Abstract:Tree-level gauge mediation (TGM) is a scenario of SUSY breaking in which the tree-level exchange of heavy (possibly GUT) vector fields generates flavor-universal sfermion masses. In this work we extend this framework to the case of E 6 that is the natural extension of the minimal case studied so far. Despite the number of possible E 6 subgroups containing G SM is large (we list all rank 6 subgroups), there are only three different cases corresponding to the number of vector messengers. As a robust prediction w… Show more
“…An effective scale of supersymmetry breaking significantly below the GUT scale, , is not without theoretical motivation. For example, mirage unification models [ 84 – 94 ] and other scenarios such as [ 95 ] give exactly such boundary conditions for the soft supersymmetry-breaking parameters. Phenomenologically, these sub-GUT models with have been shown to have an appropriate cold dark matter density in a considerably larger parameter space [ 51 ].…”
We consider two potential non-accelerator signatures of generalizations of the well-studied constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model (CMSSM). In one generalization, the universality constraints on soft supersymmetry-breaking parameters are applied at some input scale below the grand unification (GUT) scale , a scenario referred to as ‘sub-GUT’. The other generalization we consider is to retain GUT-scale universality for the squark and slepton masses, but to relax universality for the soft supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the masses of the Higgs doublets. As with other CMSSM-like models, the measured Higgs mass requires supersymmetric particle masses near or beyond the TeV scale. Because of these rather heavy sparticle masses, the embedding of these CMSSM-like models in a minimal SU(5) model of grand unification can yield a proton lifetime consistent with current experimental limits, and may be accessible in existing and future proton decay experiments. Another possible signature of these CMSSM-like models is direct detection of supersymmetric dark matter. The direct dark matter scattering rate is typically below the reach of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment if is close to , but it may lie within its reach if GeV. Likewise, generalizing the CMSSM to allow non-universal supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the Higgs offers extensive possibilities for models within reach of the LZ experiment that have long proton lifetimes.
“…An effective scale of supersymmetry breaking significantly below the GUT scale, , is not without theoretical motivation. For example, mirage unification models [ 84 – 94 ] and other scenarios such as [ 95 ] give exactly such boundary conditions for the soft supersymmetry-breaking parameters. Phenomenologically, these sub-GUT models with have been shown to have an appropriate cold dark matter density in a considerably larger parameter space [ 51 ].…”
We consider two potential non-accelerator signatures of generalizations of the well-studied constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model (CMSSM). In one generalization, the universality constraints on soft supersymmetry-breaking parameters are applied at some input scale below the grand unification (GUT) scale , a scenario referred to as ‘sub-GUT’. The other generalization we consider is to retain GUT-scale universality for the squark and slepton masses, but to relax universality for the soft supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the masses of the Higgs doublets. As with other CMSSM-like models, the measured Higgs mass requires supersymmetric particle masses near or beyond the TeV scale. Because of these rather heavy sparticle masses, the embedding of these CMSSM-like models in a minimal SU(5) model of grand unification can yield a proton lifetime consistent with current experimental limits, and may be accessible in existing and future proton decay experiments. Another possible signature of these CMSSM-like models is direct detection of supersymmetric dark matter. The direct dark matter scattering rate is typically below the reach of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment if is close to , but it may lie within its reach if GeV. Likewise, generalizing the CMSSM to allow non-universal supersymmetry-breaking contributions to the Higgs offers extensive possibilities for models within reach of the LZ experiment that have long proton lifetimes.
“…Eqs. (A.20)-(A.21) 3 In the notation of [7] this parameter can be identified with the ratio η = Λ 2 S /Λ 2 G . 4 We just mention that TGM offers a new solution for the µ-problem, where the µ is also responsible for triggering the SUSY breaking [2].…”
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“…In this work we investigate the case where the DM candidate is the gravitino with a mass in a specific range dictated by Tree Level Gauge Mediation (TGM) [1][2][3], a recently proposed mechanism in which the breaking of SUSY is communicated to the soft scalar masses by extra gauge interactions at the tree level.…”
Abstract:We investigate the cosmological aspects of Tree Level Gauge Mediation, a recently proposed mechanism in which the breaking of supersymmetry is communicated to the soft scalar masses by extra gauge interactions at the tree level. Embedding the mechanism in a Grand Unified Theory and requiring the observability of sfermion masses at the Large Hadron Collider, it follows that the Lightest Supersymmetric Particle is a gravitino with a mass of the order of 10 GeV. The analysis in the presence of R-parity shows that a typical Tree Level Gauge Mediation spectrum leads to an overabundance of the Dark Matter relic density and a tension with the constraints from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. This suggests to relax the exact conservation of the R-parity. The underlying SO(10) Grand Unified Theory together with the bounds from proton decay provide a rationale for considering only bilinear R-parity violating operators. We finally analyze the cosmological implications of this setup by identifying the phenomenologically viable regions of the parameter space.
“…3 Refs. [33,34] also used a U (1) D term to mediate SUSY breaking and negative charges to all vectorlike messengers. Their vectorlike masses overcome their negative soft masses so that no scalars are tachyonic.…”
A recent cosmological bound on the gravitino mass, m 3/2 < 4.7 eV, together with LHC results on the Higgs mass and direct searches, excludes minimal gauge mediation with high reheating temperatures. We discuss a minimal, vector-mediated model which incorporates the seesaw mechanism for neutrino masses, allows for thermal leptogenesis, ameliorates the µ problem, and achieves the observed Higgs mass and a gravitino as light as 1-2 eV.
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