Dark Matter in the MSSM

TL;DR

This paper explores the parameter space of the phenomenological MSSM to understand its implications for dark matter, considering experimental and theoretical constraints without assuming specific SUSY breaking scenarios.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of the MSSM parameter space relevant to dark matter, independent of GUT-scale assumptions, offering new insights for collider and astrophysical searches.

Findings

Identifies viable MSSM parameter regions consistent with current constraints.

Highlights potential signatures for dark matter detection in colliders and astrophysics.

Suggests new directions for SUSY phenomenology related to dark matter.

Abstract

We have recently examined a large number of points in the parameter space of the phenomenological MSSM, the 19-dimensional parameter space of the CP-conserving MSSM with Minimal Flavor Violation. We determined whether each of these points satisfied existing experimental and theoretical constraints. This analysis provides insight into general features of the MSSM without reference to a particular SUSY breaking scenario or any other assumptions at the GUT scale. This study opens up new possibilities for SUSY phenomenology both in colliders and in astrophysical experiments. Here we shall discuss the implications of this analysis relevant to the study of dark matter.