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Sensitivity potential to a light flavor-changing scalar boson with DUNE and NA64 μ

Radics, B.,Molina Bueno, Laura,Fields, L.,Sieber, H.,Crivelli, Paolo

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In this work, we report on the sensitivity potential of complementary muon-on-target experiments to new physics using a scalar boson benchmark model associated with charged lepton flavor violation. The NA64 μ experiment at CERN uses a 160-GeV energy muon beam with an active target to search for excess events with missing energy and momentum as a probe of new physics. At the same time, the proton beam at Fermilab, which is used to produce the neutrino beam for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), will also produce a high-intensity muon beam dumped in an absorber. Combined with the liquid argon near detector, the system could be used to search for similar scalar boson particles with a lower-energy but higher-intensity beam. We find that both NA64 μ and DUNE could cover new, unexplored parts of the parameter space of the same benchmark model, providing a complementary way to search for new physics.

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Eu . Phys. J. C (2023) 83:775 h ps://doi.o g/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11891-3 Regula A icle - Expe imen al Physics Sensi i i y po en ial o a ligh la o -changing scala boson wi h DUNE and NA64µ B. Radics1,a, L. Molina-Bueno2, L. Fields3, H. Siebe 4, P. C i elli4 1Depa men o Physics and As onomy, Yo k Uni e si y, To on o, ON, Canada 2Ins i u o de Física Co puscula , Uni e sidad de Valencia and CSIC, Ca e del Ca ed á ic José Bel án Ma inez, 2, 46980 Pa e na, Valencia, Spain 3Depa men o Physics and As onomy, Uni e si y o No e Dame, No e Dame, IN 46556, USA 4ETH Zü ich, Ins i u e o Pa icle Physics and As ophysics, 8093 Zu ich, Swi ze land Recei ed: 12 June 2023 / Accep ed: 31 July 2023 / Published online: 4 Sep embe 2023 © The Au ho (s) 2023 Abs ac In his wo k, we epo on he sensi i i y po en- ial o complemen a y muon-on- a ge expe imen s o new physics using a scala boson benchma k model associa ed wi h cha ged lep on la o iola ion. The NA64μexpe i- men a CERN uses a 160-GeV ene gy muon beam wi h an ac i e a ge o sea ch o excess e en s wi h missing ene gy and momen um as a p obe o new physics. A he same ime, he p o on beam a Fe milab, which is used o p oduce he neu ino beam o he Deep Unde g ound Neu- ino Expe imen (DUNE), will also p oduce a high-in ensi y muon beam dumped in an abso be . Combined wi h he liq- uid a gon nea de ec o , he sys em could be used o sea ch o simila scala boson pa icles wi h a lowe -ene gy bu highe -in ensi y beam. We ind ha bo h NA64μand DUNE could co e new, unexplo ed pa s o he pa ame e space o he same benchma k model, p o iding a complemen a y way o sea ch o new physics. 