Perturbative Unitarity Constraints
- n a SUSY Higgs portal
Sonia El Hedri
with
Kassahun Betre, Devin Walker
ERC Workshop, Schloss Waldthausen
November 12, 2014
arXiv:1407.0395 arXiv:1410.1534
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Perturbative Unitarity Constraints on a SUSY Higgs portal Sonia El - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Perturbative Unitarity Constraints on a SUSY Higgs portal Sonia El Hedri with Kassahun Betre, Devin Walker ERC Workshop, Schloss Waldthausen November 12, 2014 arXiv:1407.0395 arXiv:1410.1534 1 / 40 Finding New Energy Scales Application to
Sonia El Hedri
with
Kassahun Betre, Devin Walker
ERC Workshop, Schloss Waldthausen
November 12, 2014
arXiv:1407.0395 arXiv:1410.1534
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Overview Unitarity bounds
Unitarity and Perturbativity Unitarity and the NMSSM parameters
Relic density constraints Parameter scan and results
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Parameter scan and results
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H W , Z J
H W
0 1 GeV 10 GeV 103 GeV 10 GeV 106 GeV 10
GeV 109 GeV 10 GeV 1012 GeV
1015 GeV 10 GeV 1018 GeV 10 GeV 1021 GeV
Planck scale
New scales?
Heavy pions QCD
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Finding new energy scales
How to look for the next energy scale?
I Break down of the theory?
∆ SM perturbative up to the GUT scale ∆ Electroweak vacuum metastable
Degrassi, Di Vita, Elias-Miró, Espinosa, Giudice, Isidori, Strumia, [arXiv:1205.6497] I New observations
∆ Evidence for Dark Matter, neutrino masses, . . . ∆ Unknown/too high energy scale
I Naturalness arguments
∆ Upper bounds depend on the fine-tuning
I Other possibilities??
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Finding new energy scales
How to look for the next energy scale?
I Break down of the theory?
∆ SM perturbative up to the GUT scale ∆ Electroweak vacuum metastable
Degrassi, Di Vita, Elias-Miró, Espinosa, Giudice, Isidori, Strumia, [arXiv:1205.6497] I Look for new phenomena
∆ Evidence for Dark Matter, neutrino masses, . . . ∆ Unknown/too high energy scales
I Naturalness arguments
∆ Avoid fine-tuning of the Higgs mass ∆ Upper bounds depend on the tolerated fine-tuning
I Perturbative Unitarity
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Unitarity in the Standard Model
I Breaking of perturbative unitarity is a sign for new physics
I Light pion effective theory: unitarity violated around
1.2 GeV ∆ Axial and vector resonances at 800 MeV
I Fermi theory: Unitarity violated around 350 GeV
∆ W boson at 80 GeV
I Electroweak theory: unitarity violated around 1 TeV
∆ Higgs boson at 125 GeV
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Effects of unitarity on couplings
ReTii < 1 2 Dimensionless Unitarity Dimensionful Unitarity
~λ2
Aκ φ1
1 φ2 2A2 1 φ2 2A2
Aκ φ1
2 φ3
∝ g Aλ A2
123
s − mφ2
3
A Bounds on quartic couplings
Lee, Quigg, Thacker [Phys. Rev. D 16, 1519 (1977)]
Bounds on mass ratios
Schuessler, Zeppenfeld [arXiv:0710.5175]
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Anchoring the spectrum: Low Energy Observables
I Unitarity constrains BSM theories
∆ Upper bounds on dimensionless couplings ∆ Upper bounds on ratios of scales
I Does not prevent decoupling
What if new phenomena are observed?
