Abstract
We examine the capability of a √s =2 TeV Fermilab Tevatron pp¯ collider to discover supersymmetry, given a luminosity upgrade to amass 25 of data. We compare with the corresponding reach of the Tevatron main injector (1 of data). Working within the framework of minimal supergravity with gauge coupling unification and radiative electroweak symmetry breaking, we first calculate the regions of parameter space accessible via the clean trilepton signal from WZ→3l+E production, with detailed event generation of both signal and major physics backgrounds. The trilepton signal can allow equivalent gluino masses of up to ∼600–700 GeV to be probed if is small. If is large, then ∼500 GeV can be probed for μ<0; however, for μ>0 and large values of , the rate for Z→Zll¯ is suppressed by interference effects, and there is no reach in this channel. We also examine regions where the signal from WW̃→ll¯+E is detectable. Although this signal is background limited, it is observable in some regions where the clean trilepton signal is too small. Finally, the signal WZ→jets+ll¯+E can confirm the clean trilepton signal in a substantial subset of the parameter space where the trilepton signal can be seen.
- Received 6 April 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.52.1565
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