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NA64 Collaboration (Andreev, Y.M. et al); Molina Bueno, L.; Tuzi, M. |
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First Results in the Search for Dark Sectors at NA64 with the CERN SPS High Energy Muon Beam |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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132 |
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21 |
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211803 - 7pp |
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We report the first search for dark sectors performed at the NA64 experiment employing a high energy muon beam and a missing energy-momentum technique. Muons from the M2 beamline at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron with a momentum of 160 GeV/c are directed to an active target. The signal signature consists of a single scattered muon with momentum < 80 GeV/c in the final state, accompanied by missing energy, i.e., no detectable activity in the downstream calorimeters. For a total dataset of (1.98 +/- 0.02) x 10(10) muons on target, no event is observed in the expected signal region. This allows us to set new limits on the remaining (m(Z)'; g(Z)') parameter space of a new Z' (L-mu – L-tau) vector boson which could explain the muon (g – 2)(mu) anomaly. Additionally, our study excludes part of the parameter space suggested by the thermal dark matter relic abundance. Our results pave the way to explore dark sectors and light dark matter with muon beams in a unique and complementary way to other experiments. |
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[Banerjee, D.; Bernhard, J.; Charitonidis, N.; Girod, S.] CERN, European Org Nucl Res, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland, Email: paolo.crivelli@cern.ch; |
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WOS:001239696000003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6142 |
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Amerio, A.; Calore, F.; Serpico, P.D.; Zaldivar, B. |
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Deepening gamma-ray point-source catalogues with sub-threshold information |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2024 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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055 - 18pp |
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gamma ray theory; Frequentist statistics |
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We propose a novel statistical method to extend Fermi-LAT catalogues of highlatitude -y-ray sources below their nominal threshold. To do so, we rely on the determination of the differential source -count distribution of sub -threshold sources which only provides the statistical flux distribution of faint sources. By simulating ensembles of synthetic skies, we assess quantitatively the likelihood for pixels in the sky with relatively low -test statistics to be due to sources, therefore complementing the source -count distribution with spatial information. Besides being useful to orient efforts towards multi -messenger and multi -wavelength identification of new -y-ray sources, we expect the results to be especially advantageous for statistical applications such as cross -correlation analyses. |
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[Amerio, Aurelio; Zaldivar, Bryan] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Calle Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: aurelio.amerio@ific.uv.es; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:001194945600003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6032 |
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Angles-Castillo, A.; Perez, A.; Roldan, E. |
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Bright and dark solitons in a photonic nonlinear quantum walk: lessons from the continuum |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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New Journal of Physics |
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New J. Phys. |
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26 |
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2 |
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023004 - 16pp |
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quantum walks; soliton; non-linear optics |
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We propose a nonlinear quantum walk model inspired in a photonic implementation in which the polarization state of the light field plays the role of the coin-qubit. In particular, we take profit of the nonlinear polarization rotation occurring in optical media with Kerr nonlinearity, which allows to implement a nonlinear coin operator, one that depends on the state of the coin-qubit. We consider the space-time continuum limit of the evolution equation, which takes the form of a nonlinear Dirac equation. The analysis of this continuum limit allows us to gain some insight into the existence of different solitonic structures, such as bright and dark solitons. We illustrate several properties of these solitons with numerical calculations, including the effect on them of an additional phase simulating an external electric field. |
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[Angles-Castillo, Andreu; Perez, Armando] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor & IFIC, CSIC, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain, Email: andreu.angles-castillo@uv.es |
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1367-2630 |
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WOS:001156767400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5929 |
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King, S.F.; Marfatia, D.; Rahat, M.H. |
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Toward distinguishing Dirac from Majorana neutrino mass with gravitational waves |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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109 |
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3 |
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035014 - 13pp |
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We propose a new method toward distinguishing the Dirac versus Majorana nature of neutrino masses from the spectrum of gravitational waves (GWs) associated with neutrino mass genesis. Motivated by the principle of generating small neutrino masses without tiny Yukawa couplings, we assume generic seesaw mechanisms for both Majorana and Dirac neutrino masses. For Majorana neutrinos, we further assume a spontaneously broken gauged U(1)B-L symmetry, independently of the type of Majorana seesaw mechanism, which gives a cosmic string induced GW signal flat over a wide range of frequencies. For Dirac neutrinos, we assume the spontaneous breaking of a Z2 symmetry, the minimal symmetry choice associated with all Dirac seesaw mechanisms, which is softly broken, generating a peaked GW spectrum from the annihilation of the resulting domain walls. In fact, the GW spectra for all types of Dirac seesaws with such a broken Z2 symmetry are identical, subject to a mild caveat. As an illustrative example, we study the simplest respective type-I seesaw mechanisms, and show that the striking difference in the shapes of the GW spectra can help differentiate between these Dirac and Majorana seesaws, complementing results of neutrinoless double beta decay experiments. We also discuss detailed implications of the recent NANOGrav data for Majorana and Dirac seesaw models. |
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[King, Stephen F.; Rahat, Moinul Hossain] Univ Southampton, Sch Phys & Astron, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England, Email: s.f.king@soton.ac.uk; |
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WOS:001174877800015 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6073 |
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Batra, A.; Camara, H.B.; Joaquim, F.R.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Axion Paradigm with Color-Mediated Neutrino Masses |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
| Volume |
132 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
051801 - 7pp |
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We propose a generalized Kim-Shifman-Vainshtein-Zakharov-type axion framework in which colored fermions and scalars act as two -loop Majorana neutrino -mass mediators. The global Peccei-Quinn symmetry under which exotic fermions are charged solves the strong CP problem. Within our general proposal, various setups can be distinguished by probing the axion-to-photon coupling at helioscopes and haloscopes. We also comment on axion dark -matter production in the early Universe. |
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[Batra, A.; Camara, H. B.; Joaquim, F. R.] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, Av Rovisco Pais 1, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: aditya.batra@tecnico.ulisboa.pt; |
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WOS:001179272300003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6012 |
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