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SUMMARY:CheckMATEing BSM models in general and a natural NMSSM in particul
 ar - Daniel Schmeier (Bonn University)
DTSTART:20151023T150000Z
DTEND:20151023T160000Z
UID:TALK61374@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Marco Nardecchia
DESCRIPTION:CheckMATE is a framework that allows the user to conveniently 
 test simulated BSM physics events against current LHC data in order to der
 ive exclusion limits. For this purpose\, the data runs through a detector 
 simulation and is then processed by a user chosen number of experimental a
 nalyses. These analyses determine event predictions of the signal for vari
 ous kinematic regions of interest that can be compared to the experimental
  data with different statistical tools. It is especially powerful for non-
 minimal models as various final state topologies can easily be tested in p
 arallel.\n\nIn the talk I will illustrate the main aspects and features of
  this tool\, with a main focus on its application to a natural NMSSM scena
 rio. Here\, an extra singlet chiral superfield which is added to the usual
  MSSM field content can lead to a spectrum with light gluinos and third ge
 neration squarks and an extra neutralino in the decay chain compared to th
 e MSSM. I will discuss the collider signatures of this scenario and show l
 imits on different benchmark cases derived with CheckMATE. Finally I will 
 give an outlook to current and future developments on CheckMATE.
LOCATION:Seminar Room B\, Rutherford Building\, Cavendish Laboratory
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