Photonic SUSY Two-Loop Corrections to the Muon Magnetic Moment

Abstract

Photonic SUSY two-loop corrections to the muon magnetic moment are contributions from diagrams where an additional photon loop is attached to a SUSY one-loop diagram. These photonic corrections are evaluated exactly, extending a leading-log calculation by Degrassi and Giudice. Compact analytical expressions are provided and the numerical behaviour is discussed. The photonic corrections reduce the SUSY one-loop result by 7...9%. The new terms are typically around ten times smaller than the leading logarithms, but they can be larger and have either sign in cases with large SUSY mass splittings. We also provide details on renormalization and regularization and on how to incorporate the photonic corrections into a full SUSY two-loop calculation.