I Couple unitarity to low energy observables
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Unitarity and Dark Matter
I Dark Matter is one of the only evidences of new physics beyond
the SM
I Unknown mass, known relic density I Only gravitational couplings observed
Thermal Dark Matter
I Dark Matter relic density is obtained through annihilation to
lighter particles
I Dark Matter cannot decouple from the light sector I Relic Density known as a function of DM couplings
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Thermal Dark Matter
Heavy dark matter requires large couplings ∆ Unitarity violation at large mass
g2 ˜ χ0 SM g2 ˜ χ0 SM
123 φ1
s − m SM 2
123 φ1
GeV Ge
3
I Existing Unitarity Bound : 120 TeV for λ = 4π Griest and
Kamionkowski, 1990
I Much tighter bounds for specific theories!
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A recipe for constraining new models
I Applies to
I Models predicting a Dark Matter candidate I Known production and annihilation mechanisms
I Dimensionful unitarity: upper bounds on the mass ratios
I Contracted spectrum
I Dimensionless unitarity: upper bounds on dimensionless
couplings
I Tension with Relic Abundance constraints for heavy Dark
Matter
Unitarity and Relic Abundance set an upper bound
I Unitarity constraints on the Higgs portal ∆ 10 TeV bounds Walker [arXiv:1310.1083]
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Overview Unitarity bounds Relic density constraints Parameter scan and results
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Overview Unitarity bounds Relic density constraints Parameter scan and results
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The NMSSM Higgs sector
I Focus on NMSSM Higgs Sector
WNMSSM = ≠λˆ S ˆ Hu.ˆ Hd + 1 3κˆ S3 Vsoft = m2
HdH† dHd + m2 HuH† uHu + m2 SS†S
≠
3
λAλSHuHd ≠ 1 3κAκS3 + h.c.
4
I Winos, Binos and Sfermions decoupled I Six parameters after EWSB
λ, κ, tan β, µ, Aλ, Aκ
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NMSSM spectrum: Decoupling limit
I One light Higgs, mh = 125 GeV I Heavy Higgs masses depending on
µ2, Aλµ and Aκµ
I Higgsino/Singlino Dark Matter
mDM ≥ µ
I DM annihilation governed by λ and/or κ
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Upper Bounds on the NMSSM
I Tree-level study
m2
Z cos2 2β + λv 2 sin2 2β Ø (125 GeV)2
λ Ø 0.7
I Using unitarity + Relic abundance measurements I We want to obtain
∆ Upper bounds on λ, κ ∆ Upper bounds on Aλ,κ/µ ∆ Upper bound on µ
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Overview Unitarity bounds
Unitarity and Perturbativity Unitarity and the NMSSM parameters
Relic density constraints Parameter scan and results
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NMSSM and Unitarity
S S S S S S S S S
∝ g
µ +
λ κ2
µ + κ2A2
κ
s − m2
S
I Lee-Quigg-Thacker type bounds on λ and κ
If s ≥ 5m2
S
A Ã κ2 + O
Aκ2Aκ
µ
B
I All heavy particle masses are of order µ or less
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Perturbative Unitarity
Constrains a given scattering matrix S = 1 + iT Optical theorem S†S = I ∆ 1 2(T ≠ T †) = |T 2
ii |
Use Partial Wave Decomposition ˜ T J
ij = λ1/4 i
λ1/4
f
32πs
⁄ 1
−1
TijPJ(cos θ)d cos θ We find Im ˜ Tii = | ˜ Tii|2 ∆ |Re ˜ Tii| < 1 2
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Perturbative Unitarity: a Geometric view
Argand diagram
cle (called A r x =Re ˜ T J
ii
d y =Im ˜ T J
ii
1/2 (
Exact Matrix Element
SM 1 2 SM 1 2
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Perturbative Unitarity: a Geometric view
Argand diagram
cle (called A r x =Re ˜ T J
ii
d y =Im ˜ T J
ii
1/2 (
Tree Level nth-loop
Schuessler and Zeppenfeld [arXiv:07105175, Schuessler’s thesis (2005)]
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Perturbativity breakdown
Argand diagram
cle (called A r x =Re ˜ T J
ii
d y =Im ˜ T J
ii
1/2 (
− | dmin
min xTL
2 | − |
TL a = dmin
|xTL|
