Published August 21, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for Dark Photons from Supersymmetric Hidden Valleys

  • 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 2. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)
  • 3. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (United States)

Description

We search for a new light gauge boson, a dark photon, with the D0 experiment. In the model we consider, supersymmetric partners are pair produced and cascade to the lightest neutralinos that can decay into the hidden sector state plus either a photon or a dark photon. The dark photon decays through its mixing with a photon into fermion pairs. We therefore investigate a previously unexplored final state that contains a photon, two spatially close leptons, and large missing transverse energy. We do not observe any evidence for dark photons and set a limit on their production.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
103
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 081802-081802.7
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41083716
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
LEPTONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PARTICLE DECAY; PHOTONS; SUPERSYMMETRY; TRANSVERSE ENERGY
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; SYMMETRY

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Notes
(c) 2009 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
D0 Collaboration