Particle Physics in Birmingham

Particle Physics Seminar

Wednesday 23rd January 2013 at 13:30
Poynting Small Lecture Theatre

(tea, coffee and biscuits served at 13:15)

Whither SUSY?

Graham Ross (Oxford University)


Abstract

To date the LHC has not found evidence for predicted SUSY states. Moreover the candidate Higgs mass lies above the preferred range of MSSM. The non-observation may indicate strong correlations between soft SUSY breaking terms. Well-motivated correlations can significantly increase the mass of SUSY states, and the Higgs mass may be raised in extensions of MSSM. I will discuss these extensions and possible tests at LHC in the SUSY and Higgs sectors,and in dark matter searches. Finally I will discuss the implications of a 125 GeV Higgs.