Schuessler and Zeppenfeld [arXiv:07105175, Schuessler’s thesis (2005)]
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Perturbativity breakdown
I Conservative estimate of loop corrections
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Tii
Tree
a'
Schuessler and Zeppenfeld [arXiv:07105175, Schuessler thesis (2005)]
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Large s study: Quartic Couplings
Constraints on dimensionless couplings
1 2 3 4 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Λ Κ
For large s, only quartic couplings remain lims→∞|Re ˜ Tii| < 1 2
λ, κ . 3
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Unitarity and SUSY breaking scales
electroweak scale
I mH, mA, mχ depend on Aλ,
Aκ, µ
I Trilinear couplings
∆ vanish at high energy
I Energy-dependent scattering
amplitudes ∆ Scan over s
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General Optimal s
b 20 40 60 80 100 120 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 s TeV 5 mh Max Eigenvalue
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Unitarity: Summary
I Upper bounds on λ and κ
λ, κ . 3
I Optimal bounds for
s ≥ 5m2
H I Upper bounds on ratios of scales
Aλ µ and Aκ µ ≥ O(1)
I µ is the only scale left unconstrained ∆ Need to constrain the
DM mass!
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Overview Unitarity bounds Relic density constraints Parameter scan and results
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Relic density Relic density anchors the heavy spectrum
˜ χ ˜ χ
h, H12, A12
h, H, A, SM h, H, A, SM
∝ λ, κ
I λ and κ increase with the DM mass I Maximal mass when λ or κ hits the unitarity bound
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Loopholes in Fine-Tuned Regions
I Higgs funnels: s-channel resonances when
R = mini |2mχ ≠ mHi| mHi . 0.1
I t-channel resonances: not in our model but can exist if
mχ0 ≥ mW + mχ±
I Sommerfeld enhanced regions: for low Higgsino-Chargino
splitting
˜ H0 ˜ H± ˜ H0 ˜ H±
. . . H0 . . . H0
−
S
W ± −
S
W ±
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Finding New Energy Scales Application to the NMSSM Parameter scan and results
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Finding upper bounds: procedure
I Uniform scan over 6 parameters with the 125 GeV Higgs mass
constraint λ, |κ| < 4, |Ai|, |µ| < 40 TeV
I Apply vacuum constraints Kanehata, Kobayashi, Konishi, Seto, Shimomura [arXiv:1103.5109] I Unitarity: allow for at most 40% loop corrections to tree-level
amplitudes |ReTij| Æ 1 2
I Compute relic density using MicrOmegas and NMSSMTools
Ωh2 < 0.1199 + 0.0081 (Planck measurement)
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Results: Dark Matter
I Fine Tuning Factor R = mini
|2mDM ≠ mHi| mHi
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Results: Higgs sector
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Summary
I Need to find new energy scales for future experiments I Unitarity reliably indicates when new physics will appear I Unitarity + Thermal Dark Matter hypothesis can give upper
bounds on models of new physics
I 12 TeV bounds on DM mass in the NMSSM I All masses are of order the Dark Matter mass or less I New Higgs fields below 20 TeV
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Ratios of SUSY Breaking Scales: tighter unitarity bounds
Outside Higgs funnel (R > 10%)
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Ratios of SUSY Breaking Scales
Outside Higgs funnel (R > 10%)
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Vacuum constraints
I NMSSM has unrealistic vacua
Kanehata, Kobayashi, Konishi, Seto, Shimomura [arXiv:1103.5109]
I |Hu| = |Hd| ”= 0, |S| ”= 0 I |H|u,d = 0 or |S| = 0
I Require that the EW breaking vacua is the deepest
ÈH0
uÍ =
Ô 2mZ g sin β ÈH0
dÍ =
Ô 2mZ g cos β ÈSÍ = µ λ
I Require no CP violation in the Higgs sector
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