Precision Observables in the MSSM: Leading Electroweak Two-loop Corrections

Abstract

The leading electroweak MSSM two-loop corrections to the $\rho$-parameter are calculated. They are obtained by evaluating the two-loop self-energies of the Z and the W boson at O(Gf^2 m_t^4) in the limit of heavy scalar quarks. A very compact expression is derived, depending on the ratio of the CP-odd Higgs boson mass, M_A, and the top quark mass, m_t. Expressions for the limiting cases M_A >> m_t and M_A << m_t are also given. The decoupling of the non-SM contribution in the limit M_A -> oo is verified at the two-loop level. The numerical effect of the leading electroweak MSSM two-loop corrections is analyzed in comparison with the leading corrections of O(Gf^2 m_t^4) in the SM and with the O(alpha alpha_s) corrections in the MSSM.