LHC experiments for long-lived particles of the dark sector
Abstract
Dark matter scenarios are being tested at the LHC in the general-purpose experiments through promptly decaying states. In parallel, new dedicated detectors have been proposed for the LHC to probe dark matter portal theories predicting long-lived particles that decay away from the interaction point: MoEDAL-MAPP, MoEDAL-MALL, FASER, SND@LHC, CODEX-b, MATHUSLA, AL3X, ANUBIS, FACET, milliQan, FORMOSA. In addition, the SHiP beam-dump experiment is planned to operate with the SPS beam to extend the discovery reach for such particles. The detector design and expected physics sensitivity of these experiments is presented with emphasis on scenarios explaining the nature of dark matter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2111.03036,
title = {LHC experiments for long-lived particles of the dark sector},
author = {Vasiliki A. Mitsou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.03036},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
21 pages, 17 figures; Invited review talk in the 16th Marcel Grossmann Meeting - MG16, July 5-10, 2021; more references added