Prospects for (non-SUSY) new physics with first LHC data

摘要

The ATLAS and CMS experiments will take first data soon. I consider here the prospects for new physics (excluding SUSY) with a few fb?1 of data. This means processes with signal cross sections of a few 100 fb or less, with clear and fairly simple signatures—precision comparison of data to Standard Model tails will take longer, needing more luminosity and very good understanding of detector calibrations, resolutions and trigger efficiencies. The approach I take here is signature rather than model based, but examples of models will be given.