Gluinos lighter than squarks and detection at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper explores models with light gluinos below 2 TeV and heavier squarks, using kaon physics constraints to inform collider detection strategies at the LHC.

Contribution

It introduces a framework linking kaon sector constraints to the mass hierarchy of gluinos and squarks, and discusses potential LHC signals for these models.

Findings

Kaon physics constrains gluino masses below 2 TeV

Models with lighter gluinos predict specific collider signatures

Guidelines for detecting these models at the LHC

Abstract

We explain how physics in the kaon sector proves useful in setting constraints in models where the gluino mass is below 2 TeV, while the other supersymmetric particles are in the range $\sim(3-10)$ TeV. We also discuss the signals of these models at colliders, in particular at the LHC.