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Title: Exposing the dark sector with future Z factories

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.

Here, we investigate the prospects of searching dark sector models via exotic Z -boson decay at future e+e colliders with Giga Z and Tera Z options. Four general categories of dark sector models, Higgs portal dark matter, vector-portal dark matter, inelastic dark matter, and axionlike particles, are considered. Focusing on channels motivated by the dark sector models, we carry out a model-independent study of the sensitivities of Z factories in probing exotic decays. The limits on branching ratios of the exotic Z decay are typically O(10–6–10–8.5) for the Giga Z and O(10–7.5–10–11) for the Tera Z , and they are compared with the projection for the high luminosity LHC. We demonstrate that future Z factories can provide its unique and leading sensitivity and highlight the complementarity with other experiments, including the indirect and direct dark matter search limits and the existing collider limits. Future Z factories will play a leading role in uncovering the hidden sector of the Universe in the future.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; German Research Foundation (DFG); European Union, Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0013642; SC00012567; SC00015476; 669668-NEO-NAT-ERC-AdG-2014; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1439736
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1483677
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 97 Journal Issue: 9; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 11 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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