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Coloma, P.; Hernandez, P.; Urrea, S. |
Title |
New bounds on axion-like particles from MicroBooNE |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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025 - 25pp |
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Axions and ALPs; Kaons |
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Neutrino experiments lie at the edge of the intensity frontier and therefore can be exploited to search for new light particles weakly coupled to the visible sector. In this work we derive new constraints on axion-like particles (ALPs) using data from the MicroBooNE experiment, from a search for e(+)e(-) pairs pointing in the direction of the NuMI absorber. In particular, we consider the addition of higher-dimensional effective operators coupling the ALP to the electroweak gauge bosons. These would induce K -> pi a from kaon decay at rest in the NuMI absorber, as well as ALP decays into pairs of leptons or photons. We discuss in detail and compare various results obtained for the decay width K -> pi a in previous literature. For the operator involving the Higgs, MicroBooNE already sets competitive bounds (comparable to those of NA62) for ALP masses between 100 and 200 MeV. We also compute the expected sensitivities from the full NuMI dataset recorded at MicroBooNE. Our results show that a search for a -> gamma gamma signal may be able to improve over current constraints from beam-dump experiments on the operator involving the ALP coupling to the W. |
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[Coloma, Pilar] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Inst Fis Teor UAM CSIC, Calle Nicolas Cabrera 1315, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: pilar.coloma@ift.csic.es; |
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WOS:000836240700003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5323 |
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Coloma, P.; Gonzalez-Garcia, M.C.; Maltoni, M.; Pinheiro, J.P.; Urrea, S. |
Title |
Constraining new physics with Borexino Phase-II spectral data |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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138 - 35pp |
Keywords |
Neutrino Interactions; Non-Standard Neutrino Properties |
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We present a detailed analysis of the spectral data of Borexino Phase II, with the aim of exploiting its full potential to constrain scenarios beyond the Standard Model. In particular, we quantify the constraints imposed on neutrino magnetic moments, neutrino non-standard interactions, and several simplified models with light scalar, pseudoscalar or vector mediators. Our analysis shows perfect agreement with those performed by the collaboration on neutrino magnetic moments and neutrino non-standard interactions in the same restricted cases and expands beyond those, stressing the interplay between flavour oscillations and flavour non-diagonal interaction effects for the correct evaluation of the event rates. For simplified models with light mediators we show the power of the spectral data to obtain robust limits beyond those previously estimated in the literature. |
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[Coloma, Pilar; Maltoni, Michele] CSIC UAM, Inst Fis Teor IFT CFTMAT, Calle Nicolas Cabrera 1315,Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: pilar.coloma@ift.csic.es; |
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WOS:000829963100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5307 |
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Coito, L.; Faubel, C.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Santamaria, A.; Titov, A. |
Title |
Sterile neutrino portals to Majorana dark matter: effective operators and UV completions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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085 - 36pp |
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Models for Dark Matter; Particle Nature of Dark Matter; Sterile or Heavy Neutrinos; Baryon/Lepton Number Violation |
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Stringent constraints on the interactions of dark matter with the Standard Model suggest that dark matter does not take part in gauge interactions. In this regard, the possibility of communicating between the visible and dark sectors via gauge singlets seems rather natural. We consider a framework where the dark matter talks to the Standard Model through its coupling to sterile neutrinos, which generate active neutrino masses. We focus on the case of Majorana dark matter, with its relic abundance set by thermal freeze-out through annihilations into sterile neutrinos. We use an effective field theory approach to study the possible sterile neutrino portals to dark matter. We find that both lepton-number-conserving and lepton-number-violating operators are possible, yielding an interesting connection with the Dirac/Majorana character of active neutrinos. In a second step, we open the different operators and outline the possible renormalisable models. We analyse the phenomenology of the most promising ones, including a particular case in which the Majorana mass of the sterile neutrinos is generated radiatively. |
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[Coito, Leonardo] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: leonardo.coito@uv.es; |
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WOS:000836782300004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5340 |
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Cirigliano, V.; Diaz-Calderon, D.; Falkowski, A.; Gonzalez-Alonso, M.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. |
Title |
Semileptonic tau decays beyond the Standard Model |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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04 |
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4 |
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152 - 61pp |
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Semi-Leptonic Decays; Specific BSM Phenomenology |
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Hadronic tau decays are studied as probe of new physics. We determine the dependence of several inclusive and exclusive tau observables on the Wilson coefficients of the low-energy effective theory describing charged-current interactions between light quarks and leptons. The analysis includes both strange and non-strange decay channels. The main result is the likelihood function for the Wilson coefficients in the tau sector, based on the up-to-date experimental measurements and state-of-the-art theoretical techniques. The likelihood can be readily combined with inputs from other low-energy precision observables. We discuss a combination with nuclear beta, baryon, pion, and kaon decay data. In particular, we provide a comprehensive and model-independent description of the new physics hints in the combined dataset, which are known under the name of the Cabibbo anomaly. |
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[Cirigliano, Vincenzo] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Theoret Div, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA, Email: cirigv@uw.edu; |
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WOS:000788323700004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5216 |
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Catani, S.; Cieri, L. |
Title |
Multiple soft radiation at one-loop order and the emission of a soft quark-antiquark pair |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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82 |
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2 |
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97 - 27pp |
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We consider the radiation of two or more soft partons in QCD hard-scattering at one-loop order. The corresponding scattering amplitude is singular, and the singular behaviour is controlled by a process-independent soft current. Using regularization in d = 4 – 2 epsilon space-time dimensions, we explicitly evaluate the ultraviolet and infrared divergent (epsilon-pole) terms of the one-loop soft current for emission of an arbitrary number of soft partons in a generic hard-scattering process. Then we consider the specific case of soft quark-antiquark (q (q) over bar) emission and we compute the one-loop current by including the finite terms. We find that the one-loop soft-q (q) over bar current exhibits a new type of transverse-momentum singularity, which has a quantum (absorptive) origin and a purely non-abelian character. At the squared amplitude (cross section) level, this transverse-momentum singularity produces contributions to multijet production processes in hadron collisions. The one-loop squared current also leads to charge asymmetry terms, which are a distinctive features of soft-q (q) over bar radiation. We also extend these results to the cases of QED and mixed QCDxQED radiative corrections for soft fermion-antifermion emission. |
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[Cieri, Leandro] Univ Firenze, Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Firenze, I-50019 Florence, Italy, Email: leandrosanber@gmail.com |
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WOS:000749553600001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5098 |
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