Exotic particles at the DUNE near detector from charged pion scattering

Forbes, Diana; Kahn, Yonatan; Nguyen, Rachel

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.110.095029

Title: Exotic particles at the DUNE near detector from charged pion scattering

Journal Article · 25 November 2024 · Physical Review. D.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.095029 · OSTI ID:2478885

Forbes, Diana;

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Fixed-target proton-beam experiments produce a multitude of charged pions that rescatter in the beam dump. These charged pion scattering events can be an additional irreducible source of exotic particles which couple to photons or hadrons. We analyze the sensitivity of the DUNE near detector complex to millicharged particles (MCPs) and heavy axionlike particles (ALPs) with low-energy couplings to gluons. Using the framework of chiral perturbation theory, we demonstrate regimes of parameter space where the charged pion production channel dominates over previously considered production mechanisms for both MCPs and ALPs, thereby improving the sensitivity of DUNE to these new particles compared to previous studies. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0015655

OSTI ID:: 2478885

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 110; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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