Use of Transverse polarization to probe R-parity violating supersymmetry at ILC

Abstract

In supersymmetric theories with R-parity violation, squarks and sleptons can mediate Standard Model fermion-fermion scattering processes. These scalar exchanges in e+e- initiated reactions can give new signals at future linear colliders. We explore use of transverse beam polarization in the study of these signals in the process e+e- -> b bar{b}. We highlight certain asymmetries, which can be constructed due to the existence of the transverse beam polarization, which offer discrimination from the Standard Model background and provide increased sensitivity to the R-parity violating couplings.

Comments: 19 pages, 7 eps figures, Latex. Some figures changed. Matches version that has appeared in Phys. Lett. B. Contains an extra appendix with the formulae