Event-shape selection cuts for supersymmetry searches at the LHC with 7 TeV energy

Abstract

We investigate the prospects of supersymmetry searches at the LHC with 7 TeV energy. A new set of selection cuts is proposed based on event shapes to control backgrounds. Our preliminary studies show that it is possible to minimize backgrounds to a significantly low level and conservative estimate suggests that the mass reach can be extended to $\sim$ 1.1 TeV for luminosity 1/fb with a reasonable signal-to-background ratio.

5 pages, 2 figures, title changed, typos are corrected, text is edited, reference added, conclusion remains unchanged, to be published in PRD

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