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Main Authors: Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Betancur, A., Pohl, K., Velez, J.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13696
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  • Spectral shape differences between photons produced in $π^0\toγ+γ$ and $π^0\toγ+A_D$ may provide a new avenue for dark photon searches. Assuming 70 $μ$m thick tungsten foils separated by 200 $μ$m and a 1 GeV proton beam, we developed a GEANT4 model to estimate photon production and detection including background. Our results demonstrate that multiple campaign runs with a 10-50 $μ$A beam could probe previously unexplored regions of parameter space in models where the dark photon has predominantly invisible decays. The results are highly model independent.