Mimasu, Ken and Sanz, Veronica (2015) ALPs at colliders. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015 (6). a173. ISSN 1126-6708
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Abstract
New pseudo-scalars, often called axion-like particles (ALPs), abound in model-building and are often associated with the breaking of a new symmetry. Traditional searches and indirect bounds are limited to light axions, typically in or below the KeV range for ALPs coupled to photons. We present collider bounds on ALPs from mono-γ, tri-γ and mono-jet searches in a model independent fashion, as well as the prospects for the LHC and future machines. We find that they are complementary to existing searches, as they are sensitive to heavier ALPs and have the capability to cover an otherwise inaccessible region of parameter space. We also show that, assuming certain model dependent correlations between the ALP coupling to photons and gluons as well as considering the validity of the effective description of ALP interactions, mono-jet searches are in fact more suitable and effective in indirectly constraining ALP scenarios.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy |
Research Centres and Groups: | Theoretical Particle Physics Research Group |
Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
Depositing User: | Billy Wichaidit |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2017 11:24 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2017 12:00 |
URI: | http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/69451 |
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