Improved squark and gluino mass limits from searches for supersymmetry at hadron colliders

TL;DR

This paper improves the mass limits for squarks and gluinos by using advanced cross section calculations and analyzing collider data, leading to more stringent bounds on these supersymmetric particles.

Contribution

It introduces an improved analysis method incorporating state-of-the-art cross section calculations with threshold corrections for setting mass bounds.

Findings

Stronger lower bounds on squark and gluino masses.

Enhanced accuracy in supersymmetry searches.

Impact of advanced cross section calculations on experimental limits.

Abstract

Squarks and gluinos have been searched for at hadron colliders in events with multiple jets and missing transverse energy. No excess has been observed to date, and from a comparison of experimental cross section limits and theoretical cross section predictions one can deduce lower bounds on the squark and gluino masses. We present an improved analysis of squark and gluino mass bounds which is based on state-of-the-art cross section calculations including the summation of large threshold corrections. For illustration, we consider experimental data obtained by the CDF collaboration at the Fermilab Tevatron and discuss the impact of the improved cross section predictions on the squark and gluino mass limits.