Supersymmetry versus black holes at the LHC
Abstract
Supersymmetry and extra dimensions are the two most promising candidates for new physics at the TeV scale. Supersymmetric particles or extra-dimensional effects could soon be observed at the Large Hadron Collider. We propose a simple but powerful method to discriminate the two models: the analysis of isolated leptons with high transverse momentum. Black hole events are simulated with the CATFISH black hole generator. Supersymmetry simulations use a combination of PYTHIA and ISAJET, the latter providing the mass spectrum. Our results show the measure of the dilepton invariant mass provides a strong signature to differentiate supersymmetry and black hole events at the Large Hadron Collider. Analysis of event-shape variables and multilepton events complement and strengthen this conclusion.
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@article{arxiv.0710.5490,
title = {Supersymmetry versus black holes at the LHC},
author = {Arunava Roy and Marco Cavaglia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5490},
year = {2008}
}
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12 pages, 5 figures