Probing axion-like particles at the Electron-Ion Collider

Reuven Balkin; Or Hen; Wenliang Li; Hongkai Liu; Teng Ma; Yotam Soreq; Mike Williams

doi:10.1007/jhep02(2024)123

journal article Open Access Feb 16, 2024

Probing axion-like particles at the Electron-Ion Collider

Reuven Balkin Or Hen Wenliang Li

Hongkai Liu

Teng Ma

Yotam Soreq

Mike Williams

Journal of High Energy Physics Vol. 2024 No. 2 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

Abstract

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a forthcoming powerful high-luminosity facility, represents an exciting opportunity to explore new physics. In this article, we study the potential of the EIC to probe the coupling between axion-like particles (ALPs) and photons in coherent scattering. The ALPs can be produced via photon fusion and decay back to two photons inside the EIC detector. In a prompt-decay search, we find that the EIC can set the most stringent bound for m

a
≲ 20 GeV and probe the effective scales Λ ≲ 105 GeV. In a displaced-vertex search, which requires adopting an EM calorimeter technology that provides directionality, the EIC could probe ALPs with m

a
≲ 1 GeV at effective scales Λ ≲ 107 GeV. Combining the two search strategies, the EIC can probe a significant portion of unexplored parameter space in the 0.2 < m

a
< 20 GeV mass range.

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Published: Feb 16, 2024
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Authors

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Reuven Balkin

Physics Department, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology; Department of Physics, University of California Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics

O

Or Hen

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

W

Wenliang Li

Center for Frontiers in Nuclear Science; Stony Brook University

H

Hongkai Liu

Physics Department, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology

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Teng Ma

Physics Department, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS); IFAE and BIST, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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Yotam Soreq

Physics Department, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology

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Mike Williams

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Reuven Balkin, Or Hen, Wenliang Li, et al. (2024). Probing axion-like particles at the Electron-Ion Collider. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep02(2024)123

Probing axion-like particles at the Electron-Ion Collider

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