First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment
We present the results of a search for heavy QCD axions performed by the ArgoNeuT experiment at Fermilab. We search for heavy axions produced in the NuMI neutrino beam target and absorber decaying into dimuon pairs, which can be identified using the unique capabilities of ArgoNeuT and the MINOS near...
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| author | Acciarri, R Adams, C Baller, B Basque, V Cavanna, F Co, RT Fitzpatrick, RS Fleming, B Green, P Harnik, R Kelly, KJ Kumar, S Lang, K Lepetic, I Lui, X Luo, X Lyu, KF Palamara, O Scanavini, G Soderberg, M Spitz, J |
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| description | We present the results of a search for heavy QCD axions performed by the ArgoNeuT experiment
at Fermilab. We search for heavy axions produced in the NuMI neutrino beam target and absorber
decaying into dimuon pairs, which can be identified using the unique capabilities of ArgoNeuT and
the MINOS near detector. This decay channel is motivated by a broad class of heavy QCD axion
models that address the strong CP and axion quality problems with axion masses above the dimuon
threshold. We obtain new constraints at a 95% confidence level for heavy axions in the previously
unexplored mass range between 0.2-0.9 GeV, for axion decay constants around tens of TeV. |
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| institution | University of Oxford |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a80db2df-11b0-4393-a6e5-f50df3aa885a2023-06-23T09:46:51ZFirst constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT ExperimentJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a80db2df-11b0-4393-a6e5-f50df3aa885aEnglishSymplectic ElementsAmerican Physical Society2023Acciarri, RAdams, CBaller, BBasque, VCavanna, FCo, RTFitzpatrick, RSFleming, BGreen, PHarnik, RKelly, KJKumar, SLang, KLepetic, ILui, XLuo, XLyu, KFPalamara, OScanavini, GSoderberg, MSpitz, JThe ArgoNeuT CollaborationWe present the results of a search for heavy QCD axions performed by the ArgoNeuT experiment at Fermilab. We search for heavy axions produced in the NuMI neutrino beam target and absorber decaying into dimuon pairs, which can be identified using the unique capabilities of ArgoNeuT and the MINOS near detector. This decay channel is motivated by a broad class of heavy QCD axion models that address the strong CP and axion quality problems with axion masses above the dimuon threshold. We obtain new constraints at a 95% confidence level for heavy axions in the previously unexplored mass range between 0.2-0.9 GeV, for axion decay constants around tens of TeV. |
| spellingShingle | Acciarri, R Adams, C Baller, B Basque, V Cavanna, F Co, RT Fitzpatrick, RS Fleming, B Green, P Harnik, R Kelly, KJ Kumar, S Lang, K Lepetic, I Lui, X Luo, X Lyu, KF Palamara, O Scanavini, G Soderberg, M Spitz, J First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title | First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title_full | First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title_fullStr | First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title_short | First constraints on heavy QCD axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the ArgoNeuT Experiment |
| title_sort | first constraints on heavy qcd axions with a liquid argon time projection chamber using the argoneut experiment |
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