2013/11/25 by Chris J. Wallace, Wallace, Chris J., Joerg Jaeckel +3
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1311.6415
5 pages, 4 figures; Proceedings of the 9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Mainz, June 24-28, 2013
arxiv created 2013/11/25 · arxiv updated 2013/11/26
Additional U(1) gauge symmetries and corresponding vector bosons, called hidden photons, interacting with the regular photon via kinetic mixing are well motivated in extensions of the Standard Model. Such extensions often exhibit extra spatial dimensions. In this note we investigate the effects of hidden photons living in extra dimensions. In four dimensions such a hidden photon is only detectable if it has a mass or if there exists additional matter charged under it. We note that in extra dimensions suitable masses for hidden photons are automatically present in form of the Kaluza-Klein tower.