Supersymmetric Dark Matter in Light of WMAP

Abstract

We re-examine the parameter space of the constrained minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (CMSSM), taking account of the restricted range of \Omega_{CDM} h^2 consistent with the WMAP data. This provides a significantly reduced upper limit on the mass of the lightest supersymmetric particle LSP: m_\chi < 500 GeV for \tan \beta < 45 and \mu > 0, or \tan \beta < 30 and \mu < 0, thereby improving the prospects for measuring supersymmetry at the LHC, and increasing the likelihood that a 1-TeV linear e^+ e^- collider would be able to measure the properties of some supersymmetric particles.