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Title: Using polarized positrons to probe physics beyond the standard model

Abstract

A high intensity polarized positron beam, as part of the JLAB 12 GeV program and the proposed electron-ion collider (EIC), can provide a unique opportunity for testing the Standard Model (SM) and probing for new physics. The combination of high luminosity with polarized electrons and positrons incident on protons and deuterons can isolate important effects and distinguish between possible new physics scenarios in a manner that will complement current experimental efforts. Here, a comparison of cross sections between polarized electron and positron beams will allow for an extraction of the poorly known weak neutral current coupling combination 2C3u - C3d and would complement the proposed plan for a precision extraction of the combination 2C2u - Cd at the EIC. Precision measurements of these neutral weak couplings would constrain new physics scenarios including Leptoquarks, R-parity violating supersymmetry, and electron and quark compositeness. The dependence of the charged current cross section on the longitudinal polarization of the positron beam will provide an independent probe to test the chiral structure of the electroweak interactions. A polarized positron can probe charged lepton flavor violation (CLFV) through a search for e+ → τ+ transitions in a manner that is independent and complementary to the proposedmore » e- → τ- search at the EIC. A positron beam incident on an electron in a stationary nuclear target will also allow for a dark-photon (A') search via the annihilation process e+ + e- → A' + γ.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  2. Univ. of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1440970
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-18-2742; DOE/OR/-23177-4468
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: US1900846
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-06OR23177
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1970; Conference: International Workshop on Physics with Positrons at Jefferson Lab, Newport News, VA (United States), 12-15 Sep 2017; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Furletova, Yulia, and Mantry, Sonny. Using polarized positrons to probe physics beyond the standard model. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1063/1.5040210.
Furletova, Yulia, & Mantry, Sonny. Using polarized positrons to probe physics beyond the standard model. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5040210
Furletova, Yulia, and Mantry, Sonny. Fri . "Using polarized positrons to probe physics beyond the standard model". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5040210. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1440970.
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title = {Using polarized positrons to probe physics beyond the standard model},
author = {Furletova, Yulia and Mantry, Sonny},
abstractNote = {A high intensity polarized positron beam, as part of the JLAB 12 GeV program and the proposed electron-ion collider (EIC), can provide a unique opportunity for testing the Standard Model (SM) and probing for new physics. The combination of high luminosity with polarized electrons and positrons incident on protons and deuterons can isolate important effects and distinguish between possible new physics scenarios in a manner that will complement current experimental efforts. Here, a comparison of cross sections between polarized electron and positron beams will allow for an extraction of the poorly known weak neutral current coupling combination 2C3u - C3d and would complement the proposed plan for a precision extraction of the combination 2C2u - Cd at the EIC. Precision measurements of these neutral weak couplings would constrain new physics scenarios including Leptoquarks, R-parity violating supersymmetry, and electron and quark compositeness. The dependence of the charged current cross section on the longitudinal polarization of the positron beam will provide an independent probe to test the chiral structure of the electroweak interactions. A polarized positron can probe charged lepton flavor violation (CLFV) through a search for e+ → τ+ transitions in a manner that is independent and complementary to the proposed e- → τ- search at the EIC. A positron beam incident on an electron in a stationary nuclear target will also allow for a dark-photon (A') search via the annihilation process e+ + e- → A' + γ.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5040210},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
number = ,
volume = 1970,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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FIGURE 1 FIGURE 1: Polarization ($P$$e$) dependence of the charged current cross section for $\sqrt{s}$ = 63.25 GeV (left panel) and $\sqrt{s}$ = 109.5 GeV (right panel) based on Monte Carlo simulations using HERWIG 6.5. The red (blue) bands correspond to electron and positron beams respectively. The simulation assumed an integrated luminositymore » of $\mathcal{L}$ = 100 fb-1, a relative polarization uncertainty of 1%, and a measurement systematic uncertainty of 3%. As explained in the text, these results were used to derive mass limits on the right-handed $W$$R$ boson.« less

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