1 In oduc ion Obse a ions in cosmology and as ophysics imply he exis- ence o a da k sec o po en ially con aining new pa icles ha could weakly couple o S anda d Model (SM) pa i- cles [1]. Neu ino oscilla ions coupled wi h nonze o neu ino masses p o ide expe imen al e idence o lep on la o io- la ion. Fu he mo e, he exis ing disc epancy be ween he measu ed [2] and expec ed [3,4] alue o he muon anoma- lous magne ic momen p o ides s ong mo i a ion o new physics sea ches wi h muons [5]. Inspi ed by hese de elop- men s, a ce ain class o new heo ies p oposes he sea ch o cha ged lep on la o iola ion (CLFV), which is hea ily ae-mail: [email p o ec ed] (co esponding au ho ) supp essed in he SM. In he coming decades, a new gene - a ion o expe imen s will be conduc ed o sea ch o CLFV [6–11]. In pa allel, nex -gene a ion long-baseline neu ino oscilla ion expe imen s [12,13] will s udy neu ino oscilla- ions while a he same ime p oducing an in ense muon beam dump wi h i s beam line. In his wo k, we s udy he sensi i i y po en ial o muon-on- a ge expe imen s o new physics using a CLFV benchma k model in oduced in a ecen wo k [14], which uses a ligh , scala boson associa ed wi h μ−τcon e sion. While he p e- ious wo k de i ed cons ain s om da a in exis ing beam- dump expe imen s (LSND [15], NuTeV [16], CHARM [17]) and o he u u e SHiP expe imen [18], he e we ocus on wo u he expe imen s: he coming neu ino expe imen , DUNE [12] deploying a high-in ensi y beam om he Long-Baseline Neu ino Facili y (LBNF) [19], and a ixed- a ge expe i- men , NA64μ[20,21], which sea ches o new physics wi h he high-ene gy muon beam om he CERN Supe P o on Synch o on (SPS) accele a o . Hence, we s udy new physics sea ches using wo complemen a y muon beam se ups. E en hough we ocus on one pa icula benchma k model sce- na io, he e a e also o he possibili ies o p obe hidden sec- o s wi h muon beams and using simila echniques [22–26]. We also no e ha o he g oups ha e also pe o med s udies o (cha ged) lep on la o physics, including he ole o mesons o bosons wi h di e en spin-pa i y assignmen s [27–32]. 2 Fla o -changing scala wi h long li e ime The model p oposed by [14] conside s a new complex scala ield, φ, wi h a mass window [mτ−mμ,mτ+mμ] ha cou- ples o (μ, τ ). Wi h such a mass ange, long li e imes can 123 775 Page 2 o 7 Eu . Phys. J. C (2023) 83 :775 be achie ed wi h p opaga ion dis ances on he o de o ens o kilome e s. The e ec i e Lag angian in e ac ion e ms desc ibe he coupling o he new scala ield wi h lep ons, LI=φ¯μ(gV+gAγ5)l+φ∗¯ l(g∗ V−g∗ Aγ5)μ (1) wi h ec o and axial ec o coupling gV,gA, espec i ely. This model p oduces a benchma k pa ame e egion explain- ing he muon g−2 anomaly wi h a ypical alue o |gV|≃ 3×10−3, also used in his wo k. The e a e mul iple p oduc- ion modes o p oduce φa beam dump expe imen s: di ec elec oweak p ocess, hea y meson decay, and high-ene gy muons hi ing a ixed a ge . In his wo k, we ocus on he hi d case ( he so-called μ-on- a ge scena io). In his mode, muons pass h ough dense ma e ial and can p oduce he φ boson ia he exchange o a i ual pho on wi h he nuclei o he a ge , μ(p)N(Pi)→τ(p)φ(k)N(P ). Once c ea ed, he bosons p oduce a missing ene gy signa u e o p opaga e long dis ances and may be de ec ed in a de ec o downs eam om he a ge . When he incoming beam ene gy is much highe han he pa icle mass, he double-di e en ial c oss sec ion o he 2 →3 p oduc ion p ocess can be es ima ed using he equi alen pho on app oxima ion [33], d2σ(p+Pi→p+k+P ) dEφd cos θφ =αχ π Eμxβφ 1−x dσ(p+q→p+k) d(p·k) = min ,(2) whe e Eμis he ini ial muon ene gy, Eφis he ene gy and θφ he sca e ing angle o φwi h espec o he ini ial muon in he lab ame, x=Eφ/Eμ,q=Pi−P , =−q2is he momen um ans e , α=1/137 is he ine s uc u e cons an , βφis he ela i is ic ac o o φ, and χis he e ec i e pho on lux, de ined as χ= max min