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| contents | We discuss new-physics searches and symmetry tests with dipole moments, emphasizing the role of polarization observables. As a primary benchmark, we consider polarized photon fusion in the $e^+ e^-$ environment of the Super Tau-Charm Facility (STCF) and study $γγ\to τ^+ τ^-$ in the nearly back-to-back region, where a transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) description provides a convenient framework for organizing polarization effects. We show that linearly polarized photons induce characteristic azimuthal asymmetries in the $τ^+ τ^-$ kinematics, enabling polarization-based observables that enhance sensitivity to the $τ$ electromagnetic dipole form factors. Moreover, $CP$-even and $CP$-odd dipole interactions can be disentangled through distinct angular structures, offering a systematic path to probe $τ$ dipole moments with improved precision at future lepton colliders. As an illustration, we obtain an improved $2σ$ reach on the anomalous magnetic dipole moment, $-4.6 \times 10^{-3} < \mathrm{Re}(a_τ) < 7.0 \times 10^{-3}$, reaching a precision level close to the Standard Model expectation. To place these prospects in a broader context, we briefly summarize the experimental status of dipole-moment measurements across different fermionic systems and highlight their complementarity in constraining new physics. We illustrate this interplay with supersymmetric scenarios featuring $R$-parity violation, in which loop-induced dipole moments provide correlated probes of $CP$-conserving and $CP$-violating interactions. Taken together, polarized photon fusion and precision dipole measurements constitute a coherent program for testing fundamental symmetries and exploring physics beyond the Standard Model. |
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| spellingShingle | New Physics and Symmetry Tests with Polarized Photon Fusion and Dipole Moments Xu, Fang High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment We discuss new-physics searches and symmetry tests with dipole moments, emphasizing the role of polarization observables. As a primary benchmark, we consider polarized photon fusion in the $e^+ e^-$ environment of the Super Tau-Charm Facility (STCF) and study $γγ\to τ^+ τ^-$ in the nearly back-to-back region, where a transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) description provides a convenient framework for organizing polarization effects. We show that linearly polarized photons induce characteristic azimuthal asymmetries in the $τ^+ τ^-$ kinematics, enabling polarization-based observables that enhance sensitivity to the $τ$ electromagnetic dipole form factors. Moreover, $CP$-even and $CP$-odd dipole interactions can be disentangled through distinct angular structures, offering a systematic path to probe $τ$ dipole moments with improved precision at future lepton colliders. As an illustration, we obtain an improved $2σ$ reach on the anomalous magnetic dipole moment, $-4.6 \times 10^{-3} < \mathrm{Re}(a_τ) < 7.0 \times 10^{-3}$, reaching a precision level close to the Standard Model expectation. To place these prospects in a broader context, we briefly summarize the experimental status of dipole-moment measurements across different fermionic systems and highlight their complementarity in constraining new physics. We illustrate this interplay with supersymmetric scenarios featuring $R$-parity violation, in which loop-induced dipole moments provide correlated probes of $CP$-conserving and $CP$-violating interactions. Taken together, polarized photon fusion and precision dipole measurements constitute a coherent program for testing fundamental symmetries and exploring physics beyond the Standard Model. |
| title | New Physics and Symmetry Tests with Polarized Photon Fusion and Dipole Moments |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16834 |