Supersymmetry and other New Physics at gamma gamma colliders

Abstract

In this contribution we present a discussion of some aspects of the capabilities of a photon collider to probe physics beyond the standard model. I will take a few examples from Higgs physics, supersymmetry, extra dimensional theories as well as unparticles, pointing out the special rôle that a photon collider can play in each case.

Comments: Uses LaTex and desyproc.cls, 11 pages and 4 figures, Invited review presented at the International Conference on the Structure and the Interactions of the Photon including the 18th International Workshop on Photon-Photon Collisions and the International Workshop on High Energy Photon Linear Colliders, May 11-15, 2009