Monojet Searches for MSSM Simplified Models

TL;DR

This paper assesses how monojet searches at colliders constrain MSSM models with neutralino dark matter, reinterpreting past results and exploring future collider prospects.

Contribution

It provides a reinterpretation of LHC Run 1 monojet results within simplified MSSM scenarios and evaluates future collider sensitivities.

Findings

Monojet searches place significant constraints on MSSM neutralino dark matter models.

Reinterpretation of LHC Run 1 results extends understanding of MSSM parameter space.

Future colliders could further probe MSSM scenarios with monojet signatures.

Abstract

We explore the implications of monojet searches at hadron colliders in the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (MSSM). To quantify the impact of monojet searches, we consider simplified MSSM scenarios with neutralino dark matter. The monojet results of the LHC Run 1 are reinterpreted in the context of several MSSM simplified scenarios, and the complementarity with direct supersymmetry search results is highlighted. We also investigate the reach of monojet searches for the Run 2, as well as for future higher energy hadron colliders.