Discriminating Supersymmetry and Black Holes at the Large Hadron Collider

TL;DR

This paper presents methods to distinguish between supersymmetry and black hole events at the LHC using event shape variables, momenta, and dilepton analysis, enabling clear differentiation of these phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive approach combining simulations and analysis techniques to differentiate supersymmetry from black hole events at the LHC.

Findings

Supersymmetry and black hole events can be effectively discriminated using the proposed methods.

Event shape variables and dilepton analysis are key discriminators.

Simulations show clear distinctions between the two types of events.

Abstract

We show how to differentiate the minimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model from black hole events at the Large Hadron Collider. Black holes are simulated with the CATFISH generator. Supersymmetry simulations use a combination of PYTHIA and ISAJET. Our study, based on event shape variables, visible and missing momenta, and analysis of dilepton events, demonstrates that supersymmetry and black hole events at the LHC can be easily discriminated.