Searching for supersymmetry scalelessly

Schlaffer, Matthias; Spannowsky, Michael; Weiler, Andreas

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4299-y

Searching for supersymmetry scalelessly

Schlaffer, Matthias; Spannowsky, Michael; Weiler, Andreas

Authors

Matthias Schlaffer

Professor Michael Spannowsky michael.spannowsky@durham.ac.uk
Director

Andreas Weiler

Abstract

In this paper we propose a scale invariant search strategy for hadronic top or bottom plus missing energy final states. We present a method which shows flat efficiencies and background rejection factors over broad ranges of parameters and masses. The resulting search can easily be recast into a limit on alternative models. We show the strength of the method in a natural SUSY setup where stop and sbottom squarks are pair produced and decay into hadronically decaying top quarks or bottom quarks and higgsinos.

Citation

Schlaffer, M., Spannowsky, M., & Weiler, A. (2016). Searching for supersymmetry scalelessly. The European Physical Journal C, 76(8), Article 457. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4299-y

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 1, 2016
Online Publication Date	Aug 13, 2016
Publication Date	Aug 13, 2016
Deposit Date	Nov 10, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Feb 1, 2017
Journal	European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Print ISSN	1434-6044
Electronic ISSN	1434-6052
Publisher	SpringerOpen
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	76
Issue	8
Article Number	457
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4299-y

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