d − min 2F2( ), (3) whe e F( )=Z2/(1+ /d)2is he o m ac o , wi h d= 0.164 GeV2A−2/3, and he limi s a e gi en in he appendix o [14]. We calcula e he analy ical exp ession o χusing Ma hema ica [34] and ob ain χ=Z2 min +d+ min d+ +(d+2 min) d ln ln (d+ ) max min . (4) In Eq. (2), σ(p+q→p+k)is he c oss sec ion o he 2→2 sca e ing p ocess, μ(p)γ (q)→τ(p)φ(k), dσ(p+q→p+k) d(p·k)=|¯ A2→2|2 8πs2,(5) whe e |¯ A|2is he ampli ude squa ed, which we calcula e using he FeynCalc ools [35] o Ma hema ica. We ob ain he ollowing exp ession o he (μ, τ) case |¯ A2→2|2=−e2mμmτ(gAg∗ A−gVg∗ V) (m2 μ−s)2(m2 τ−u)2 ×m4 μ(m2 φ+u)+2m3 μ(m3 τ−mτu) +m2 μm4 τ−2m2 φs−2m2 τu+u(u−2s) +2mμmτs(u−m2 τ)+sm2 φs+m4 τ−2m2 τu+u(s+u), (6) whe e e=√4πα,mφ,mτ, and mμa e he masses o he boson φ,τ, and μ, espec i ely, and s,ua e he Mandels am a iables, which can be e alua ed in he labo a o y ame, s=(p+q)2≃m2 μ−u−m2 τ 1−x u=(p−k)2≃−Eμxθ2 φ−1−x xm2 φ+(1−x)m2 μ.(7) To calcula e he li e ime o he φboson, τφ, we use Equa- ions 3.2−3.5 in [14] adap ed o he (μ, τ ) case. We calcula e he c oss sec ion and decay wid h using he GNU Scien i ic Lib a y [36]. The p oduc ion c oss sec ion o he φboson as a unc ion o he incoming lep on ene gy is shown in Fig. 1. Assuming mφ≃mτ, he h eshold o he p oduc ion is gi en by Eμ>[(2mτ+mN)2−m2 μ−m2 N]/2mN≃3.8GeV o Pb, abo e which he c oss sec ion s eeply ises. In he ol- lowing, we use he co esponding muon beam lux o each expe imen (NA64μand DUNE) o e alua e he exp essions o he φp oduc ion ia he a iables de ined in Eq. (7). 3µ-on- a ge expe imen s We es ima e he p ojec ed sensi i i y o an expe imen by inding he pai o pa ame e alues (gV,mφ), whe e Nφ app op ia e signal e en s a e p oduced ei he di ec ly in he a ge (NA64μ) o in he de ec o (DUNE), as explained la e , a e a gi en exposu e. In his wo k we exploi he φboson p oduc ion p ocess using di e en and complemen a y μ- on- a ge expe imen s: NA64μwi h he ac i e dump ech- nique (using missing ene gy as a signal) compa ed o p o on beam-dump expe imen s such as he DUNE neu ino expe i- men using he LBNF p o on beam (di ec de ec ion h ough in e ac ion as a signal). Al hough he unde lying p oduc ion mechanism is he same, he wo echniques di e in he lux o he muon beam, μ(E), and he a ge hickness and ma e- ials. In a gene al case, φbosons a e gene a ed by he μ-on- a ge p ocess, and a e p oduc ion, a ac ion o hem decay 123 Eu . Phys. J. C (2023) 83 :775 Page 3 o 7 775 Fig. 1 P oduc ion c oss sec ion o he φboson, wi h mass mφ=mτ and coupling cons an |gV|=3×10−3, as a unc ion o he incoming muon ene gy inside a de ec o olume and can be de ec ed. The numbe o such signal e en s is Nφ=dEφφ(Eφ)×lde γβcτφ ,(8) whe e γis he ela i is ic Lo en z ac o , lde is he leng h wi hin which bosons decay, lde /γβcτφis he ac ion o bosons decaying in ligh o p oduce a signal in he de ec o , and φ(Eφ)is he lux o φbosons a he de ec o , es ima ed as φ(Eφ)=dEμ(E)E Emin dEl nA −dE/dl ×θde 0 dθφsin θφ d2σ(El,Eφ) dEφd cos θφ .