Simulating Supersymmetry with ISAJET 7.0/ ISASUSY 1.0

TL;DR

This paper reviews the implementation of supersymmetry simulations in ISAJET 7.0/ISASUSY 1.0, detailing the physics assumptions, processes, and user setup for MSSM collider studies.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of how ISAJET/ISASUSY simulate MSSM processes, including new features and future upgrade plans.

Findings

Simulation of sparticle production and decay modes

Flexibility for non-minimal supersymmetry scenarios

Plans for extending to electron-positron collisions

Abstract

We review the physics assumptions and input used in ISAJET~7.0 / ISA\-SUSY~1.0 that are relevant for simulating fundamental processes within the framework of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) at $p\bar p$ and $pp$ colliders. After a brief discussion of the underlying MSSM framework, we discuss event simulation and list the sparticle production processes and decay modes that have been incorporated into our calculations. We then describe how to set up and run an ISAJET / ISASUSY job and the user input and output formats. The ISAJET program is sufficiently flexible that some non-minimal supersymmetry scenarios may be simulated as well. Finally, plans for future upgrades which include the extension to $e^+ e^-$ collisions, are listed.