Hidden Photons in beam dump experiments and in connection with Dark Matter
Abstract
Hidden sectors with light extra U(1) gauge bosons, so-called hidden photons, recently received much interest as natural feature of beyond standard model scenarios like string theory and SUSY and because of their possible connection to dark matter. This paper presents limits on hidden photons from past electron beam dump experiments including two new limits from experiments at KEK and Orsay. Additionally, various hidden sector models containing both a hidden photon and a dark matter candidate are discussed with respect to their viability and potential signatures in direct detection.
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@article{arxiv.1212.4520,
title = {Hidden Photons in beam dump experiments and in connection with Dark Matter},
author = {Sarah Andreas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.4520},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
10 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the proceedings of the "DARK2012 Workshop on Dark Forces at Accelerators", INFN Laboratories Frascati (LNF), Italy, October 16th to 19th, 2012