A. T. Pierce | Searcharxiv

arXiv2002

The Lower Bound on the Neutralino-Nucleon Cross Section

We examine if there is a lower bound on the direct detection cross section for the neutralino dark matter in the MSSM. If we impose the minimal supergravity boundary conditions as well as the "naturalness" condition, in particular m_{1/2} < 300 GeV, we show that there is a lower bound of 10^{-46}cm^2 on the cross section for neutralino scattering off of a proton. We also clarify the origin for the lower bound. Relaxing either of the assumptions, however, can lead to much smaller cross sections.

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arXiv1998

Comparisons of New Jet Clustering Algorithms for Hadron-Hadron Collisions

We investigate a modification of the $k_\perp$-clustering jet algorithm for hadron-hadron collisions, analogous to the ``Cambridge'' algorithm recently proposed for $e^+e^-$ annihilation, in which pairs of objects that are close in angle are combined preferentially. This has the effect of building jets from the inside out, with the aim of reducing the amount of the underlying event incorporated into them. We also investigate a second modification that involves using a new separation measure. Monte Carlo studies suggest that the standard $k_\perp$ algorithm performs as well as either of these modified algorithms with respect to hadronization corrections and reconstruction of the mass of a Higgs boson decaying to $b\bar b$.

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