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Measurement of the Inclusive Electron Cross-Section from Heavy-Flavour Decays and Search for Compressed Supersymmetric Scenarios with the ATLAS Experiment

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This chapter reviews the theoretical foundation of the work presented in this thesis. Section 2.1 outlines the main features of the Standard Model of particle physics. Section 2.2 gives an introduction to Supersymmetry. The content is taken from the referenced sources. Parts of this chapter are taken from the diploma thesis of the author [1] and have been adapted according to the latest developments.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Not yet established for neutrinos.

  2. 2.

    The Planck scale is defined as the energy scale at which the effects of gravity become comparable to the other forces and quantum gravity can no longer be ignored.

  3. 3.

    Here the so-called modified minimal subtraction scheme \(\overline{MS}\) is used [45, 46].

  4. 4.

    The tilde symbol is used to denote supersymmetric partners of SM particles.

  5. 5.

    Spontaneous breaking of global Supersymmetry would require non-zero vacuum expectation values of either the F or D auxiliary fields (see Sect. 2.2.2).

  6. 6.

    Measurements are also expected from the Planck collaboration (e.g. [65]).

  7. 7.

    The high-scale fine-tuning definition described in Ref.  [64] is used.

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Backes, M. (2014). Theoretical Background. In: Measurement of the Inclusive Electron Cross-Section from Heavy-Flavour Decays and Search for Compressed Supersymmetric Scenarios with the ATLAS Experiment. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07136-7_2

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