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Arguelles, C.A.; Coloma, P.; Hernandez, P.; Muñoz, V. |
| Title |
Searches for atmospheric long-lived particles |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
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190 - 34pp |
| Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics; Solar and Atmospheric Neutrinos |
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Long-lived particles are predicted in extensions of the Standard Model that involve relatively light but very weakly interacting sectors. In this paper we consider the possibility that some of these particles are produced in atmospheric cosmic ray showers, and their decay intercepted by neutrino detectors such as IceCube or Super-Kamiokande. We present the methodology and evaluate the sensitivity of these searches in various scenarios, including extensions with heavy neutral leptons in models of massive neutrinos, models with an extra U(1) gauge symmetry, and a combination of both in a U(1)(B-L) model. Our results are shown as a function of the production rate and the lifetime of the corresponding long-lived particles. |
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[Arguelles, C.] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA, Email: caad@mit.edu; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000518622800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4323 |
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Coloma, P.; Hernandez, P.; Muñoz, V.; Shoemaker, I.M. |
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New constraints on heavy neutral leptons from Super-Kamiokande data |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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3 |
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235 - 7pp |
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Heavy neutral leptons are predicted in many extensions of the Standard Model with massive neutrinos. If kinematically accessible, they can be copiously produced from kaon and pion decays in atmospheric showers, and subsequently decay inside large neutrino detectors. We perform a search for these long-lived particles using Super-Kamiokande multi-GeV neutrino data and derive stringent limits on the mixing with electron, muon and tau neutrinos as a function of the long-lived particle mass. We also present the limits on the branching ratio versus lifetime plane, which are helpful in determining the constraints in non-minimal models where the heavy neutral leptons have new interactions with the Standard Model. |
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[Coloma, P.; Hernandez, P.; Munoz, V.] UVEG, CSIC, IFIC, Edificio Inst Invest,Apt 22085, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: pilar.coloma@ific.uv.es |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000531858300005 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4394 |
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Candia, P.; Cottin, G.; Mendez, A.; Muñoz, V. |
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Searching for light long lived neutralinos at Super-Kamiokande |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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104 |
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5 |
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055024 - 11pp |
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Light neutralinos could be copiously produced from the decays of mesons generated in cosmic-ray air showers. These neutralinos can be long-lived particles in the context of R-parity violating (RPV) supersymmetric models, implying that they could be capable of reaching the surface of the earth and decay within the instrumental volume of large neutrino detectors. In this article, we use atmospheric neutrino data from the Super-Kamiokande experiment to derive novel constraints for the RPV couplings involved in the production of long-lived light neutralinos from the decays of charged D-mesons and kaons. Our results highlight the potential of neutrino detectors to search for long-lived particles, by demonstrating that it is possible to explore regions of parameter space that are not yet constrained by any fixed-target nor collider experiments. |
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[Candia, Pablo] Univ Manchester, Consortium Fundamental Phys, Sch Phys & Astron, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England, Email: pablo.candiadasilva@manchester.ac.uk; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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2470-0010 |
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WOS:000704619500005 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4990 |
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Arguelles, C.A.; Kelly, K.J.; Muñoz, V.M. |
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Millicharged particles from the heavens: single- and multiple-scattering signatures |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
099 - 34pp |
| Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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For nearly a century, studying cosmic-ray air showers has driven progress in our understanding of elementary particle physics. In this work, we revisit the production of millicharged particles in these atmospheric showers and provide new constraints for XENON1T and Super-Kamiokande and new sensitivity estimates of current and future detectors, such as JUNO. We discuss distinct search strategies, specifically studies of single-energy-deposition events, where one electron in the detector receives a relatively large energy transfer, as well as multiple-scattering events consisting of (at least) two relatively small energy depositions. We demonstrate that these atmospheric search strategies especially the multiple-scattering signature – provide significant room for improvement beyond existing searches, in a way that is complementary to anthropogenic, beam-based searches for MeV-GeV millicharged particles. Finally, we also discuss the implementation of a Monte Carlo simulation for millicharged particle detection in large-volume neutrino detectors, such as IceCube. |
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[Arguelles, Carlos A.] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: carguelles@fas.harvard.edu; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000718091700002 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5038 |
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Muñoz, V.; Takhistov, V.; Witte, S.J.; Fuller, G.M. |
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Exploring the origin of supermassive black holes with coherent neutrino scattering |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
| Volume |
11 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
020 - 16pp |
| Keywords |
dark matter detectors; massive stars; neutrino astronomy; neutrino detectors |
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Collapsing supermassive stars (M greater than or similar to 3 x 10(4) M-circle dot) at high redshifts can naturally provide seeds and explain the origin of the supermassive black holes observed in the centers of nearly all galaxies. During the collapse of supermassive stars, a burst of non-thermal neutrinos is generated with a luminosity that could greatly exceed that of a conventional core collapse supernova explosion. In this work, we investigate the extent to which the neutrinos produced in these explosions can be observed via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS). Large scale direct dark matter detection experiments provide particularly favorable targets. We find that upcoming O(100) tonne-scale experiments will be sensitive to the collapse of individual supermassive stars at distances as large as O(10) Mpc. |
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[Munoz, Victor; Witte, Samuel J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Apartado Correos 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: victor.manuel.munoz@ific.uv.es; |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000765985200009 |
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International Collaboration |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5159 |
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