383 research outputs found
One-loop corrections, uncertainties and approximations in neutralino annihilations: Examples
The extracted value of the relic density has reached the few per-cent level
precision. One can therefore no longer content oneself with calculations of
this observable where the annihilation processes are computed at tree-level,
especially in supersymmetry where radiative corrections are usually large.
Implementing full one-loop corrections to all annihilation processes that would
be needed in a scan over parameters is a daunting task. On the other hand one
may ask whether the bulk of the corrections are taken into account through
effective couplings of the neutralino that improve the tree-level calculation
and would be easy to implement. We address this issue by concentrating in this
first study on the neutralino coupling to i) fermions and sfermions and ii) Z.
After constructing the effective couplings we compare their efficiency compared
to the full one-loop calculation and comment on the failures and success of the
approach. As a bonus we point out that large non decoupling effects of heavy
sfermions could in principle be measured in the annihilation process, a point
of interest in view of the latest limit on the squark masses from the LHC. We
also comment on the scheme dependencies of the one-loop corrected results
Single production of excited electrons at future e^-e^+, ep and pp colliders
We analyzed the potential of the LC with TeV, LCLHC
based ep collider with TeV and LHC with TeV to
search for excited electrons through transition magnetic type couplings with
gauge bosons. The signal and corresponding backgrounds
are studied in detail.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures, 3 table
Excited Leptons at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
We analyze the potential of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to search
for excited spin-1/2 electrons and neutrinos. Assuming a SU(2)_L X U(1)_Y
invariant model, we study in detail the single production of excited electrons
and neutrinos and respective backgrounds through the reactions p p -> e+ e- V
and e+- \nu V with V=photon, W, or Z. We show that the LHC will be able to
tighten considerably the direct constraints on these possible new states,
probing excited lepton masses up to 1-2 TeV depending on their couplings to
fermions and gauge bosons.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Full one-loop electroweak radiative corrections to single photon production in e+e-
Large scale calculation for the radiative corrections required for the
current and future collider experiments can be done automatically using the
GRACE-LOOP system. Here several results for e+e- --> 3-body processes are
presented including e+e- --> e+e-H and e+e- --> nu nubar gamma.Comment: 5 pages, contribution to ACAT03(Dec. 2003
Collider limits on new physics within micrOMEGAs4.3
Results from the LHC put severe constraints on models of new physics. This
includes constraints on the Higgs sector from the precise measurement of the
mass and couplings of the 125GeV Higgs boson, as well as limits from searches
for other new particles. We present the procedure to use these constraints in
micrOMEGAs by interfacing it to the external codes Lilith, HiggsSignals,
HiggsBounds and SModelS. A few dedicated modules are also provided. With these
new features, micrOMEGAs_4.3 provides a generic framework for evaluating dark
matter observables together with collider and non-collider constraints.Comment: 23 page
Relic density of neutralino dark matter in the MSSM with CP violation
We calculate the relic density of dark matter in the MSSM with CP violation.
We analyse various scenarios of neutralino annihilation: the cases of a bino,
bino-wino and bino-Higgsino LSP, annihilation through Higgs, as well as
sfermion coannihilation scenarios. Large phase effects are found, on the one
hand due to shifts in the masses, on the other hand due to modifications of the
couplings. Taking special care to disentangle the effects in masses and
couplings, we demonstrate that the presence of CP phases can have a significant
influence on the neutralino relic abundance. Typical variations in \Omega h^2
solely from modifications in the couplings are O(10%-100%), but can reach an
order of magnitude in some cases.Comment: 36 pages, 21 figures (low resolution). A version with high-resolution
figures can be downloaded from http://cern.ch/kraml/papers/omc
Biliary cirrhosis and sepsis are two risk factors of failure after surgical repair of major bile duct injury post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
International audienceBACKGROUND: Major bile duct injury (MBDI) remains frequent after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) reaching 0.3 to 0.6 % and is associated with a significant mortality rate. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the factors likely to influence the long-term results of surgical repair for MBDI occurring after LC. METHODS: Medical records of patients referred to our referral center from January 1992 to January 2010 for management of bile duct injury following LC were retrospectively analyzed, and patients with MBDI were identified. Clinicopathological factors likely to influence long-term results after surgical repair were assessed by univariate and multivariable analysis. RESULTS: During the study period, 38 patients were treated for MBDI. These 38 patients underwent Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) or HJ revision in 25 (66 %) and 13 (34 %) cases, respectively. The median follow-up period was 93 (26-204) months. A Clavien-Dindo post-operative morbidity class >3 occurred in 10 (26 %) cases and was independently associated with a surgical repair performed during a sepsis period (OR = 102.5; IC 95 % [7.12; 11,352], p < 0.007). Long-term results showed that biliary strictures occurred in 5 (13 %) cases and were associated with sepsis (p < 0.006), liver cirrhosis (p < 0.002) and post-operative complications (p < 0.012). Multivariate analysis revealed that only liver cirrhosis remained predictive of stricture (OR = 26.4, 95 % CI [2; 1,018], p < 0.026). CONCLUSION: When MBDI occurs following LC, HJ seems to be the optimal treatment but should not be performed during a sepsis period. Long-term results are significantly altered by the presence of a biliary cirrhosis at time of repair
Physics at the Linear Collider
The physics at the planned colliders is discussed around three main
topics corresponding to different manifestations of symmetry breaking:
physics in the no Higgs scenario, studies of the properties of the Higgs and
precision tests of SUSY. A comparison with the LHC is made for all these cases.
The mode of the linear collider will also be reviewed.Comment: 31 pages, 12 figures. Invited talk given at the Fifth Workshop on
High Energy Physics Phenomenology, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics, Pune, India, January 12 - 26, 199
Probing the Weak Boson Sector in
We study possible deviations from the standard model in the reaction at a 500 GeV collider. As a photon source we use a
laser backscattered photon beam. We investigate the most general and vertices including operators up to
energy-dimension-six which are Lorentz invariant. These vertices require four
extra parameters; two are CP-conserving, and , and two are
CP-violating, and . We present analytical expressions of
the helicity amplitudes for the process for arbitrary
values of anomalous couplings. Assuming Standard Model values are actually
measured we present the allowed region in the () plane at the
90\% confidence level. We then show how the angular correlation of the
decay products can be used to extract detailed information on the anomalous
(especially CP-violating) and couplings.Comment: Latex, 25 pages, 12 figures (not included). One compressed postscript
file including all the figures available at
ftp://ftp.kek.jp/kek/preprints/TH/TH-420/kekth420.ps.g
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