@phdthesis{Schreyer2015,
  author    = {Schreyer, Manuel},
  title     = {Search for supersymmetry in events containing light leptons, jets and missing transverse momentum in \(\sqrt{s}\) = 8 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-120863},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {The results of two analyses searching for supersymmetry (SUSY) in data of the ATLAS experiment are presented in this thesis. The data were recorded in proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 at a centre of mass energy of \(\sqrt{s}\)=8 TeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb\(^{-1}\). The first search is performed in signatures containing an opposite-sign electron or muon pair, which is compatible with originating from a Z boson decay, in addition to jets and large missing transverse momentum. The analysis targets the production of squarks and gluinos in R-parity conserving (RPC) models with SUSY breaking via General Gauge Mediation (GGM). The main Standard Model (SM) backgrounds are \(t\overline t\), WW, W+t and Z to \(\tau \tau\) processes which are entirely estimated from data using different-flavour events. Besides that, the SM production of Z bosons in association with jets and large fake missing momentum from mismeasurements plays a role and is predicted with the data-driven jet smearing method. Backgrounds from events with fake leptons are estimated with the data-driven matrix method. WZ/ZZ production as well as smaller background contributions are determined from Monte-Carlo simulations. The search observes an excess of data over the SM prediction with a local significance of 3.0 \(\sigma\) in the electron channel, 1.7 \(\sigma\) in the muon channel and 3.0 \(\sigma\) when the two channels are added together. The results are used to constrain the parameters of the GGM model. The second analysis uses the already published results of an ATLAS search for SUSY in events with one isolated electron or muon, jets and missing transverse momentum to reinterpret them in the context of squark and gluino production in SUSY models with R-parity violating (RPV) \(LQ\overline D\)-operators. In contrast to RPC models, the lightest SUSY particle (LSP) is not stable but decays into SM particles. "Standard" analyses often do not consider SUSY models with RPV although they are in principle sensitive to them. The exclusion limits on the squark and gluino mass obtained from the reinterpretation extend up to 1200 GeV. These are the first results by any ATLAS SUSY search which systematically cover a wide range of RPV couplings in the case of prompt LSP decays. However, the analysis is not sensitive to the full parameter space of the \(LQ\overline D\)-model and reveals gaps in the ATLAS SUSY program which have to be closed by dedicated search strategies in the future.},
  subject      = {Supersymmetrie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{CamargoMolina2015,
  author    = {Camargo Molina, Jos{\´e} Eliel},
  title     = {Vacuum stability of models with many scalars},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-112755},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {One of the most popular extensions of the SM is Supersymmetry (SUSY). It is a symmetry relating fermions and bosons and also the only feasible extension to the symmetries of spacetime. With SUSY it is then possible to explain some of the open questions left by the SM while at the same time opening the possibility of gauge unification at a high scale. SUSY theories require the addition of new particles, in particular an extra Higgs doublet and at least as many new scalars as fermions in the SM. Much in the same way that the Higgs boson breaks SU (2)L symmetry, these new scalars can break any symmetry for which they carry a charge through spontaneous symmetry breaking. Let us assume there is a local minimum of the potential that reproduces the correct phenomenol- ogy for a parameter point of a given model. By exploring whether there are other deeper minima with VEVs that break symmetries we want to conserve, like SU (3)C or U (1)EM , it is possible to exclude regions of parameter space where that happens. The local minimum with the correct phenomenology might still be metastable, so it is also necessary to calculate the probability of tunneling between minima. In this work we propose and apply a framework to constrain the parameter space of models with many scalars through the minimization of the one-loop eff e potential and the calculation of tunneling times at zero and non zero temperature.After a brief discussion about the shortcomings of the SM and an introduction of the basics of SUSY, we introduce the theory and numerical methods needed for a successful vacuum stability analysis. We then present Vevacious, a public code where we have implemented our proposed framework. Afterwards we go on to analyze three interesting examples. For the constrained MSSM (CMSSM) we explore the existence of charge- and color- breaking (CCB) minima and see how it constraints the phenomenological relevant region of its parameter space at T = 0. We show that the regions reproducing the correct Higgs mass and the correct relic density for dark matter all overlap with regions suffering from deeper CCB minima. Inspired by the results for the CMSSM, we then consider the natural MSSM and check the region of parameter space consistent with the correct Higgs mass against CCB minima at T /= 0. We find that regions of parameter space with CCB minima overlap significantly with that reproducing the correct Higgs mass. When thermal eff are considered the majority of such points are then found to have a desired symmetry breaking minimum with very low survival probability. In both these studies we find that analytical conditions presented in the literature fail in dis- criminating regions of parameter space with CCB minima. We also present a way of adapting our framework so that it runs quickly enough for use with parameter fit studies. Lastly we show a different example of using vacuum stability in a phenomenological study. For the BLSSM we investigate the violation of R-parity through sneutrino VEVs and where in parameter space does this happen. We find that previous analyses in literature fail to identify regions with R-parity conservation by comparing their results to our full numerical analysis.},
  subject      = {Supersymmetry},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Krauss2013,
  author    = {Krauß, Martin Bernhard},
  title     = {Testing Models with Higher Dimensional Effective Interactions at the LHC and Dark Matter Experiments},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-94519},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {Dark matter and non-zero neutrino masses are possible hints for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Such potential consequences of new physics can be described by effective field theories in a model independent way. It is possible that the dominant contribution to low-energy effects of new physics is generated by operators of dimension d>5, e.g., due to an additional symmetry. Since these are more suppressed than the usually discussed lower dimensional operators, they can lead to extremly weak interactions even if new physics appears at comparatively low scales. Thus neutrino mass models can be connected to TeV scale physics, for instance. The possible existence of TeV scale particles is interesting, since they can be potentially observed at collider experiments, such as the Large Hadron Collider. Hence, we first recapitulate the generation of neutrino masses by higher dimensional effective operators in a supersymmetric framework. In addition, we discuss processes that can be used to test these models at the Large Hadron Collider. The introduction of new particles can affect the running of gauge couplings. Hence, we study the compatibilty of these models with Grand Unified Theories. The required extension of these models can imply the existence of new heavy quarks, which requires the consideration of cosmological constraints. Finally, higher dimensional effective operators can not only generate small neutrino masses. They also can be used to discuss the interactions relevant for dark matter detection experiments. Thus we apply the methods established for the study of neutrino mass models to the systematic discussion of higher dimensional effective operators generating dark matter interactions.},
  subject      = {Neutrino},
  language  = {en}
}