SModelS v3: going beyond Z $$ \mathcal{Z} $$ 2 topologies

Abstract

Abstract SModelS is a public tool for fast reinterpretation of LHC searches for new physics based on a large database of simplified model results. While previous versions were limited to models with a Z 2 $$ {\mathcal{Z}}_2 $$ -type symmetry, such as R-parity conserving supersymmetry, version 3 can now handle arbitrary signal topologies. To this end, the tool was fully restructured and now relies on a graph-based description of simplified model topologies. In this work, we present the main conceptual changes and novel features of SModelS v3, together with the inclusion of new experimental searches for resonant production of spin-1 and spin-0 mediators with decays to quarks or to dark matter. Applying these results to a model containing two mediators, we discuss the interplay of resonance and missing energy searches, and the model’s coverage by the currently available simplified model results.

Keywords

• Dark Matter at Colliders
• New Gauge Interactions
• Other Weak Scale BSM Models