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author Aguilar-Arevalo, Alexis A.
Avalos, Nicolas
Bellino, Pablo
Bertou, Xavier
Bonifazi, Carla
Botti, Ana
Cababié, Mariano
Cancelo, Gustavo
Cervantes-Vergara, Brenda A.
Chavez, Claudio
Chierchie, Fernando
Delgado, David
Depaoli, Eliana
D'Olivo, Juan Carlos
Anjos, João dos
Estrada, Juan
Moroni, Guillermo Fernandez
Neto, Aldo R. Fernandes
Ford, Richard
Kilminster, Ben
Kuk, Kevin
Lathrop, Andrew
Lemos, Patrick
Lima Jr., Herman P.
Makler, Martin
Magnoni, Agustina
Maslova, Katherine
Marinho, Franciole
Molina, Jorge
Nasteva, Irina
Oliveira, Ana Carolina
Perez, Santiago
Paulucci, Laura
Rodrigues, Dario
Sarkis, Youssef
Sidelnik, Ivan
Haro, Miguel Sofo
Stalder, Diego
Tiffenberg, Javier
Ventura, Pedro
author_facet Aguilar-Arevalo, Alexis A.
Avalos, Nicolas
Bellino, Pablo
Bertou, Xavier
Bonifazi, Carla
Botti, Ana
Cababié, Mariano
Cancelo, Gustavo
Cervantes-Vergara, Brenda A.
Chavez, Claudio
Chierchie, Fernando
Delgado, David
Depaoli, Eliana
D'Olivo, Juan Carlos
Anjos, João dos
Estrada, Juan
Moroni, Guillermo Fernandez
Neto, Aldo R. Fernandes
Ford, Richard
Kilminster, Ben
Kuk, Kevin
Lathrop, Andrew
Lemos, Patrick
Lima Jr., Herman P.
Makler, Martin
Magnoni, Agustina
Maslova, Katherine
Marinho, Franciole
Molina, Jorge
Nasteva, Irina
Oliveira, Ana Carolina
Perez, Santiago
Paulucci, Laura
Rodrigues, Dario
Sarkis, Youssef
Sidelnik, Ivan
Haro, Miguel Sofo
Stalder, Diego
Tiffenberg, Javier
Ventura, Pedro
contents Millicharged particles, proposed by various extensions of the standard model, can be created in pairs by high-energy photons within nuclear reactors and can interact electromagnetically with electrons in matter. Recently, the existence of a plasmon peak in the interaction cross-section with silicon in the eV range was highlighted as a promising approach to enhance low-energy sensitivities. The CONNIE and Atucha-II reactor neutrino experiments utilize Skipper-CCD sensors, which enable the detection of interactions in the eV range. We present world-leading limits on the charge of millicharged particles within a mass range spanning six orders of magnitude, derived through a comprehensive analysis and the combination of data from both experiments.
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spellingShingle Search for reactor-produced millicharged particles with Skipper-CCDs at the CONNIE and Atucha-II experiments
Aguilar-Arevalo, Alexis A.
Avalos, Nicolas
Bellino, Pablo
Bertou, Xavier
Bonifazi, Carla
Botti, Ana
Cababié, Mariano
Cancelo, Gustavo
Cervantes-Vergara, Brenda A.
Chavez, Claudio
Chierchie, Fernando
Delgado, David
Depaoli, Eliana
D'Olivo, Juan Carlos
Anjos, João dos
Estrada, Juan
Moroni, Guillermo Fernandez
Neto, Aldo R. Fernandes
Ford, Richard
Kilminster, Ben
Kuk, Kevin
Lathrop, Andrew
Lemos, Patrick
Lima Jr., Herman P.
Makler, Martin
Magnoni, Agustina
Maslova, Katherine
Marinho, Franciole
Molina, Jorge
Nasteva, Irina
Oliveira, Ana Carolina
Perez, Santiago
Paulucci, Laura
Rodrigues, Dario
Sarkis, Youssef
Sidelnik, Ivan
Haro, Miguel Sofo
Stalder, Diego
Tiffenberg, Javier
Ventura, Pedro
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
Millicharged particles, proposed by various extensions of the standard model, can be created in pairs by high-energy photons within nuclear reactors and can interact electromagnetically with electrons in matter. Recently, the existence of a plasmon peak in the interaction cross-section with silicon in the eV range was highlighted as a promising approach to enhance low-energy sensitivities. The CONNIE and Atucha-II reactor neutrino experiments utilize Skipper-CCD sensors, which enable the detection of interactions in the eV range. We present world-leading limits on the charge of millicharged particles within a mass range spanning six orders of magnitude, derived through a comprehensive analysis and the combination of data from both experiments.
title Search for reactor-produced millicharged particles with Skipper-CCDs at the CONNIE and Atucha-II experiments
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16316