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

Abstract

The ATLAS and CMS experiments will take first data soon. I consider here the prospects for new physics (excluding SUSY) with a few inverse fb 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.

Comments: 4 pages, 1 figure. Contribution to 13th Annual Symposium of Particles, Strings and Cosmology (PASCOS 07), July 2007