Supersymmetric SO(10) models and the PQMSSM cosomology in the LHC era

• Grant number: 11/10716-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: September 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Alberto Burdman
• Grantee: André Paniago Lessa
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/14621-4 - Consequences of the LHC results for supersymmetric models, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

Supersymmetric versions of the SO(10) and PQ models are examples of highly motivated extensions of the MSSM (Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model). In this project we propose the study of these two classes of models considering the experimental results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and from direct and indirect Dark Matter detection experiments. For the study of the cosmology of the supersymmetric PQ we will make use of the system of coupled Boltzmann equations, which allows us to analyze complex scenarios, so far neglected in the literature. (AU)