Supersymmetric effects in deep inelastic neutrino-nucleus scattering

A. Kurylov, M. J. Ramsey-Musolf, Shufang Su

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Abstract

We compute the supersymmetric (SUSY) contributions to ν (ν̄)-nucleus deep inelastic scattering in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). We consider the ratio of neutral current to charged current cross sections, Rν and Rν̄, and compare with the deviations of these quantities from the Standard Model predictions implied by the recent NuTeV measurement. After performing a model-independent analysis, we find that SUSY loop corrections generally have the opposite sign from the NuTeV anomaly. We also study for R-parity-violating (RPV) contributions. Although RPV effects could, in principle, reproduce the NuTeV anomaly, such a possibility is also ruled out by other precision electroweak measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)321-348
Number of pages28
JournalNuclear Physics B
Volume667
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 8 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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