Decays of Supersymmetric Particles: the program SUSY-HIT (SUspect-SdecaY-Hdecay-InTerface)

TL;DR

SUSY-HIT is a comprehensive software package that accurately calculates decay widths and branching ratios of supersymmetric particles within the MSSM, integrating spectrum calculation and decay processes.

Contribution

It combines existing tools into a unified package, including higher order effects for precise MSSM spectrum and decay computations.

Findings

Provides the highest level of precision in MSSM decay calculations

Integrates spectrum and decay calculations into a single package

Includes all important higher order effects

Abstract

We present the program package SUSY-HIT for the computation of supersymmetric particle decays within the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model. The code is based on two existing programs HDECAY and SDECAY for the calculation of the decay widths and branching ratios of, respectively, the MSSM Higgs bosons and the SUSY particles, and calls a program for the calculation of the SUSY particle spectrum such as SuSpect. Including all important higher order effects, the package allows the consistent calculation of the MSSM particle spectrum and decays with the presently highest level of precision.