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Katri Huitu

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arXiv2003

Hunting Radions at Linear Colliders

We investigate the possibility to disentangle the radions in the Randall-Sundrum scenario from higgs boson at the next generation high energy $e^+ e^-$ linear colliders. Due to trace anomaly, the radion coupling (and in turn the branching ratio) to gluons is enhanced over the same for the Standard Model (SM) higgs. We study the radion production at electron-positron colliders, via the fusion of W-bosons in association with neutrinos, and propose to investigate radion decay to a pair of gluons. At 500 GeV center of mass energy, our signal is not very promising. We find our results are encouraging for finding radion and differentiating it from higgs for center of mass energies of 1 TeV and above.

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arXiv2003

ZZH coupling : A probe to the origin of EWSB ?

We argue that the $ZZH$ coupling constitutes a simple probe of the nature of the scalar sector responsible for electroweak symmetry breaking. We demonstrate the efficacy of this measure through an analysis of four-dimensional models containing scalars in arbitrary representation of $SU(2) \times U(1)$, as well as extra-dimensional models with a non-factorizable geometry. A possible role for the $t \bar t H$ couplings is also discussed.

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arXiv2003

Slepton production from gauge boson fusion

We emphasise that charged slepton pairs produced via vector-boson fusion along with two high-mass, high-$p_T$ forward/backward jets (in two opposite hemispheres) can have a higher production cross-section for heavy slepton masses than that from conventional Drell-Yan production at a hadronic collider like the LHC. We analyse the signal and leading backgrounds in detail in the minimal supersymmetric standard model with conserved baryon and lepton numbers. Our investigation reveals that the mass reach of the vector-boson fusion channel is certainly an improvement over the scope of the Drell-Yan mode.

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arXiv2003

Characteristic slepton signal in anomaly mediated SUSY breaking models via gauge boson fusion at the LHC

We point out that slepton pairs produced via gauge boson fusion in anomaly mediated supersymmetry breaking (AMSB) model have very characteristic and almost clean signal at the Large Hadron Collider. In this article, we discuss how one lepton associated with missing energy and produced in between two high-$p_T$ and high-mass forward jets can explore quite heavy sleptons in this scenario.

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arXiv2003

Constraints on Sparticle Spectrum in different Supersymmetry Breaking Models

We derive sum rules for the sparticle masses in different models of supersymmetry breaking. This includes the gravity mediated models (SUGRA models) as well as models in which supersymmetry breaking terms are induced by super-Weyl anomaly (AMSB models). These sum rules can help in distinguishing between these models. In particular we obtain an upper bound on the mass of the lightest neutralino as a function of the gluino mass in SUGRA and AMSB models.

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arXiv2003

Effects of Universal Extra Dimensions on $B^0 - {\bar B^0}$ Mixing

We study contributions coming to $Δm_B$ from one or more universal extra dimensions (UED) in which all the Standard Model fields can propagate. In the model with a single UED, the box diagrams for mixing are convergent and therefore insensitive to the cutoff scale of the theory. In the case of two UEDs, the result is not very sensitive to the cut-off scale due to GIM mechanism. Within the present range of the parameters at $1 σ$ level, the lower bound on the compactification scale 1/R has been estimated to be 165 GeV for one UED and 280 GeV for two UEDs. The bound increases drastically if one can have a better determination of the $B$ meson decay constant $f_B$ and the QCD correction parameter $B_B$. For example, it rises to 740 GeV (for one UED) if the error (at $1σ$) in the determination of $f_B\sqrt{B_B}$ from quenched lattice calculation is reduced to one-third from its present value. The UED contributions to the $K$ system are strongly suppressed.

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arXiv2001

Radion and Higgs mixing at the LHC

We study the resonance production of radions and Higgs via gluon-gluon fusion in the Randall-Sundrum model with Higgs-curvature mixing at the LHC. We find that radion can be detected both in mixed (with Higgs boson) and unmixed case if the radion vacuum expectation value $Λ_ϕ$ is around 1 TeV. The $Λ_ϕ\sim 10$ TeV case is also promising for certain values of mixing parameters and radion masses. The mixing can affect the production and decay of Higgs boson in a significant way. Thus Higgs search strategies at the LHC may need refinements in case of radion-Higgs mixing in the Randall-Sundrum model.

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arXiv2001

Singly produced new physics particles in future colliders

Single production at hadron and photon colliders of gluinos and sneutrinos of supersymmetric models, as well as radions of the Randall-Sundrum model, is discussed. In the case of supersymmetry, R-parity breaking is needed in order to produce single susy particles. Resonant production of radions is considered at gamma-gamma collider.

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arXiv2001

Vacuum stability bounds in Anomaly and Gaugino Mediated SUSY breaking models

We constrain the parameter space of the minimal and gaugino-assisted anomaly mediation, and gaugino mediation models by requiring that the electroweak vacuum corresponds to the deepest minimum of the scalar potential. In the framework of anomaly mediation models we find strong lower bounds on slepton and squark masses. In the gaugino mediation models the mass spectrum is forced to be at the TeV scale. We find extensive regions of the parameter space which are ruled out, even at low tan(beta). The implications of these results on the g-2 of the muon are also analyzed.

