First Constraints on Heavy QCD Axions with a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber Using the ArgoNeuT Experiment

Acciarri, R.; Adams, C.; Baller, B.; Basque, V.; Cavanna, F.; Co, R. T.; Fitzpatrick, R. S.; Fleming, B.; Green, P.; Harnik, R.; Kelly, K. J.; Kumar, S.; Lang, K.; Lepetic, I.; Liu, Z.; Luo, X.; Lyu, K. F.; Palamara, O.; Scanavini, G.; Soderberg, M.; Spitz, J.; Szelc, A. M.; Wu, W.; Yang, T.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.221802

Title: First Constraints on Heavy QCD Axions with a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber Using the ArgoNeuT Experiment

Journal Article · Wed May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.221802· OSTI ID:1975868

Acciarri, R.; Adams, C.; Baller, B.; Basque, V.; Cavanna, F.; Co, R. T.; Fitzpatrick, R. S.; Fleming, B.;

; Harnik, R.; Kelly, K. J.; Kumar, S.; Lang, K.; Lepetic, I.; Liu, Z.; Luo, X.; Lyu, K. F.; Palamara, O.; Scanavini, G.; Soderberg, M. more »

We present the results of a search for heavy QCD axions performed by the ArgoNeuT experiment at Fermilab. We search for heavy axions produced in the NuMI neutrino beam target and absorber decaying into dimuon pairs, which can be identified using the unique capabilities of ArgoNeuT and the MINOS near detector. This decay channel is motivated by a broad class of heavy QCD axion models that address the strong CP and axion quality problems with axion masses above the dimuon threshold. We obtain new constraints at a 95% confidence level for heavy axions in the previously unexplored mass range of 0.2–0.9 GeV, for axion decay constants around tens of TeV.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Contributing Organization:: ArgoNeuT Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; SC0011842; AC02-05CH11231; SC0022345

OSTI ID:: 1975868

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1885999; OSTI ID: 2331447

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-22-527-ND-T; UMN-TH-4128/22; FTPI-MINN-22/19; arXiv:2207.08448; PRLTAO; 221802

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Vol. 130 Journal Issue: 22; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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