SUSY darkmatter at the LHC - 7 TeV

TL;DR

This paper analyzes early LHC data at 7 TeV to identify supersymmetric dark matter signatures within the mSUGRA model, focusing on parameter regions compatible with relic density and Higgs bounds, and discusses potential detection channels.

Contribution

It identifies specific mSUGRA parameter regions with light squarks and gluinos that produce observable signals at LHC-7 TeV, emphasizing the role of the trilinear coupling A_0 and relic density mechanisms.

Findings

Observable jets + missing energy signals in certain parameter regions.

The ratio of signal channels can distinguish relic density mechanisms.

Efficient tau-tagging enhances detection prospects.

Abstract

We have analysed the early LHC signatures of the minimal supergravity (mSUGRA) model. Our emphasis is on the 7 - $TeV$ run corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $\sim 1.0 ~fb^{-1}$ although we have also discussed briefly the prospects at LHC-10 $TeV$. We focus on the parameter space yielding relatively light squark and gluinos consistent with the darkmatter relic density data and the LEP bounds on the lightest Higgs scalar mass. This parameter space is only allowed for non-vanishing trilinear soft breaking term $A_0$. A significant region of the parameter space with large to moderate negative values of $A_0$ consistent with the stability of the scalar potential and relic density production via neutralino annihilation and/or neutralino - stau coannihilation yields observable signal via the jets + missing transverse energy channel. The one lepton + jets + missing energy signal is also viable over a smaller but non-trivial parameter space. The ratio of the size of the two signals - free from theoretical uncertainties - may distinguish between different relic density generating mechanisms. With efficient $\tau$-tagging facilities at 7 $TeV$ the discriminating power may increase significantly. We also comment on other dark matter relic density allowed mSUGRA scenarios and variants there of in the context of LHC-7 $TeV$.