Searches for supersymmetric particles with prompt decays with the ATLAS detector

TL;DR

This paper reports on recent ATLAS LHC searches for supersymmetric particles with prompt decays, utilizing advanced analysis methods to explore various decay modes and address anomalies in flavor and muon g-2 measurements.

Contribution

It introduces novel analysis techniques, including machine learning and specialized object reconstruction, to enhance sensitivity in SUSY searches across multiple decay scenarios.

Findings

Constraints on SUSY particle masses established

Evidence for potential connections to flavor and muon g-2 anomalies

Enhanced analysis methods improve detection sensitivity

Abstract

Supersymmetry (SUSY) provides elegant solutions to several problems in the Standard Model and searches for SUSY particles are an important component of the LHC physics program. The latest results from electroweak and strong SUSY searches are reported here, conducted by the ATLAS experiment at the CERN LHC. The searches target multiple final states and different assumptions about the decay mode of the produced SUSY particles, including searches for both R-parity conserving models and R-parity violating models, and their possible connections with the recent observation of the flavour and muon g-2 anomalies. The talk will also highlight the employment of novel analysis techniques, including advanced machine learning techniques and special object reconstruction, that are necessary for many of these analyses to extend the sensitivity reach to challenging regions of the phase space.