TY - JOUR
T1 - Sneutrino NLSP scenarios in the NUHM with gravitino dark matter
AU - Ellis, John
AU - Olive, Keith A.
AU - Santoso, Yudi
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - We analyze scenarios in which some flavour of sneutrino is the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle (NLSP), assuming that the gravitino is the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) and provides the cold dark matter. Such scenarios do not arise in the constrained supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (CMSSM) with universal gaugino and scalar masses input at the GUT scale. However, models with non-universal Higgs masses (NUHM) do allow scenarios with a sneutrino NLSP, which are quite generic. We illustrate how such scenarios may arise, analyze the possible metastable sneutrino lifetime, and explore the theoretical, phenomenological, experimental and cosmological constraints on such scenarios. We also discuss the collider signatures of such scenarios, how they may be distinguished from neutralino LSP scenarios, and how different flavours of sneutrino NLSP may be distinguished.
AB - We analyze scenarios in which some flavour of sneutrino is the next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle (NLSP), assuming that the gravitino is the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) and provides the cold dark matter. Such scenarios do not arise in the constrained supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (CMSSM) with universal gaugino and scalar masses input at the GUT scale. However, models with non-universal Higgs masses (NUHM) do allow scenarios with a sneutrino NLSP, which are quite generic. We illustrate how such scenarios may arise, analyze the possible metastable sneutrino lifetime, and explore the theoretical, phenomenological, experimental and cosmological constraints on such scenarios. We also discuss the collider signatures of such scenarios, how they may be distinguished from neutralino LSP scenarios, and how different flavours of sneutrino NLSP may be distinguished.
KW - Cosmology of theories beyond the SM
KW - Supersymmetry phenomenology
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U2 - 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/10/005
DO - 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/10/005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58149290052
SN - 1126-6708
VL - 2008
JO - Journal of High Energy Physics
JF - Journal of High Energy Physics
IS - 10
M1 - 005
ER -