New Physics at Neutron Beam Dump
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| author | Dev, P. S. Bhupal Dutta, Bhaskar Han, Tao Karthikeyan, Aparajitha Kim, Doojin Kim, Hyunyong |
| author_facet | Dev, P. S. Bhupal Dutta, Bhaskar Han, Tao Karthikeyan, Aparajitha Kim, Doojin Kim, Hyunyong |
| contents | We find a new utility of neutrons, usually treated as an experimental nuisance causing unwanted background, in probing new physics signals. They can either be radiated from neutrons (neutron bremsstrahlung) or appear through secondary particles from neutron-on-target interactions, dubbed "neutron beam dump". As a concrete example, we take the FASER/FASER2 experiment as a "factory" of high-energy neutrons that interact with the iron dump. We find that neutron-initiated bremsstrahlung contributions are comparable to proton-initiated ones, in terms of the resulting flux and the range of couplings that can be probed. The neutron bremsstrahlung can be used to probe dark gauge bosons with non-zero neutron coupling. In particular, we investigate protophobic gauge bosons and find that FASER/FASER2 can probe new parameter space. We also illustrate the possibility of neutron-induced secondary particles by considering axion-like particles with electron couplings. We conclude that the physics potential of FASER/FASER2 in terms of new physics searches can be greatly extended and improved with the inclusion of neutron interactions. |
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| spellingShingle | New Physics at Neutron Beam Dump Dev, P. S. Bhupal Dutta, Bhaskar Han, Tao Karthikeyan, Aparajitha Kim, Doojin Kim, Hyunyong High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment We find a new utility of neutrons, usually treated as an experimental nuisance causing unwanted background, in probing new physics signals. They can either be radiated from neutrons (neutron bremsstrahlung) or appear through secondary particles from neutron-on-target interactions, dubbed "neutron beam dump". As a concrete example, we take the FASER/FASER2 experiment as a "factory" of high-energy neutrons that interact with the iron dump. We find that neutron-initiated bremsstrahlung contributions are comparable to proton-initiated ones, in terms of the resulting flux and the range of couplings that can be probed. The neutron bremsstrahlung can be used to probe dark gauge bosons with non-zero neutron coupling. In particular, we investigate protophobic gauge bosons and find that FASER/FASER2 can probe new parameter space. We also illustrate the possibility of neutron-induced secondary particles by considering axion-like particles with electron couplings. We conclude that the physics potential of FASER/FASER2 in terms of new physics searches can be greatly extended and improved with the inclusion of neutron interactions. |
| title | New Physics at Neutron Beam Dump |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.10078 |