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Supersymmetry may provide a natural solution to the hierarchy problem if it introduces top and bottom squarks with masses not more than several hundred GeV. |
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In this note we present the results of three searches for the direct pair production of top and bottom squarks. No evidence for event yields beyond |
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the SM expectations is observed. The results are used to place stringent constraints on the masses of top and bottom squarks, in the mass range relevant |
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for the natural solution to the hierarchy problem. |
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for the natural supersymmetric solution to the hierarchy problem. |
