Mono-jet, -photon and -Z signals of a supersymmetric (B-L) model at the Large Hadron Collider
Mono-jet, -photon and -Z signals of a supersymmetric (B-L) model at the Large Hadron Collider
Search for invisible final states produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by new physics scenarios are normally carried out resorting to a variety of probes emerging from the initial state, in the form of single-jet, -photon and -Z boson signatures. These are particularly effective for models of Supersymmetry (SUSY) in presence of R-parity conservation, owing to the presence in their spectra of a stable neutralino as dark matter candidate. We assume here as theoretical framework Supersymmetric (B-L) extension of the Standard Model (BLSSM), wherein a mediator for invisible decays can be Z' boson. The peculiarity of the signal is thus that the final state objects carry a very large (transverse) missing energy, since the Z' is naturally massive and constrained by direct searches and electro-weak precision tests to be at least in TeV scale region. Under these circumstances the efficiency in accessing the invisible final state and rejecting the standard model background is very high. This somehow compensates the rather meagre production rates. Another special feature of this invisible BLSSM signal is its composition, which is often dominated by sneutrino decays (alongside the more traditional neutrino and neutralino modes). Sensitivity of the CERN machine to these two features can therefore help disentangling the BLSSM from more popular SUSY models. We assess in this analysis the scope of the LHC in establishing the aforementioned invisible signals through a sophisticated signal-to-background simulation carried out in presence of parton shower, hadronisation and detector effects. We find that significant sensitivity exists already after 300 fb-1 during Run 2. We find that mono-jet events can be readily accessible at the LHC, so as to enable one to claim a prompt discovery, while mono-photon and -Z signals can be used as diagnostic tools of the underlying scenario.
hep-ph
1-21
Abdallah, W.
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Fiaschi, J.
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Khalil, S.
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Moretti, S.
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February 2016
Abdallah, W.
00142194-61cb-49ee-a114-becfcd06886d
Fiaschi, J.
a417f04d-05ec-4bff-bdee-ba20ac560fa7
Khalil, S.
6021465e-2f5d-4677-846d-05aebc4499f6
Moretti, S.
b57cf0f0-4bc3-4e02-96e3-071255366614
Abdallah, W., Fiaschi, J., Khalil, S. and Moretti, S.
(2016)
Mono-jet, -photon and -Z signals of a supersymmetric (B-L) model at the Large Hadron Collider.
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016 (02), , [157].
(doi:10.1007/JHEP02(2016)157).
Abstract
Search for invisible final states produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by new physics scenarios are normally carried out resorting to a variety of probes emerging from the initial state, in the form of single-jet, -photon and -Z boson signatures. These are particularly effective for models of Supersymmetry (SUSY) in presence of R-parity conservation, owing to the presence in their spectra of a stable neutralino as dark matter candidate. We assume here as theoretical framework Supersymmetric (B-L) extension of the Standard Model (BLSSM), wherein a mediator for invisible decays can be Z' boson. The peculiarity of the signal is thus that the final state objects carry a very large (transverse) missing energy, since the Z' is naturally massive and constrained by direct searches and electro-weak precision tests to be at least in TeV scale region. Under these circumstances the efficiency in accessing the invisible final state and rejecting the standard model background is very high. This somehow compensates the rather meagre production rates. Another special feature of this invisible BLSSM signal is its composition, which is often dominated by sneutrino decays (alongside the more traditional neutrino and neutralino modes). Sensitivity of the CERN machine to these two features can therefore help disentangling the BLSSM from more popular SUSY models. We assess in this analysis the scope of the LHC in establishing the aforementioned invisible signals through a sophisticated signal-to-background simulation carried out in presence of parton shower, hadronisation and detector effects. We find that significant sensitivity exists already after 300 fb-1 during Run 2. We find that mono-jet events can be readily accessible at the LHC, so as to enable one to claim a prompt discovery, while mono-photon and -Z signals can be used as diagnostic tools of the underlying scenario.
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 February 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 February 2016
Published date: February 2016
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21 pages, 13 figures and 9 tables
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