New physics at the Muon (Synchrotron) Ion Collider: MuSIC for several scales

Hooman Davoudiasl; Hongkai Liu; Roman Marcarelli; Yotam Soreq; Sokratis Trifinopoulos

doi:10.1007/jhep03(2025)046

journal article Open Access Mar 07, 2025

New physics at the Muon (Synchrotron) Ion Collider: MuSIC for several scales

Hooman Davoudiasl

Hongkai Liu

Roman Marcarelli

Yotam Soreq

Sokratis Trifinopoulos

Journal of High Energy Physics Vol. 2025 No. 3 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

Abstract

A Muon (Synchrotron) Ion Collider (MuSIC) can be the successor to the Electron-Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, as well as the ideal demonstrator facility for a future multi-TeV Muon Collider. Besides its rich nuclear physics and Standard Model particle physics programs, in this work we show that the MuSIC with a TeV-scale muon beam offers also a unique opportunity to probe New Physics. In particular, the relevant searches have the potential to surpass current experimental limits and explore new regimes of the parameter space for a variety of Beyond the Standard Model scenarios including: lepton-flavor violating leptoquarks, muonphilic vector boson interactions, axion-like particles coupling to photons, and heavy sterile neutrinos. Depending on the particular case, the sensitivity of the searches in the MuSIC may span a wide range of energy scales, namely from sub-GeV particles to the few TeV New Physics mediators. Our analysis demonstrates that the MuSIC can strike a powerful chord in the search for New Physics, thanks to unique combination of features that amplify its capabilities.

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Published: Mar 07, 2025
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Hooman Davoudiasl

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Hongkai Liu

Brookhaven National Laboratory; Technion — Israel Institute of Technology

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Roman Marcarelli

University of Colorado

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Yotam Soreq

Technion — Israel Institute of Technology

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Sokratis Trifinopoulos

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Hooman Davoudiasl, Hongkai Liu, Roman Marcarelli, et al. (2025). New physics at the Muon (Synchrotron) Ion Collider: MuSIC for several scales. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2025(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2025)046

New physics at the Muon (Synchrotron) Ion Collider: MuSIC for several scales

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