Superpartner

In particle physics, a superpartner (also sparticle) is a class of hypothetical elementary particles predicted by supersymmetry, which, among other applications, is one of the well-studied ways to extend the standard model of high-energy physics.^[1]^[2]

When considering extensions of the Standard Model, the s- prefix from sparticle is used to form names of superpartners of the Standard Model fermions (sfermions),^[3] e.g. the stop squark. The superpartners of Standard Model bosons have an -ino (bosinos)^[3] appended to their name, e.g. gluino, the set of all gauge superpartners are called the gauginos.

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^ ^a ^b Alexander I. Studenikin (ed.), Particle Physics in Laboratory, Space and Universe, World Scientific, 2005, p. 327.

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[Studenikin-3] Alexander I. Studenikin (ed.), Particle Physics in Laboratory, Space and Universe, World Scientific, 2005, p. 327.

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