Discrete R symmetries for the MSSM and its singlet extensions

Abstract: We determine the anomaly free discrete R symmetries, consistent with the MSSM, that commute with SU(5) and suppress the

m u

parameter and nucleon decay. We show that the order M of such

Z_{M}^{R}

symmetries has to divide 24 and identify 5 viable symmetries. The simplest possibility is a

Z_{4}^{R}

symmetry which commutes with SO(10). We present a string-derived model with this

Z_{4}^{R}

symmetry and the exact MSSM spectrum below the GUT scale; in this model

Z_{4}^{R}

originates from the Lorentz symmetry of compactified dimensions. We extend the discussion to include the singlet extensions of the MSSM and find

Z_{4}^{R}

and

Z_{8}^{R}

are the only possible symmetries capable of solving the

m u

problem in the NMSSM. We also show that a singlet extension of the MSSM based on a

Z_{24}^{R}

symmetry can provide a simultaneous solution to the

m u

and strong CP problem with the axion coupling in the favoured window.

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