Supersymmetry phenomenology beyond the MSSM after 5/fb of LHC data

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current status of supersymmetry phenomenology beyond the MSSM in light of recent LHC data, discussing experimental bounds, Higgs hints, and CP violation signals as potential indicators of new physics.

Contribution

It provides a concise overview of recent theoretical and experimental developments in beyond-the-MSSM supersymmetry phenomenology after 5/fb of LHC data.

Findings

Exclusion bounds challenge certain supersymmetric models

Hints of a 125 GeV Higgs influence model interpretations

Possible new physics signals in CP violation measurements

Abstract

We briefly review the status of motivated beyond-the-MSSM phenomenology in the light of the LHC searches to date. In particular, we discuss the conceptual consequences of the exclusion bounds, of the hint for a Higgs boson at about 125 GeV, and of interpreting the excess of direct CP violation in the charm sector as a signal of New Physics. We try to go into the various topics in a compact way while providing a relatively rich list of references, with particular attention to the most recent developments.