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In supersymmetry theories ofparticle physics, agaugino is the hypotheticalfermionic supersymmetricfield quantum (superpartner) of agauge field, as predicted bygauge theory combined withsupersymmetry. All gauginos have a spin of 1/2, except for the gravitino, which has a spin of 3/2.
In theminimal supersymmetric extension of the standard model the following gauginos exist:
Sometimes the term "electroweakinos" is used to refer to winos and binos and on occasion also higgsinos.[1] Note that in other SUSY models the zino (
Z͂
) is the superpartner of the Z boson.
Gauginos mix[clarification needed] withhiggsinos, the superpartners of theHiggs field's degrees of freedom, to formmass eigenstates calledneutralinos, which are electrically neutral, andcharginos, which are electrically charged.
In many supersymmetric models,[clarification needed] thelightest supersymmetric particle (LSP), often aneutralino such as thephotino, is stable. In that case it is aweakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) and a candidate fordark matter.[further explanation needed]
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