Lepton Jets in (Supersymmetric) Electroweak Processes

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential for detecting dark sectors at the LHC via lepton jets produced through electroweak processes, emphasizing model-independent predictions and experimental search strategies.

Contribution

It provides a generic framework for predicting lepton jet signatures from dark sectors in collider experiments, including effects of dark radiation and cascades.

Findings

Dark radiation and cascades significantly influence lepton jet formation.

Electroweak production channels offer promising detection avenues.

Proposed definitions and search strategies for lepton jets.

Abstract

We consider some of the recent proposals in which weak-scale dark matter is accompanied by a GeV scale dark sector that could produce spectacular lepton-rich events at the LHC. Since much of the collider phenomenology is only weakly model dependent it is possible to arrive at generic predictions for the discovery potential of future experimental searches. We concentrate on the production of dark states through $Z^0$ bosons and electroweak-inos at the Tevatron or LHC, which are the cleanest channels for probing the dark sector. We properly take into account the effects of dark radiation and dark cascades on the formation of lepton jets. Finally, we present a concrete definition of a lepton jet and suggest several approaches for inclusive experimental searches.