NO LESS: Novel Opportunities for Light Exotic Searches at the SPS

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Autores principales: Döbrich, Babette, Jerhot, Jan, Massri, Karim, Schubert, Jonathan L., Spadaro, Tommaso
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Publicado: 2026
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author Döbrich, Babette
Jerhot, Jan
Massri, Karim
Schubert, Jonathan L.
Spadaro, Tommaso
author_facet Döbrich, Babette
Jerhot, Jan
Massri, Karim
Schubert, Jonathan L.
Spadaro, Tommaso
contents A powerful way to test models with feebly interacting particles in the MeV to GeV mass range is through proton beam-dump experiments. In this paper, we compare the current sensitivity of CERN's NA62 experiment running in beam-dump mode with that of a hypothetical experiment using the same detectors in a future CERN ECN3 beam-dump facility. When optimising such an experiment, the geometric setup is particularly relevant for the specific new-physics scenario under study, since different production mechanisms can generate different angular distributions of new particles. We show that even the most minimalistic reconfiguration of the existing NA62 experiment's detectors can already provide a very competitive sensitivity and collect data immediately after the beam is available.
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spellingShingle NO LESS: Novel Opportunities for Light Exotic Searches at the SPS
Döbrich, Babette
Jerhot, Jan
Massri, Karim
Schubert, Jonathan L.
Spadaro, Tommaso
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
A powerful way to test models with feebly interacting particles in the MeV to GeV mass range is through proton beam-dump experiments. In this paper, we compare the current sensitivity of CERN's NA62 experiment running in beam-dump mode with that of a hypothetical experiment using the same detectors in a future CERN ECN3 beam-dump facility. When optimising such an experiment, the geometric setup is particularly relevant for the specific new-physics scenario under study, since different production mechanisms can generate different angular distributions of new particles. We show that even the most minimalistic reconfiguration of the existing NA62 experiment's detectors can already provide a very competitive sensitivity and collect data immediately after the beam is available.
title NO LESS: Novel Opportunities for Light Exotic Searches at the SPS
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17119