Characterizing dark matter signals with missing momentum experiments

Blinov, Nikita; Krnjaic, Gordan; Tuckler, Douglas

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.103.035030

Title: Characterizing dark matter signals with missing momentum experiments

Journal Article · Thu Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Review. D.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.035030· OSTI ID:1767357

Blinov, Nikita; Krnjaic, Gordan; Tuckler, Douglas

Fixed target missing-momentum experiments such as LDMX and M³ are powerful probes of light dark matter and other light, weakly coupled particles beyond the Standard Model (SM). Such experiments involve ~10 GeV beam particles whose energy and momentum are individually measured before and after passing through a suitably thin target. If new states are radiatively produced in the target, the recoiling beam particle loses a large fraction of its initial momentum, and no SM particles are observed in a downstream veto detector. We explore how such experiments can use kinematic variables and experimental parameters, such as beam energy and polarization, to measure properties of the radiated particles and discriminate between models if a signal is discovered. In particular, the transverse momentum of recoiling particles is shown to be a powerful tool to measure the masses of new radiated states, offering significantly better discriminating ability compared to the recoil energy alone. We further illustrate how variations in beam energy, polarization, and lepton flavor (i.e., electron or muon) can be used to disentangle the possible the Lorentz structure of the new interactions.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; SC0014664

OSTI ID:: 1767357

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1769395

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-20-501-T ; arXiv:2010.03577; PRVDAQ; 035030

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 103 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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