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We propose higher spin supercurrent multiplets for \( \mathcal{N}=1 \) supersymmetric field theories in four-dimensional anti-de Sitter space (AdS). Their explicit realisations are derived for various supersymmetric theories, including a model of N massive chiral scalar superfields with an arbitrary mass matrix. We also present new off-shell gauge formulations for the massless \( \mathcal{N}=1 \) supersymmetric multiplet of integer superspin s in AdS, where s = 2, 3, . . . , as well as for the massless gravitino multiplet (superspin s = 1) which requires special consideration.
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Buchbinder, E.I., Hutomo, J. & Kuzenko, S.M. Higher spin supercurrents in anti-de Sitter space. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 27 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2018)027
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