Higgs physics as a window beyond the MSSM

Michael Dine, Nathan Seiberg, and Scott Thomas
Phys. Rev. D 76, 095004 – Published 12 November 2007

Abstract

We interpret the current experimental limit on the lightest Higgs boson mass to suggest that, if nature is supersymmetric, there are additional interactions beyond those of the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) coming from new degrees of freedom around the TeV scale. Within an effective field theory analysis, the leading order corrections to the MSSM are described in terms of only two operators. This provides a highly constrained description of beyond MSSM physics. The scalar Higgs spectrum as well as the chargino and neutralino spectra and couplings are modified in a distinctive way. These operators can be generated by a variety of microscopic mechanisms.

  • Received 14 September 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.095004

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Michael Dine1, Nathan Seiberg2, and Scott Thomas3

  • 1Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
  • 2School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
  • 3New High Energy Theory Center, Department of Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA

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Vol. 76, Iss. 9 — 1 November 2007

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