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Long-lived Light Mediators in a Higgs Portal Model at the FCC-ee

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-03-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

In the search for beyond the Standard Model (SM) physics, long-lived particles (LLPs) have emerged as potential candidates and are being explored in various ongoing experiments. Future lepton colliders, such as the FCC-ee, shall provide an excellent opportunity to probe LLPs, owing to their clean environment and improved particle identification. This study investigates the potential of the proposed \textbf{I}nnovative \textbf{D}etector for an \textbf{E}lectron-Positron \textbf{A}ccelerator (IDEA) detector at FCC-ee in the detection of LLPs produced from BB-meson and Higgs boson decays. We explore benchmark scenarios for different final states resulting from LLP decays, including a detailed analysis of the SM long-lived hadronic background. Additionally, we propose dedicated LLP detectors with different configurations, dimensions, and locations with respect to the IDEA detector. DELIGHT B, originally proposed as a dedicated LLP detector for the FCC-hh, stands out as the detector with the maximum efficiency for detecting LLPs produced at FCC-ee. We find that cylindrical detector configurations, if feasible to construct around the IDEA detector, would also enhance sensitivity for LLPs mostly decaying outside it.

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@article{arxiv.2503.08780,
  title  = {Long-lived Light Mediators in a Higgs Portal Model at the FCC-ee},
  author = {Biplob Bhattacherjee and Camellia Bose and Herbi K. Dreiner and Nivedita Ghosh and Shigeki Matsumoto and Rhitaja Sengupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.08780},
  year   = {2026}
}

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92 pages, 51 figures, 35 tables; version published in PRD