realized that the production and decay processes of charginos, neutralinos, and sleptons receive corrections which grow like logm{sub {tilde q}} for large m{sub {tilde q}}. In this paper we calculate the chargino pair production cross section at e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} colliders with quark-squark loop corrections. We introduce a novel formulation, where the one-loop amplitude is reorganized into two parts. One part is expressed in terms of the {open_quotes}effective{close_quotes} chargino coupling {bar g}{sub e{tilde {nu}}{tilde W}} and mixing matrices U{sup P},V{sup P}, and includes all O(logm{sub {tilde q}}) corrections, while the other decouples for large m{sub {tilde q}}. The form of the one-loop cross section then becomes physically transparent. Our formulation can be easily extended to other loops and processes. Numerically, we find significant corrections due to the effective t-channel coupling {bar g}{sub e{tilde {nu}}{tilde W}}, for gaugino-like charginos. In the mixed region, where the chargino has large gaugino and Higgsino components, the corrections due to (U{sup P},V{sup P}) are also significant. Our numerical results disagree with a previous calculation. We reexamine previous studies of the determination of {bar g}{sub e{tilde {nu}}{tilde W}} through the measurement of the chargino production cross section. We point out that amore » previous study, which claimed that the measurement suffers large systematic errors, was performed at a {open_quotes}pessimistic{close_quotes} point in MSSM parameter space. We provide reasons why the systematic errors are not a limiting factor for generic parameter choices. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}« less
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Motivations for and implications of nonuniversal GUT scale boundary conditions for soft SUSY breaking parameters
We outline several well-motivated models in which GUT boundary conditions for SUSY breaking are non-universal. The diverse phenomenological implications of the non-universality for SUSY discovery at LEP2, the Tevatron, the LHC and the NLC are sketched.
119278125
SUSY flavor structure of generic 5D supergravity models
We perform a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the SUSY flavor structure of generic 5D supergravity models on S1/Z2 with multiple Z2-odd vector multiplets that generate multiple moduli. The SUSY flavor problem can be avoided due to contact terms in the 4D effective Kähler potential peculiar to the multi-moduli case. A detailed phenomenological analysis is provided based on an illustrative model.
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Reheating processes after Starobinsky inflation in old-minimal supergravity
A bstractWe study reheating processes and its cosmological consequences in the Starobinsky model embedded in the old-minimal supergravity. First, we consider minimal coupling between the gravity and matter sectors in the higher curvature theory, and transform it to the equivalent standard supergravity coupled to additional matter superfields. We then discuss characteristic decay modes of the inflaton and the reheating temperature TR. Considering a simple model of supersymmetry breaking sector, we estimate gravitino abundance from inflaton decay, and obtain limits on the masses of gravitino and supersymmetry breaking field. We find TR ≃ 1.0 × 109 GeV and the allowed range of gravitino mass as 104 GeV ≲ m3/2 ≲ 105 GeV, assuming anomaly-induced decay into the gauge sector as the dominant decay channel.
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Inflation in supergravity without Kähler potential
We propose a new class of inflation models in supergravity with higher derivative terms. In those models, the K\"ahler potential does not contain the inflaton multiplet, but a supersymmetric derivative term does. In the models, inflation is effectively driven by a single scalar field with a standard kinetic term and a scalar potential. Remarkably, the so-called $\eta$ problem does not exist in our models.
119260215
Instant uplifted inflation: a solution for a tension between inflation and SUSY breaking scale
A bstractThe Hubble parameter during an inflationary era must be smaller than the gravitino mass if moduli fields are stabilized by the Kachru-Kallosh-Linde-Trivedi mechanism. This condition represents a difficulty to combine low scale SUSY breaking and high scale inflation. We propose a simple mechanism which can naturally separate the inflation scale from the SUSY breaking scale today.
119238697
Natural realization of a large extra dimension in 5D supersymmetric theory
An exponentially large extra dimension can be naturally realized by the Casimir energy and the gaugino condensation in 5D supersymmetric theory. The model does not require any hierarchies among the 5D parameters. The key ingredient is an additional modulus other than the radion, which generically exists in 5D supergravity. SUSY is broken at the vacuum, which can be regarded as the Scherk-Schwarz SUSY breaking. We also analyze the mass spectrum and discuss some phenomenological aspects.