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Toward Higgs inflation in the MSSM

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Adopting a recently proposed single-superfield framework of supergravity inflation, we consider large field inflationary models in which MSSM Higgs-like fields play the role of the inflaton. In the simplest cases, the inflaton potential has a fractional power, which is different from that of the original Higgs inflation, and it can be tested by cosmological observations in near future. We find difficulties in identifying the inflaton with the MSSM Higgses and discuss possible candidates of the inflaton.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; a contribution to the proceedings of The 2nd Toyama International Workshop on "Higgs as a Probe of New Physics 2015" (HPNP2015), based on a poster presentation given ther

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