Other BSM Searches at the LHC

Abstract

A review of the discovery potential of LHC for new phenomena beyond the Standard Model (BSM) other than Supersymmetry in the early phase of running is presented. Topics covered include searches for extra dimensions in different scenarios (ADD, Randall-Sundrum, black holes ...), resonance hunting in di-lepton, di-photon and di-jet final states, searches for contact interactions, heavy stable charged particles, technicolor, etc. The strategies of the ATLAS and CMS experiments to understand the detectors and prepare them for "search" mode and the prospects for discoveries using early data are described.Comment: 9 pages, 11 figures, Invited LHC review talk at HCP2008, 19th Hadron Collider Physics Symposium 2008, Galena, IL, USA, May 27-31 200