CMS-PAS-SUS-24-004 | ||
Phenomenological MSSM interpretation of CMS searches in pp collisions at 13 TeV | ||
CMS Collaboration | ||
9 August 2024 | ||
Abstract: A number of searches for new physics performed by the CMS experiment during years 2016-2018 of the CERN LHC data taking are interpreted in terms of a 19-parameter scan of the phenomenological minimal supersymmetric standard model (pMSSM). The data sets are of proton-proton collisions collected at $ \sqrt{s}= $ 13 TeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$ ^{-1} $. The pMSSM is a generic realization of the MSSM with Lagrangian parameters defined at the supersymmetry (SUSY) scale (order 1 TeV), which captures most of the observable features of the general R-parity conserving weak scale MSSM and allows more general conclusions to be drawn about SUSY compared with simplified models. A global Bayesian analysis incorporates data from CMS as well as indirect probes, estimating the marginalized posterior probability densities of model parameters, masses, and observables based on the CMS results. The CMS data highly suppress the phase space with colored superpartner masses below 1 TeV, considerably constrain natural SUSY and the electroweak sector, and weakly constrain SUSY dark matter. | ||
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Figure 1:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-a:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-b:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-c:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-d:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-e:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-f:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-g:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-h:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-i:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-j:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-k:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 1-l:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the masses of the lowest-mass electroweakino states (top three) and the stau (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-a:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-b:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-c:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-d:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-e:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-f:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-g:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-h:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-i:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-j:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-k:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 2-l:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for the third generation squarks (top two), gluino (third row), and lightest colored superpartner (lower) masses. The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-a:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-b:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-c:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-d:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-e:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-f:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-g:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-h:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-i:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-j:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-k:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 3-l:
Marginalized prior and posterior density (left), survival probability (center), and upper quantiles of the BF (right) for DM relic density (top), spin-dependent and spin-independent (middle), and fine-tuning criterion (lower). The posterior density is obtained assuming the nominal cross section (black) as well as the up (purple) and down (red) cross section variations. |
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Figure 4:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-a:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-b:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-c:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-d:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-e:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-f:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-g:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-h:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-i:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-j:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-k:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-l:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 4-m:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lightest neutralino states or the stau mass. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-a:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-b:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-c:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-d:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-e:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-f:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-g:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-h:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-i:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-j:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-k:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-l:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 5-m:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black bins indicate where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicate where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-a:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-b:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-c:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-d:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-e:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-f:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-g:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-h:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-i:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-j:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-k:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-l:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 6-m:
Survival probability based on the full scan (left), based on the subset of the scan respecting DM constraints (center), and based on the natural DM subset (right), as a function of LSP mass and mass differences between the LSP and the lighter top and bottom squark, gluino, and LCSP masses. Black indicates bins where no pMSSM points survived the CMS analyses, and white indicates bins where no pMSSM points are present in the prior. Also shown are the prior (solid) and posterior (dashed) density contours corresponding to the respective constraints. |
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Figure 7:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-a:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-b:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-c:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-d:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-e:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 7-f:
99% upper percentiles on the BF in bins of various projections of superpartner mass differences and the LSP mass. Also shown as symbols are the projections of four high significance model points with (run number, iteration number): red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). |
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Figure 8:
Four pMSSM model points (run number, iteration number) with positive Z significance in reading order with symbols indicated as in: red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). The Z scores vary between 2 and 3. |
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Figure 8-a:
Four pMSSM model points (run number, iteration number) with positive Z significance in reading order with symbols indicated as in: red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). The Z scores vary between 2 and 3. |
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Figure 8-b:
Four pMSSM model points (run number, iteration number) with positive Z significance in reading order with symbols indicated as in: red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). The Z scores vary between 2 and 3. |
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Figure 8-c:
Four pMSSM model points (run number, iteration number) with positive Z significance in reading order with symbols indicated as in: red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). The Z scores vary between 2 and 3. |
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Figure 8-d:
Four pMSSM model points (run number, iteration number) with positive Z significance in reading order with symbols indicated as in: red circle (550, 52206), gray triangle (136, 33723), pink square (132, 73754), and orange triangle (449, 65877). The Z scores vary between 2 and 3. |
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Figure 9:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-a:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-b:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-c:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-d:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-e:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-f:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-g:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-h:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-i:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-j:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-k:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-l:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-m:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-n:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-o:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-p:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-q:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-r:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-s:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-t:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-u:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-v:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-w:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-x:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
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Figure 9-y:
Progressive impact of individual searches on the pMSSM as a function of the LSP and mass differences between the LSP and lightest chargino (top two rows), the second-lightest neutralino (next two rows), and LCSP (bottom two rows). The order of the applied sequence of constraints is: SUS-18-004 [44], SUS-20-001 [47], SUS-21-007 [49], SUS-21-006 [48], SUS-19-006 [46], DM relic density, DM direct detection, $ \Delta_{\text{EW}} < $ 200. |
Summary |
The CMS experiment has conducted various searches for BSM physics during the 2016-2018 data taking period at the CERN LHC, which have been interpreted using a 19-parameter scan of the phenomenological minimal supersymmetric standard model (pMSSM). Using previously published results from search analyses data from pp collisions at 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb$ ^{-1} $, the study has provided a comprehensive analysis of the pMSSM. This model, a general realization of the MSSM with parameters defined at the supersymmetry scale, captures most observable features of the R-parity conserving weak scale MSSM. A global Bayesian analysis has been performed, incorporating CMS data along with pre-CMS measurements and indirect probes of supersymmetry. As a result of the CMS analyses, the posterior probability density generally shifts towards higher masses compared to the prior, consistent with the reduced experimental sensitivity at higher masses. A peak in the posterior density around an LSP mass of 400 GeV suggests that significant phase space remains consistent with experimental data even at low LSP mass. Lightest chargino, second-lightest neutralino, gluino, and top squark masses are heavily disfavored below approximately 200, 200, 700, and 1100 GeV, respectively, but certain phase space regions remain allowed. The survival probability indicates the likelihood of phase space exclusion by the data, highlighting the allowed regions. Additionally, the upper quantiles of the Bayes Factor reveal phase space regions that align most consistently with observed data, indicating regions of interest for further study. A small number of pMSSM points have a high Bayes Factor where the model phase space is consistent with bins within the studied analyses that have the observed data above the background predictions; examples of these points were discussed to illustrate such compatible pMSSM scenarios. The lightest chargino, second-lightest neutralino, gluino, and top squark are heavily disfavored for masses less than around 200, 200, 700, and 1100 GeV, respectively. Considerable MSSM phase space capable of solving the small hierarchy problem or explaining the known DM relic density remain non-excluded by the CMS searches. However, only a very small number of models that are consistent with low-fine tuning and the relic density remain viable. Most such models correspond to a roughly pure Higgsino-like dark matter candidate. |
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