MSSM Higgs Boson Searches at the LHC: Benchmark Scenarios for Run 2 and Beyond

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We propose six new benchmark scenarios for Higgs boson searches in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model.

• Our calculations follow the recommendations of the LHC Higgs Cross Section Working Group, and benefit from recent developments in the predictions for the Higgs-boson masses and mixing.
• All of the proposed scenarios are compatible with the most recent results from Run 2 of the LHC.
• In particular, they feature a scalar with mass and couplings compatible with those of the observed Higgs boson, and a significant portion of their parameter space is allowed by the limits from the searches for SUSY particles and additional Higgs bosons.