Sensitivity of Parity-violating Electron Scattering to a Dark Photon
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2022-07-05 v3 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We explore the sensitivity of the parity-violating electron scattering (PVES) asymmetry in both elastic and deep-inelastic scattering to the properties of a dark photon. Given advances in experimental capabilities in recent years, there are interesting regions of parameter space where PVES offers the chance to discover new physics in the near future. There are also cases where the existence of a dark photon could significantly alter our understanding of the structure of atomic nuclei and neutron stars as well as parton distribution functions.
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@article{arxiv.2201.06760,
title = {Sensitivity of Parity-violating Electron Scattering to a Dark Photon},
author = {A. W. Thomas and X. G. Wang and A. G. Williams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.06760},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures, revised to match the published version