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Author NA64 Collaboration (Andreev, Y.M. et al); Molina Bueno, L.; Tuzi, M.
Title Search for Light Dark Matter with NA64 at CERN Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physical Review Letters Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. Lett.
Volume 131 Issue 16 Pages 161801 - 7pp
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Abstract Thermal dark matter models with particle chi masses below the electroweak scale can provide an explanation for the observed relic dark matter density. This would imply the existence of a new feeble interaction between the dark and ordinary matter. We report on a new search for the sub-GeV chi production through the interaction mediated by a new vector boson, called the dark photon A ' , in collisions of 100 GeV electrons with the active target of the NA64 experiment at the CERN SPS. With 9.37 x 10(11) electrons on target collected during 2016-2022 runs NA64 probes for the first time the well-motivated region of parameter space of benchmark thermal scalar and fermionic dark matter models. No evidence for dark matter production has been found. This allows us to set the most sensitive limits on the A ' couplings to photons for masses m(A ') less than or similar to 0.35 GeV, and to exclude scalar and Majorana dark matter with the chi – A ' coupling alpha(D) <= 0.1 for masses 0.001 less than or similar to m(chi) less than or similar to 0.1 GeV and 3m(chi) <= m(A ').
Address [Andreev, Yu. M.; Chumakov, A. G.; Dermenev, A. V.; Donskov, S. V.; Dusaev, R. R.; Enik, T.; Frolov, V. N.; Gertsenberger, S. V.; Gninenko, S. N.; Kachanov, V. A.; Karneyeu, A. E.; Kasianova, E. A.; Kekelidze, G. D.; Kramarenko, V. A.; Kravchuk, L. V.; Krasnikov, N. V.; Lyubovitskij, V. E.; Lysan, V.; Matveev, V. A.; Peshekhonov, D., V; Polyakov, V. A.; Salamatin, K. M.; Samoylenko, V. D.; Shchukin, D. A.; Tikhomirov, V. O.; Tlisova, I.; Toropin, A. N.; Vasilishin, B. I.; Volkov, P. V.; Volkov, V. Yu.; Voronchikhin, I. V.; Zhevlakov, A. S.] CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, Email: sergei.gninenko@cern.ch
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0031-9007 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001098606400001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5805
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