A search for a dark photon, a new light neutral particle, which decays promptly into collimated pairs of electrons or muons is presented. The search targets dark photons resulting from the exotic decay of the Standard Model Higgs boson, assuming its production via the dominant gluon-gluon fusion mode. The analysis is based on 140fb-1 of data collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. Events with collimated pairs of electrons or muons are analysed and background contributions are estimated using data-driven techniques. No significant excess in the data above the Standard Model background is observed. Upper limits are set at 95% confidence level on the branching ratio of the Higgs boson decay into dark photons between 0.001% and 5%, depending on the assumed dark photon mass and signal model.

Search for light neutral particles decaying promptly into collimated pairs of electrons or muons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector / Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.J., Abidi, S.H., Aboelela, M., Aboulhorma, A., Abramowicz, H., Abreu, H., Abulaiti, Y., Acharya, B.S., Ackermann, A., Adam Bourdarios, C., Adamczyk, L., Addepalli, S.V., Addison, M.J., Adelman, J., Adiguzel, A., et al.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - 85:3(2025), pp. 1-30. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13916-5]

Search for light neutral particles decaying promptly into collimated pairs of electrons or muons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Artoni, G.;Bauce, M.;Betti, A.;Bini, C.;Falciano, S.;Fiacco, D.
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Giagu, S.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Gustavino, G.;Ippolito, Valerio;Lacava, F.;Martinelli, L.;Morodei, F.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Padovano, G.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Pompa Pacchi, E.;Russo, G.;
2025

Abstract

A search for a dark photon, a new light neutral particle, which decays promptly into collimated pairs of electrons or muons is presented. The search targets dark photons resulting from the exotic decay of the Standard Model Higgs boson, assuming its production via the dominant gluon-gluon fusion mode. The analysis is based on 140fb-1 of data collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider from proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. Events with collimated pairs of electrons or muons are analysed and background contributions are estimated using data-driven techniques. No significant excess in the data above the Standard Model background is observed. Upper limits are set at 95% confidence level on the branching ratio of the Higgs boson decay into dark photons between 0.001% and 5%, depending on the assumed dark photon mass and signal model.
2025
Higgs; beyond the standard model; dark matter; dark sector; dark photon
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Search for light neutral particles decaying promptly into collimated pairs of electrons or muons in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector / Aad, G., Aakvaag, E., Abbott, B., Abdelhameed, S., Abeling, K., Abicht, N.J., Abidi, S.H., Aboelela, M., Aboulhorma, A., Abramowicz, H., Abreu, H., Abulaiti, Y., Acharya, B.S., Ackermann, A., Adam Bourdarios, C., Adamczyk, L., Addepalli, S.V., Addison, M.J., Adelman, J., Adiguzel, A., et al.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - 85:3(2025), pp. 1-30. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13916-5]
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