Work

Scouting for dark showers at CMS and LHCb

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: We assess the capabilities of the CMS and LHCb searches for low-${p}_{T}$ displaced dimuon pairs to discover hidden valley models. To do so, we develop a new benchmark model featuring a light dark photon with dark flavor-violating couplings, which realizes a range of dimuon vertex topologies. We show that the data scouting techniques used in these searches provide unique sensitivity and we make some additional suggestions to further extend the scope of future experimental searches.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.108.035034

Authors: Susan Born, Rohith Karur, Simon Knapen, Jessie Shelton

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, University of Illinois System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid