Prospects for SUSY searches in CMS and ATLAS

TL;DR

This paper discusses the preparations of CMS and ATLAS experiments for analyzing initial LHC data, focusing on supersymmetry searches, detector understanding, background estimation, and their expected discovery reach.

Contribution

It provides a detailed overview of the strategies and realistic estimates for SUSY searches at CMS and ATLAS with early LHC data.

Findings

Emphasizes importance of detector and background understanding

Provides estimates of SUSY search reach

Highlights analysis strategies for initial LHC data

Abstract

We discuss how the CMS and ATLAS experiments are preparing for the analysis of first LHC data with emphasis on the search for supersymmetry. We will show the importance of the understanding of detector, trigger, reconstruction and backgrounds, and we will present realistic estimates of the reach of CMS and ATLAS.