Search for mirror hidden sector with neutral kaons at NA64

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Main Authors: Gninenko, S. N., Krasnikov, N. V.
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author Gninenko, S. N.
Krasnikov, N. V.
author_facet Gninenko, S. N.
Krasnikov, N. V.
contents Mirror matter from the dark hidden sector with the same particle content and gauge interactions as in the standard model is still an interesting candidate for dark matter. Several experiments on search for positronium and neutron oscillations into their mirror partner have been conducted recently. In this work we consider the transitions $K^0-K^0_m$ of a neutral kaon into a hidden mirror kaon. It is shown that their probability can be probed with the sensitivity of $P(K^0-K^0_m )\lesssim 10^{-7}$ from the search for missing-energy events in the NA64 experiment at the CERN SPS with $\sim 10^{11}$ $K^+$ on target.This would result in a limit on the $K^0-K^0_m$ mixing parameter much stronger than the similar bound estimated from the cosmological considerations.
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spellingShingle Search for mirror hidden sector with neutral kaons at NA64
Gninenko, S. N.
Krasnikov, N. V.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Mirror matter from the dark hidden sector with the same particle content and gauge interactions as in the standard model is still an interesting candidate for dark matter. Several experiments on search for positronium and neutron oscillations into their mirror partner have been conducted recently. In this work we consider the transitions $K^0-K^0_m$ of a neutral kaon into a hidden mirror kaon. It is shown that their probability can be probed with the sensitivity of $P(K^0-K^0_m )\lesssim 10^{-7}$ from the search for missing-energy events in the NA64 experiment at the CERN SPS with $\sim 10^{11}$ $K^+$ on target.This would result in a limit on the $K^0-K^0_m$ mixing parameter much stronger than the similar bound estimated from the cosmological considerations.
title Search for mirror hidden sector with neutral kaons at NA64
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22499