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In four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1$ supersymmetry, a gauge-transformation superfield is a dimensionless chiral, Lie-algebra-valued parameter $\Lambda$. Its complex nature allows gauge transformations to preserve chirality.

The gauge-transformation superfield $\Lambda ={\Lambda }^a{T}_a$ is a dimensionless chiral superfield:It takes values in the complexified $\mathfrak{su}(3)$ Lie algebra. It need not be real; its Hermitian conjugate is antichiral. This complexification is necessary because a general superspace gauge transformation must preserve chirality.