Higgs mass, muon g-2, and LHC prospects in gauge mediation models with vector-like matters

TL;DR

This paper explores gauge mediation models with vector-like matter that can naturally explain the Higgs mass around 125 GeV and the muon g-2 anomaly, analyzing LHC search prospects and existing bounds.

Contribution

It demonstrates that gauge mediation models with vector-like matter can simultaneously account for the Higgs mass and muon g-2, providing specific mass bounds and LHC search predictions.

Findings

Upper bounds on gluino mass and vector-like quark mass are established.

Most of the parameter space will be tested at 14 TeV LHC.

Some regions are already excluded by current LHC data.

Abstract

Recently the ATLAS and CMS collaborations presented preliminary results of Standard Model Higgs searches and reported excesses of events for a Higgs boson at 124-126 GeV. Such a Higgs mass can be naturally realized, simultaneously explaining the muon g-2 anomaly, in gauge-mediated SUSY breaking models with extra vector-like matters. Upper bounds are obtained on the gluino mass, m_{\tilde g}\lesssim 1.2 (1.8) TeV, and on the extra vector-like quark mass, M_{Q'} \lesssim 1.0 (1.8) GeV, in the parameter region where the Higgs boson mass is 124-126 GeV and the muon g-2 is consistent with the experimental value at the 1 sigma (2 sigma) level. The LHC prospects are explored in the parameter region. It is found that some of the regions are already excluded by the LHC, and most of the parameter space is expected to be covered at \sqrt{s} = 14 TeV. A study on the extra vector-like quarks, especially current bounds on their masses and prospects for future searches, is also included.