The ABC of RPV III: Classification of R-parity Violating Signatures from LQD Couplings and their Coverage at the LHC

Abstract

We consider the R-parity violating Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (RPV-MSSM) with its wide range of signatures as a test model for the coverage of beyond the Standard Model searches at the LHC. Here we present a systematic study of the phenomenological and experimental status of specifically the R-parity violating $LQ\bar D$ operators, as the third study in the ABC of RPV series, following our previous analyses of the $LL\bar E$ and $\bar U\bar D\bar D$ operators. We classify the distinct collider signatures for all possible LSPs and for eight representative $LQ\bar D$ couplings, considering both direct LSP production and production through gauge cascades. Assuming one non-zero $LQ\bar D$ coupling at a time, we assess the current LHC coverage using ATLAS and CMS searches implemented in $\texttt{CheckMATE 2}$, and identify recent searches relevant for future recasting. We find substantial sensitivity to the colored sector, while gaps remain for wino- and higgsino-like LSPs for couplings involving $\tau$ leptons, when the LSP is the only sparticle within the LHC kinematic limit. Slepton LSPs remain unconstrained in their direct production at the LHC, although some sensitivity is found for slepton NLSPs with a bino-like LSP. These results highlight gaps in the $\texttt{CheckMATE 2}$ search database, as well as the need for targeted LHC searches for specific $LQ\bar D$ signatures.