Some two-loop threshold corrections and three-loop renormalization group analysis of the MSSM

Abstract

Two-loop threshold corrections for both the strong coupling constant and Yukawa couplings of heavy SM fermions are considered in the context of Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). With the help of the well-known SOFTSUSY code the dependence of the corrections on universal MSSM parameters is analyzed. For a consistent study of the influence of the corrections on SUSY mass spectrum three-loop renormalization group equations are implemented. A particular scenario (SPS4) is considered and the shifts of the particle masses due to contributions of different threshold corrections are presented. Additionally, the impact on certain forbidden regions of the parameter space is studied.