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arXiv2001

g-2 of the muon in SUSY Models with Gauge Multiplets in the Bulk of Extra-Dimensions

We analyze the supersymmetric contributions to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon (a_μ) in the framework of pure and gaugino-assisted anomaly mediation models, and gaugino mediation models. In the last two models the gauge multiplets propagate in the higher dimensional bulk, providing a natural mechanism for solving the problem of negative squared slepton masses present in the pure anomaly mediation models. In the light of the new BNL results for a_μ, we found that the pure and gaugino-assisted anomaly mediation models are almost excluded by the BNL constraints at 2σlevel when combined with CLEO constraints on b->sg at 90 % of C.L. In contrast, the gaugino mediation models provide extensive regions in the SUSY parameter space where both of these constraints are satisfied.

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arXiv2000

RG-invariant Sum Rule in a Generalization of Anomaly Mediated SUSY Breaking Models

We study a generalization of anomaly-mediated supersymmetry breaking (AMSB) scenarios, under the assumption that the effects of the high-scale theory do not completely decouple and D-term type contributions can be therefore present. We investigate the effect of such possible D-term additional contributions to soft scalar masses by requiring that, for non-vanishing, renormalizable Yukawa couplings $Y^{ijk} $, the sum of squared soft supersymmetry breaking mass parameters, $M^2_{ijk} \equiv m_i^2+m_j^2+m_k^2$, is RG-invariant, in the sense that it becomes independent of the specific ultraviolet boundary conditions as it occurs in the AMSB models. These type of models can avoid the problem of tachyonic solutions for the slepton mass spectrum present in AMSB scenarios. We implement the electroweak symmetry breaking condition and explore the sparticle spectrum associated with this framework. To show the possible diversity of the sparticle spectrum, we consider two examples, one in which the D-terms induce a common soft supersymmetry breaking mass term for all sfermion masses, and another one in which a light stop can be present in the spectrum.

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arXiv1999

Phenomenological constraints on SUSY SU(5) GUTs with non-universal gaugino masses

We study phenomenological aspects of supersymmetric SU(5) grand unified theories with non-universal gaugino masses. For large tan beta, we investigate constraints from the requirement of successful electroweak symmetry breaking, the positivity of stau mass squared and the b to s gamma decay rate. In the allowed region, the nature of the lightest supersymmetric particle is determined. Examples of mass spectra are given. We also calculate loop corrections to the bottom mass due to superpartners.

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arXiv1999

Generic Gravitational Corrections to Gauge Couplings in SUSY SU(5) GUTs

We study non-universal corrections to the gauge couplings due to higher dimensional operators in supersymmetric SU(5) grand unified theories. The corrections are, in general, parametrized by three components originating from {\bf 24}, {\bf 75} and {\bf 200} representations. We consider the prediction of $α_3(M_Z)$ along each {\bf 24}, {\bf 75} and {\bf 200} direction, and their linear combinations. The magnitude of GUT scale and its effects on proton decay are discussed. Non-SUSY case is also examined.

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arXiv1998

Critical basis dependence in bounding R-parity breaking couplings from neutral meson mixing

Assuming one nonzero product of two $λ'$-type couplings and working in two different bases for the left-handed quark superfields, the neutral meson mixings are used to bound these products. We emphasize the strong basis dependence of the bounds: in one basis many products contribute to neutral meson mixings at tree level, while in the other these products except one contribute at 1-loop level only and the GIM mechanism takes place. Correspondingly, these bounds differ between bases by orders of magnitudes.

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arXiv1998

$b\to s s \bar d$ Decay in Two Higgs Doublet Models

In the Standard Model, the box-diagram mediated decay $b\to s s \bar d$ is predicted to occur with an extremely small branching ratio of below $10^{-11}$, thus providing a safe testing ground for exposing new physics. We study this process in several Two Higgs Doublet Models and explore their parameter space, indicating where this process becomes observable.

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arXiv1998

Searching for new physics in $b\to s s \bar d$ decays

For any new physics possibly emerging in the future B experiments, the problem is how to extract the signals from the SM background. We consider the decay $b\to s s\bar d$ which is very small in the SM. In the MSSM this decay is possibly accessible in the future experiments. In the supersymmetric models with R-parity violating couplings, this channel is not strictly constrained, thus being useful in obtaining bounds on the lepton-number violating couplings. A typical candidate for the suggested search is the $B^-\to K^-K^-π^+$ mode.

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arXiv1995

On Quadratic Divergences and the Higgs Mass

The quadratic divergences in the scalar sector of the standard model are considered. Since the divergences are present also in the unbroken theory, a natural scale for the divergence formula is proposed to be at the scale of new physics. The implications of top quark mass on the Higgs mass are investigated by means of the renormalization group equations. The Coleman-Weinberg mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking is also considered.

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