Measuring Supersymmetry with Heavy Scalars

Understand

Supersymmetry with heavy scalars is a model where at the LHC we have to rely on rate measurements to determine the parameters of the underlying new physics.

• For this example we show how to properly combine rate measurements with kinematic endpoints, taking into account statistical, systematic and theory uncertainties.
• Provided we observe a sizeable number of events the LHC should be able to determine many model parameters with small enough error bars to for example test unification patterns.