The dark side of mSUGRA
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Authors
Allanach, BC
Lester, CG
Weber, AM
Abstract
We study the mu<0 branch of the minimal supergravity ansatz of the minimal supersymmetric standard model. The extent to which mu<0 is disfavoured compared to mu>0 in global fits is calculated with Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods and bridge sampling. The fits include state-of-the-art two-loop MSSM contributions to the electroweak observables M_W and sin^2 theta_w^l, as well as the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon (g-2)_mu, the relic density of dark matter and other relevant indirect observables. mu<0 is only marginally disfavoured in global fits and should be considered in mSUGRA analyses. We estimate that the ratio of probabilities is P(mu<0) / P(mu>0)=0.07-0.16.
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supersymmetric standard model, cosmology of theories beyond the SM, supersymmetry phenomenology, supersymmetric effective theories, SUPERGRAVITY GRAND UNIFICATION, STANDARD MODEL, RELIC DENSITY, HIGGS SECTOR, NEUTRALINO, SUPERSYMMETRY, MSSM, COANNIHILATION, PROGRAM, MATTER
Journal Title
J HIGH ENERGY PHYS
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Journal ISSN
1126-6708
1029-8479
1029-8479
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC