Hunting All the Hidden Photons

2018/03/14 by Martin Bauer, Patrick Foldenauer, Joerg Jaeckel · 1 voice · 28 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep07(2018)094

published as J. High Energ. Phys. (2018) 2018: 94 · 44 pages, 20 figures, 4 tables, v2: added limits from BaBar/KLOE invisibles searches, added COHERENT limits from elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, updated references v3: minor corrections: updated Electron beam dump limits (E137, E141, E774, Orsay) in Fig. 12, corrected discussion of hadron beam bumps, improved discussion of beam dump calculation in appendix

arxiv published 2018/03/14 · openalex created_date 2018/03/29 · openalex publication_date 2018/07/01 · arxiv created 2019/09/26 · arxiv updated 2019/09/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

We explore constraints on gauge bosons of a weakly coupled U(1)_B-L, U(1)_Lμ-Le, U(1)_Le-Lτ and U(1)_Lμ-Lτ. To do so we apply the full constraining power of experimental bounds derived for a hidden photon of a secluded U(1)_X and translate them to the considered gauge groups. In contrast to the secluded hidden photon that acquires universal couplings to charged Standard Model particles through kinetic mixing with the photon, for these gauge groups the couplings to the different Standard Model particles can vary widely. We take finite, computable loop-induced kinetic mixing effects into account, which provide additional sensitivity in a range of experiments. In addition, we collect and extend limits from neutrino experiments as well as astrophysical and cosmological observations and include new constraints from white dwarf cooling. We discuss the reach of future experiments in searching for these gauge bosons.

Citations

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Discussions

• Great question! Yes, there are many good reasons to think there may be additional $U(1)$ gauge symmetries. For a dark $U(1)$ gauge theory, you could for example find microphysical motivation in 'mirro [stackexchange, 4 points]

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