English

Scouting for dark showers at CMS and LHCb

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-09-28 v2

Abstract

We assess the capabilities of the CMS and LHCb searches for low-pTp_T displaced dimuon pairs to discover hidden valley models, using a newly-developed benchmark model that realizes a range of dimuon vertex topologies. We show that the data scouting techniques used in these searches provide unique sensitivity and we make some additional suggestions to further extend the scope of future experimental searches.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2303.04167,
  title  = {Scouting for dark showers at CMS and LHCb},
  author = {Susan Born and Rohith Karur and Simon Knapen and Jessie Shelton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.04167},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

12 pages, 10 figures and appendices. v2: version accepted in PRD

R2 v1 2026-06-28T09:06:17.465Z