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Title: Searching for New Physics with DarkLight at the ARIEL Electron-Linac
Abstract The search for a dark photon holds considerable interest in the physics community. Such a force carrier would begin to illuminate the dark sector. Many experiments have searched for such a particle, but so far it has proven elusive. In recent years the concept of a low mass dark photon has gained popularity in the physics community. Of particular recent interest is the 8 Be and 4 He anomaly, which could be explained by a new fifth force carrier with a mass of 17 MeV/ c 2 . The proposed Darklight experiment would search for this potential low mass force carrier at ARIEL in the 10-20 MeV/ c 2 e + e βˆ’ invariant mass range. This proceeding will focus on the experimental design and physics case of the Darklight experiment.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2012114 2113436 1812402 1649909
PAR ID:
10420557
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume:
2391
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1742-6588
Page Range / eLocation ID:
012010
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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