(9) He e, μ(E)is he lux o he muon beam as a unc ion o ene gy, nAis he numbe o a ge a oms pe olume, El is he muon ene gy a e a eling a leng h lin he a ge and losing ene gy acco ding o he s opping powe −dE/dl, Emin is he ene gy o he muon a he end o he a ge , and θde is he angula accep ance o he de ec o . In he ollowing subsec ions, we sepa a ely desc ibe he wo expe imen al scena ios and he assump ions in he de i ed sensi i i y limi s. 3.1 NA64μscena io NA64μis a ixed- a ge expe imen a CERN looking o new pa icles o da k ma e and po al in e ac ions p oduced in elec omagne ic showe s and coupled o muons. The expe - imen uses he seconda y 160-GeV muons om he in e ac- ions o 400-GeV p o ons om he CERN SPS wi h a a ge . A se o beam scin illa o s and e o coun e s, low-ma e ial- budge acke s, and dipole magne s allow us o p ecisely cons ain he momen um o he incoming 160-GeV muons impinging on an ac i e a ge . The main de ec o , whe e φ may be p oduced, consis s o an elec omagne ic calo ime- e wi h 40 X0 adia ion leng h. Downs eam, he de ec o is u he equipped wi h e o coun e s and a ∼30-in e ac ion- leng h had onic calo ime e . New pa icles could be p oduced by he muon beam sca e ing in he a ge and la e decay o isible SM pa icles ha could be seen by hei signa u es in a downs eam de ec o . The cu en wo k is based on he de ec ion o missing ene gy and momen um ca ied away by he p oduced hypo he ical, long-li ed φboson, lea ing a sca e ed muon as expe imen al signa u e (wi h he momen- um o he sca e ed muon in he ange o 10–80 GeV/c). The sensi i i y in he sea ch o he φboson is highe wi h espec o he beam-dump app oach due o he lowe powe in he coupling s eng h wi hou a decay e ex. Thus, in NA64μ, only he numbe o e en s a he p oduc ion a ge needs o be es ima ed. The e o e, he numbe o e en s is gi en by Nφ=dEφφ(Eφ). Fu he mo e, he p oduc ion a ge hickness is small, and he muon ene gy loss can be neglec ed. As a esul , we use he ollowing exp ession o es ima e he φboson lux φ(Eφ)=l a ge nAdEμ(E) ×θde 0 dθφsin θφ d2σ(E,Eφ) dEφd cos θφ ,(10) whe e l a ge is he hickness o he a ge . The e has been ex ensi e s udy o simula ing and e alua - ing he p oduc ion o da k ma e pa icles wi h a muon beam a NA64 [26,37,38]. We use he same me hod in his wo k o es ima e he sensi i i y each o he expe imen . We assume a muon beam wi h a mean o 160 GeV ene gy and a wid h o 4.3 GeV hi ing a lead a ge wi h o al da a o ∼3×1013 muons-on- a ge (MOT). 3.2 DUNE/LBNF scena io The Deep Unde g ound Neu ino Expe imen is a nex - gene a ion, wide-ene gy-beam long-baseline neu ino expe - imen a Fe milab. I will use an in ense (an i)neu ino beam ha passes h ough a nea de ec o a Fe milab and a a de ec- o 1300km away in Sou h Dako a. The neu ino beam line 123 775 Page 4 o 7 Eu . Phys. J. C (2023) 83 :775 o DUNE is a esul o exhaus i e design and op imiza ion wo k [19]. The beam is p oduced by a 60–120-GeV p o on beam hi ing a g aphi e a ge , a e which he p oduced pions and kaons decay o lep ons and neu inos in a ∼220-m-long decay pipe. A he end o he pipe, a dedica ed ∼30-m- long s ainless-s eel s uc u e ac s as a beam dump o s op all muons 300 m ups eam om he nea de ec o . We use he simula ion o he neu ino beam p oduc ion o ace pa icles along he beam axis. The muon lux used in he calcula ion is es ima ed om a dedica ed acking plane, which is loca ed a he end o he decay pipe in he simula ion. An example o he ob ained muon ene gy spec um is illus a ed in Fig. 2. The peak o he spec um is a Eμ≃2.5 GeV; howe e , he long high-ene gy ail is esponsible o he majo i y o φ boson p oduc ion due o he apid inc ease in he c oss sec ion wi h he incoming lep on ene gy (see Fig. 1). A he lowe - ene gy egion, he p oduc ion a e is much smalle . F om he neu ino lux simula