On the Run from the Dark Side of the Muon
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| author | Asadi, Pouya Batz, Austin Homiller, Samuel Yu, Tien-Tien |
| author_facet | Asadi, Pouya Batz, Austin Homiller, Samuel Yu, Tien-Tien |
| contents | We present an analysis strategy for probing physics beyond the Standard Model via modifications to the parton distribution functions (PDFs) in a muon beam, which measurably alter the kinematics of all hard processes at a future muon collider. High-energy muon colliders represent an opportunity to probe new physics using precision measurements and novel search strategies. At sufficiently high energies, light particles act as ``constituents'' of the muon described by PDFs. As a concrete case study, we apply this framework to an $L_μ - L_τ$ gauge boson and demonstrate that, for masses in the range of approximately 50--100 GeV, this indirect PDF-based approach outperforms traditional searches relying on direct gauge boson production. These results highlight muon PDF probes as a powerful and promising avenue for beyond the Standard Model physics searches at a future muon collider. |
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| spellingShingle | On the Run from the Dark Side of the Muon Asadi, Pouya Batz, Austin Homiller, Samuel Yu, Tien-Tien High Energy Physics - Phenomenology We present an analysis strategy for probing physics beyond the Standard Model via modifications to the parton distribution functions (PDFs) in a muon beam, which measurably alter the kinematics of all hard processes at a future muon collider. High-energy muon colliders represent an opportunity to probe new physics using precision measurements and novel search strategies. At sufficiently high energies, light particles act as ``constituents'' of the muon described by PDFs. As a concrete case study, we apply this framework to an $L_μ - L_τ$ gauge boson and demonstrate that, for masses in the range of approximately 50--100 GeV, this indirect PDF-based approach outperforms traditional searches relying on direct gauge boson production. These results highlight muon PDF probes as a powerful and promising avenue for beyond the Standard Model physics searches at a future muon collider. |
| title | On the Run from the Dark Side of the Muon |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16771 |