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Je parlerai de densité de relique de matière noire dans le modèle supersymétrique non minimal (NMSSM) avec des paramètres semi- universels à l'échelle de grande unification.

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I will present the fortran code NMHDECAY which calculates the NMSSM sparticle and Higgs masses and decay widths starting from general (electroweak scale) free parameters, as well as the code NMSPEC which does the same for mSUGRA type (GUT scale) parameters. I will also discuss the link between these programs and the relic density computation program micrOMEGAs.

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The epoch of Big Bang nucleosynthesis presents a precision observational test of cosmic conditions at cosmic temperatures below a few MeV. Comparison of theoretically predicted abundances of $^2$H, $^3$He, $^4$He, and $^7$Li with observationally inferred primordial abundances has led to the standard model of Big Bang nucleosythesis (SBBN). In this talk I review the observational determination of light-element abundances, with particular focus on $^7$Li and $^2$H. It is found that predicted $^7$Li production in SBBN is around a factor three higher than the observationally inferred abundance of this isotope. Astrophysical effects, as well as nuclear reaction rate uncertainties, which may or may not explain such a discrepancy are reviewed. Recent observations of $^6$Li abundances in low-metallicity halo stars have revealed a surprisingly high $^6$Li abundance in disaccord with expectations of $^6$Li production by galactic cosmic rays. I review the proposed astrophysical scenarios which may reproduce the data. In the second part of this talk, it is assumed that the $^6$Li and $^7$Li anomalies are signs of physics beyond the standard model of particle physics and BBN. The currently proposed modifications to BBN to account for these anomalies are reviewed. Particularly promising may be the possible existence of supersymmetry with the superpartner of the graviton, the gravitino, being the dark matter. In this case, the decay of either the superpartner of the U(1) hypercharge gauge boson, or the superpartner of the tau-lepton may decay during BBN, thereby solving both problems at once. The resulting cosmology, implications for the LHC, and the physics entering the BBN calculations are highlighted.

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Ref Arxiv: 0801.4321
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/07/002
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We discuss constrained and semi--constrained versions of the next--to--minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (NMSSM) in which a singlet Higgs superfield is added to the two doublet superfields that are present in the minimal extension (MSSM). This leads to a richer Higgs and neutralino spectrum and allows for many interesting phenomena that are not present in the MSSM. In particular, light Higgs particles are still allowed by current constraints and could appear as decay products of the heavier Higgs states, rendering their search rather difficult at the LHC. We propose benchmark scenarios which address the new phenomenological features, consistent with present constraints from colliders and with the dark matter relic density, and with (semi--)universal soft terms at the GUT scale. We present the corresponding spectra for the Higgs particles, their couplings to gauge bosons and fermions and their most important decay branching ratios. A brief survey of the search strategies for these states at the LHC is given.

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Ref Arxiv: 0712.3151
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.055014
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We study the complementarity between the indirect detection of dark matter with gamma-rays in H.E.S.S. and the supersymmetry searches with ATLAS at the Large Hadron Collider in the Focus Point region within the mSUGRA framework. The sensitivity of the central telescope of the H.E.S.S. II experiment with an energy threshold of ~ 20 GeV is investigated. We show that the detection of gamma-ray fluxes of O(10^-12) cm-2s-1 with H.E.S.S. II covers a substantial part of the Focus Point region which may be more difficult for LHC experiments. Despite the presence of multi-TeV scalars, we show that LHC will be sensitive to a complementary part of this region through three body NLSP leptonic decays. This interesting complementarity between H.E.S.S. II and LHC searches is further highlighted in terms of the gluino mass and the two lightest neutralino mass difference.

Commentaires: 11 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D on February 7, 2008 (slight modifications: references updated and text improved)

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Ref Arxiv: 0711.1067
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X08039839
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We write explicit and self-contained asymptotic expressions for the tensorial B, C and D Passarino-Veltman functions. These include quadratic and linear logarithmic terms, as well as subleading constant terms. Only mass-suppressed O(m^2/s) contributions are neglected. We discuss the usefulness of such expressions, particularly for studying one-loop effects in 2-to-2 body processes at high energy.

Commentaires: 25 pages, 9 eps figures. Soumis Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP)

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Ref Arxiv: 0707.2070
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.063524
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Charged massive particles (CHAMPs), when present during the Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) era, may significantly alter the synthesis of light elements when compared to a standard BBN scenario. This is due to the formation of bound states with nuclei. This paper presents a detailed numerical and analytical analysis of such CHAMP BBN. All reactions important for predicting light-element yields are calculated within the Born approximation. Three priorly neglected effects are treated in detail:(a) photodestruction of bound states due to electromagnetic cascades induced by the CHAMP decay, (b) late-time efficient destruction/production of H2, Li6, and Li7 due to reactions on charge Z=1 nuclei bound to CHAMPs, and (c) CHAMP exchange between nuclei. Each of these effects may induce orders-of-magnitude changes in the final abundance yields. The study focusses on the impact of CHAMPs on a possible simultaneous solution of the Li6 and Li7 problems. It is shown that a priorly suggested simultaneous solution of the Li6 and Li7 problems for a relic decaying at tau_x = 1000 sec is only very weakly dependent on the relic being neutral or charged, unless its hadronic branching ratio is Bh << 10^-4 very small. By use of a Monte-Carlo analysis it is shown that within CHAMP BBN the existence of further parameter space for a simultaneous solution of the Li6 and Li7 problem for long decay times tau_x > 10^6 sec seems possible but fairly unlikely.

Commentaires: 15 pages (revtex), 14 figures, large changes in analysis and conclusions