Gaugino

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In supersymmetry theories of particle physics, a gaugino is the hypothetical fermionic supersymmetric field quantum (superpartner) of a gauge field, as predicted by gauge theory combined with supersymmetry. All gauginos have spin 1/2, except for gravitino (spin 3/2).

In the minimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model the following gauginos exist:

• The gluino (symbol
  g͂
  ) is the superpartner of the gluon, and hence carries color charge.
• The gravitino (symbol
  G͂
  ) is the supersymmetric partner of the graviton.
• Three winos (symbol
  W͂^±
  and W͂³) are the superpartners of the W bosons of the SU(2)_L gauge fields.
• The bino is the superpartner of the U(1) gauge field corresponding to weak hypercharge.

Sometimes the term "electroweakinos" is used to refer to winos and binos and on occasion also higgsinos.^[1]

Mixing[]

Gauginos mix^{[clarification needed]} with higgsinos, the superpartners of the Higgs field's degrees of freedom, to form called neutralinos, which are electrically neutral, and charginos, which are electrically charged.

In many supersymmetric models^{[clarification needed]}, the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP), often a neutralino such as the photino, is stable. In that case it is a WIMP and a candidate for dark matter.^{[further explanation needed]}

See also[]

• Gaugino condensation

References[]

• G. Bertone; D. Hooper; J. Silk (2005). "Particle Dark Matter: Evidence, Candidates and Constraints". Physics Reports. 405 (5–6): 279–390. arXiv:hep-ph/0404175. Bibcode:2005PhR...405..279B. doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2004.08.031. S2CID 118979310.

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