Neutralino decay in the $\mu$-problem solvable extra U(1) models

Abstract

We study the neutralino decay in the supersymmetric extra U(1) models which can solve the $\mu$-problem. In these models the neutralino sector is extended at least into six components by an extra U(1) gaugino and a superpartner of a singlet Higgs. Focussing on its two lower mass eigenstates $\tilde\chi_2^0$ and $\tilde\chi_1^0$, decay processes such as a tree level three body decay $\tilde\chi_2^0\to \tilde\chi_1^0 f\bar f$ and a one-loop radiative decay $\tilde\chi_2^0\to \tilde\chi_1^0\gamma$ are estimated. We investigate the condition under which the radiative decay becomes the dominant mode and also numerically search for such parameter regions. In this analysis we take account of the abelian gaugino kinetic term mixing. We suggest that the gaugino mass relation $M_W\sim M_Y$ may not be necessary for the radiative decay dominance in the extra U(1) models.