Interpretation of searches for supersymmetry with simplified models

TL;DR

This paper interprets CMS search results for supersymmetry using simplified models, providing upper limits on production cross sections and branching fractions based on 7 TeV LHC data, aiding theoretical constraints.

Contribution

It introduces a method for interpreting supersymmetry searches with simplified models and supplies upper limits that can be used to constrain various theoretical scenarios.

Findings

Upper limits on cross sections and branching fractions provided

Method for interpretation applicable to multiple models

Results facilitate comparison of different supersymmetry analyses

Abstract

The results of searches for supersymmetry by the CMS experiment are interpreted in the framework of simplified models. The results are based on data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.73 to 4.98 inverse femtobarns. The data were collected at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV. This paper describes the method of interpretation and provides upper limits on the product of the production cross section and branching fraction as a function of new particle masses for a number of simplified models. These limits and the corresponding experimental acceptance calculations can be used to constrain other theoretical models and to compare different supersymmetry-inspired analyses.