Searching for dark photons at the LHeC and FCC-he

Extensions of the Standard Model (SM) gauge group with a new U ( 1 ) X predict an additional gauge boson. Through kinetic mixing with the SM photons featured by a coupling ε , the ensuing so-called dark photons γ ′ , which acquire mass as a result of the breaking of the gauge group U ( 1 ) X , can i...

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Published in:Physical review. D 2020-01, Vol.101 (1), p.1, Article 015020
Main Authors: D’Onofrio, Monica, Fischer, Oliver, Wang, Zeren Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Charged particles
Hadrons
Leptons
Particle decay
Photons
Standard model (particle physics)
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Summary:Extensions of the Standard Model (SM) gauge group with a new U ( 1 ) X predict an additional gauge boson. Through kinetic mixing with the SM photons featured by a coupling ε , the ensuing so-called dark photons γ ′ , which acquire mass as a result of the breaking of the gauge group U ( 1 ) X , can interact with the SM field content. These massive dark photons can therefore decay to pairs of leptons, hadrons, or quarks, depending on their mass m γ ′ . In this work, we discuss searches for dark photons in the mass range around and below 1 GeV at the LHeC and FCC-he colliders. The signal is given by the displaced decays of the long-lived dark photon into two charged particles. We discuss the impact of conceivable irreducible (SM and machine-related) backgrounds and different signal efficiencies. Our estimates show that the LHeC and FCC-he can test a domain that is complementary to other present and planned experiments.
ISSN:2470-0010
2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.015020