Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments
Abstract We examine possible experimental signatures that may be exploited to search for stable supermassive particles with electric charges of $${{\mathcal {O}}}(1)$$ O ( 1 ) in future underground experiments, and the upcoming JUNO experiment in particular. The telltale signal providing a unique si...
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| author | Krzysztof A. Meissner Hermann Nicolai |
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| description | Abstract We examine possible experimental signatures that may be exploited to search for stable supermassive particles with electric charges of $${{\mathcal {O}}}(1)$$ O ( 1 ) in future underground experiments, and the upcoming JUNO experiment in particular. The telltale signal providing a unique signature of such particles, would be a correlated sequence of three or more nuclear recoils along a straight line, corresponding to the motion of a non-relativistic ( $$\beta \lesssim 10^{-2}$$ β ≲ 10 - 2 ) particle that could enter the detector from any direction. We provide some preliminary estimates for the expected event rates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a14d427099b0423ebd2ce13a6f7944432024-05-12T11:30:40ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522024-03-018431510.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12628-6Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experimentsKrzysztof A. Meissner0Hermann Nicolai1Faculty of Physics, University of WarsawMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)Abstract We examine possible experimental signatures that may be exploited to search for stable supermassive particles with electric charges of $${{\mathcal {O}}}(1)$$ O ( 1 ) in future underground experiments, and the upcoming JUNO experiment in particular. The telltale signal providing a unique signature of such particles, would be a correlated sequence of three or more nuclear recoils along a straight line, corresponding to the motion of a non-relativistic ( $$\beta \lesssim 10^{-2}$$ β ≲ 10 - 2 ) particle that could enter the detector from any direction. We provide some preliminary estimates for the expected event rates.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12628-6 |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof A. Meissner Hermann Nicolai Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| title_full | Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| title_fullStr | Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| title_short | Searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| title_sort | searching for supermassive charged gravitinos in underground experiments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12628-6 |
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