$\mu$-Term Hybrid Inflation and Split Supersymmetry
  We consider $\mu$-term hybrid inflation which, in its minimal format with
gravity mediated supersymmetry breaking, leads to split supersymmetry. The MSSM
$\mu$-term in this framework is larger than the gravitino mass $m_G$, and
successful inflation requires $m_G$ (and hence also $|\mu|$) $\gtrsim 5 \times
10^7$ GeV, such that the gravitino decays before the LSP neutralino freezes
out. Assuming universal scalar masses of the same order as $m_G$, this leads to
split supersymmetry. The LSP wino with mass $\simeq$ 2 TeV is a plausible dark
matter candidate, the gluino may be accessible at the LHC, and the MSSM
parameter $\tan \beta \simeq 1.7$ in order to be compatible with the measured
Higgs boson mass. The tensor-to-scalar ratio $r$, a canonical measure of
gravity waves, can be as high as $0.001$.
