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The NMSSM Solution to the Fine-Tuning Problem, Precision Electroweak Constraints and the Largest LEP Higgs Event Excess
We present an extended study of how the Next to Minimal
Supersymmetric Model easily avoids fine-tuning in electroweak symmetry
breaking for a SM-like light Higgs with mass in the vicinity of 100\gev, as
beautifully consistent with precision electroweak data, while escaping LEP
constraints due to the dominance of decays with so that
a\to \tauptaum or jets. The residual branching ratio for h\to
b\anti b explains perfectly the well-known LEP excess at \mh\sim 100\gev.
Details of model parameter correlations and requirements are discussed as a
function . Comparisons of fine-tuning in the NMSSM to that in the
MSSM are presented. We also discuss fine-tuning associated with scenarios in
which the is essentially pure singlet, has mass m_a>30\gev, and decays
primarily to \gam\gam leading to an h\to aa\to 4\gam Higgs signal.Comment: 26 pages, 37 figures, published version with minor text and reference
improvement
On the -- lifetime difference and decays
In this paper we discuss some aspects of inclusive decays of charmed mesons
and also decays of the lepton into . We find that phase
space effects are likely to explain the observed lifetime ratio = 1.17. In particular one need not appeal to a large annihilation
contribution in the inclusive decay which, being absent in decays
could also contribute to the enhanced decay rate relative to that of the
. Examining a separate problem, we find that the rate for is almost completely dominated by the tiny phase space for the
final eight particle state. Using an effective chiral Lagrangian to estimate
the matrix element yields a branching ratio into the channel of interest far
smaller than the present upper bound.Comment: No figure
The Interplay Between Collider Searches For Supersymmetric Higgs Bosons and Direct Dark Matter Experiments
In this article, we explore the interplay between searches for supersymmetric
particles and Higgs bosons at hadron colliders (the Tevatron and the LHC) and
direct dark matter searches (such as CDMS, ZEPLIN, XENON, EDELWEISS, CRESST,
WARP and others). We focus on collider searches for heavy MSSM Higgs bosons
(, , ) and how the prospects for these searches are impacted by
direct dark matter limits and vice versa. We find that the prospects of these
two experimental programs are highly interrelated. A positive detection of ,
or at the Tevatron would dramatically enhance the prospects for a
near future direct discovery of neutralino dark matter. Similarly, a positive
direct detection of neutralino dark matter would enhance the prospects of
discovering heavy MSSM Higgs bosons at the Tevatron or the LHC. Combining the
information obtained from both types of experimental searches will enable us to
learn more about the nature of supersymmetry.Comment: 22 pages, 28 figure
Summary on tau Leptonic Branching Ratios and Universality
The large samples of tau decays available from CLEO and the four LEP
experiment have resulted in new, precise measurements of the leptonic branching
ratios of the . The experimental techniques to obtain these results are
reviewed with special emphasis on the DELPHI measurement. World averages are
found to be Be = (17.81 +/- 0.06) % and Bmu = (17.36 +/- 0.06) %. These results
are consistent with universality in the charged current couplings to a
precision of about 0.25 %. The branching ratio measurements can also be used to
constrain the "low energy parameter" eta. It is shown that the sensitivity to
eta depends on details of the momentum acceptance for muon identification in
the different experiments. Assuming universality in the couplings, the estimate
eta = 0.012 +/- 0.024 is obtained.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX, including 9 figures, uses epsf and espcrc2. Invited
talk at the Fifth Intl. Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics, 14-17 September 1998,
Santander (Spain
A Biased Review of Tau Neutrino Mass Limits
After a quick review of astrophysically relevant limits, I present a summary
of MeV scale tau neutrino mass limits derived from accelerator based
experiments.
I argue that the current published limits appear to be too consistent, and
that we therefore cannot conclude that the tau neutrino mass limit is as low as
usually claimed. I provide motivational arguments calling into question the
assumed statistical properties of the usual maxumum likelihood estimators, and
provide a prescription for deriving a more robust and understandable mass
limit.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables. To appear in the Proceedings of the
Sixth International Workshop on Tau Lepton Physics, Sept 18-21 2000, Victoria
(Canada
On three-body B decays to charm
I briefly describe the use of the three-body decay modes to investigate open issues in charmed meson spectroscopy, and of
the time dependent transitions for
a measurement of .Comment: LaTeX, 4 pages, 4 figs. Talk at 5th International Conference on
Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons (BEACH 2002), Vancouver, Canada, 25-29 Jun
200
Puzzles of excited charm meson masses
We attempt a comprehensive analysis of the low lying charm meson states which
present several puzzles, including the poor determination of masses of several
non-strange excited mesons. We use the well-determined masses of the ground
states and the strange first excited states to `predict' the mass of the
non-strange first excited state in the framework of heavy hadron chiral
perturbation theory, an approach that is complementary to the well-known
analysis of Mehen and Springer. This approach points to values for the masses
of these states that are smaller than the experimental determinations. We
provide a critical assessment of these mass measurements and point out the need
for new experimental information.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Physics Letters
CLEO Contributions to Tau Physics
We review many of the contributions of the CLEO experiment to tau physics.
Topics discussed are: branching fractions for major decay modes and tests of
lepton universality; rare decays; forbidden decays; Michel parameters and spin
physics; hadronic sub-structure and resonance parameters; the tau mass, tau
lifetime, and tau neutrino mass; searches for CP violation in tau decay; tau
pair production, dipole moments, and CP violating EDM; and tau physics at
CLEO-III and at CLEO-c.Comment: Invited talk at the Seventh International Workshop on Tau Lepton
Physics (TAU02), Santa Cruz, Ca, USA, Sept 2002, 14 pages, LaTeX, 21 eps
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Radiative M1-decays of heavy-light mesons in the relativistic quark model
Radiative magnetic dipole decays of heavy-light vector mesons into
pseudoscalar mesons V -> P\gamma are considered within the relativistic quark
model. The light quark is treated completely relativistically, while for the
heavy quark the 1/m_Q expansion is used. It is found that relativistic effects
result in a significant reduction of decay rates. Comparison with previous
predictions and recent experimental data is presented.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, few comments added, version to appear in Phys.
Lett.
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