{
  "id": "hep-ph/0012021",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2000-12-03T12:51:13.000Z",
  "updated": "2000-12-03T12:51:13.000Z",
  "title": "Impact of bosonic decays on the search for t~_1 and b~_1 squarks",
  "authors": [
    "K. Hidaka",
    "A. Bartl"
  ],
  "comment": "14 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX2e",
  "journal": "Phys.Lett.B501:78-85,2001",
  "doi": "10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00108-3",
  "categories": [
    "hep-ph",
    "hep-ex"
  ],
  "abstract": "We perform a detailed study of the decays of the lighter top and bottom squarks (t~_1 and b~_1) in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). We show that the decays into Higgs or gauge bosons, i.e. t~_1 -> b~_1 + (H^+ or W^+) and b~_1 -> t~_1 + (H^- or W^-), can be dominant in a wide range of the MSSM parameters due to the large Yukawa couplings and mixings of t~ and b~. Compared to the decays into fermions, such as t~_1 -> t + (neutralino_i or gluino) and t~_1 -> b + chargino_j, these bosonic decay modes can have significantly different decay distributions. We also show that the effect of the supersymmetric QCD running of the quark and squark parameters on the t~_1 and b~_1 decay branching ratios is quite dramatic. These could have an important impact on the search for t~_1 and b~_1 and the determination of the MSSM parameters at future colliders.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2000-12-03T12:51:13.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "minimal supersymmetric standard model",
      "mssm parameters",
      "large yukawa couplings",
      "bosonic decay modes",
      "important impact"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 14,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 537985
    }
  }
}