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Exploring dark $Z_d$-boson in future Large Hadron-electron collider

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-02-14 v2

Abstract

The interaction between the dark U(1)dU(1)_d sector with the visible Standard Model (SM) sector takes place through the kinetic mixing between the dark photon U(1)dU(1)_d field ZdμZ_d^\mu and the SM U(1)YU(1)_Y gauge field BμB_\mu. After the electroweak and U(1)dU(1)_d symmetry breaking, the dark photon ZdμZ_d^\mu acquires a mass and mixes with the SM neutral vector boson ZμZ_\mu. This mixing leads to parity-violating coupling between the ZdμZ_d^\mu and SM. The coupling between the dark photon and SM can be explored in low energy phenomenology as well as in collider experiments. The Lorentz structure of dark photon interaction with SM fermions is explored in the proposed high energy future Large Hadron-electron collider, which would provide efficient energy and a clean environment using cross-section and asymmetries associated with polarisation observable of the dark photon in leptons decay. A χ2\chi^2-analysis is performed to compare the strength of various variables for both the charge- and neutral-current processes. Based on this analysis, 90%90\% confidence level (C.L.) contours in the ϵ\epsilon-mZdm_{Z_d} and ϵ\epsilon-gVg_V plane are obtained to put limits on the ZdμZ_d^\mu mass up to 100100 GeV, coupling strength ϵ\epsilon and on the Lorentz structure of dark photon coupling with the SM fermions (gVg_V) at s1.3\sqrt{s} \approx 1.3 TeV.

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@article{arxiv.2209.03240,
  title  = {Exploring dark $Z_d$-boson in future Large Hadron-electron collider},
  author = {Ashok Goyal and Mukesh Kumar and Satendra Kumar and Rafiqul Rahaman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.03240},
  year   = {2023}
}

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