Hunting All the Hidden Photons

Mar 14, 2018
44 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 07 (2018) 094
  • Published: Jul 13, 2018
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Abstract: (Springer)
We explore constraints on gauge bosons of a weakly coupled U(1)_{B − }_{L}, U(1)LμLe,U(1)LeLτandU(1)LμLτ \mathrm{U}{(1)}_{L_{\mu }-{L}_e},\kern0.5em \mathrm{U}{(1)}_{L_e-{L\tau }}\kern0.5em \mathrm{and}\kern0.5em \mathrm{U}{(1)}_{L_{\mu }-{L}_{\tau }} . To do so we apply the full constraining power of experimental bounds derived for a hidden photon of a secluded U(1)X_{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.
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  • 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
  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Gauge Symmetry
  • photon: hidden sector
  • mixing: kinetic
  • gauge boson
  • sensitivity
  • white dwarf