Published June 1, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Recoil detection of the lightest neutralino in MSSM singlet extensions

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
  • 2. School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (United States)

Description

We investigate the correlated predictions of singlet extended MSSM models for direct detection and the cosmological relic density of the lightest neutralino. To illustrate the general effects of the singlet, we take heavy sleptons and squarks. We apply CERN LEP (g-2)μ, and perturbativity constraints. We find that the WMAP upper bound on the cold dark matter density limits much of the parameter space to regions where the lightest neutralino can be discovered in recoil experiments. The results for the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model and U(1)'-extended minimal supersymmetric standard model are typically similar to the MSSM since their light neutralinos have similar compositions and masses. In the nearly minimal supersymmetric standard model the neutralino is often very light and its recoil detection is within the reach of the CDMS II experiment. In general, most points in the parameter spaces of the singlet models we consider are accessible to the WARP experiment

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 115002-115002.15
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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