In particle physics, the chargino is a hypothetical particle which refers to the mass eigenstates of a charged superpartner, i.e. any new electrically charged fermion (with spin 1/2) predicted by supersymmetry.
There are two charginos that are fermions and are electrically charged, which are typically labeled C͂±1 (the lightest) and C͂±2 (the heaviest), although sometimes
The heavier chargino can decay through the neutral Z boson to the lighter chargino.
Both can decay through a charged W boson to a neutralino:
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