ion we es ima e an in eg a ed muon lux o μ≃5×1019 muons o 1.1×1021 p o ons on a ge (POT), co esponding o 1 yea o da a- aking. In DUNE, a signal could be de ec ed in he nea de ec- o om he decay o he φboson ha was p oduced by he muons hi ing he s ainless-s eel dump. We conside he decay channel φ→μ+μ−νμντwi h a b anching a io o 17% [14], mo i a ed by he dimuon esul s om NuTeV [16]. Possible backg ounds leading o a dimuon signa u e include deep inelas ic sca e ing (DIS) and esonance p oduc ion o mesons in cha ged-cu en (CC) muon–neu ino (νμ) in e - ac ions wi h a a ge nucleus. The mesons could decay in semi-lep onic mode, p oducing an ex a muon. In o de o analyze such po en ial backg ound p ocesses, we pe o med simula ions wi h he GENIE [39] Mon e Ca lo (MC) e en gene a o ha p o ides a comp ehensi e neu ino in e ac ion modeling in he Eν∼100 MeV − ew-hund ed GeV neu- ino ene gy egion, including quasi-elas ic, esonance, and DIS p ocesses. Unlike he φboson decay, e en s wi h DIS o esonan meson p oduc ion a e accompanied by addi ional ac i i y in he inal s a e. Simila ly o p e ious indings o NuTeV, a e disc imina ing o low-mul iplici y e en s wi h wo muons, we ound ha hese backg ounds could be com- ple ely supp essed in an MC simula ion o 400 million e en s o neu ino in e ac ions on an a gon a ge (co esponding o ∼5 yea s o ope a ion o DUNE a he nominal in en- si y). Howe e , u he s udies a e planned wi h a ull de ec- o simula ion o gain a de ailed unde s anding o he possible bounds on he backg ound ejec ion. 4 Resul s We illus a e he sensi i i y po en ial o he benchma k CLFV scena io wi h he complemen a y muon beams a NA64μand DUNE in Fig 3. Fo bo h expe imen s, he Fig. 2 Ene gy spec um o muons a he end o he decay pipe om he ull DUNE neu ino beam line simula ion [19], see explana ion in he ex double-di e en ial c oss sec ion in Eqs. (9)o (10) is e al- ua ed gi en he ene gy spec a o each expe imen , μ(E), and he kinema ic limi s on he inal-s a e φ-boson ac ional ene gy, x, which is cons ained by he masses o he boson φ and he τ. In he case o he NA64μexpe imen , a o al in eg a ed muon lux o ∼3×1013 MOT is achie able [20]. The ime needed o accumula e he assumed o al MOT is es ima ed o be ∼100 days. This conse a i e es ima ion is based on he CERN SPS deli e ing on a e age 3500 spills pe day and 2 ×108muons pe spill. Bene i ing om he unique combina ion o a 160-GeV muon beam wi h missing-ene gy and momen um sea ch, NA64μwould be able o pe o m a compe i i e sea ch o such a CLFV signal. Fu he mo e, he sensi i i y each c i ically depends on he leng h o he ac i e a ge . We ind ha a 1-m-long a ge would al eady be able o explo e a la ge pa o he pa ame e space, gV≥6×10−3. Howe e , he expe imen is highly modula , and a possible op imiza ion o he se up could u he enhance i s po en ial: a easible op ion is o inc ease he a ge leng h o 5m which would make i possible o comple ely co e he (gμ−2) p e e ed egion and o p obe a a ie y o o he new physics scena ios in ol ing muons. We also ind ha , al eady wi h a10 12 MOT and a ∼3-m-long a ge , he gV≥×10−2 pa ame e egion can be co e ed. A de ailed Mon e Ca lo simula ion o an op imized se up will ollow as a nex s ep. Fo he DUNE expe imen , he φ-boson p oduc ion is d i en by he high-end ail o he muon lux. Compa ed o 123 Eu . Phys. J. C (2023) 83 :775 Page 5 o 7 775 NA64μ, he lowe muon ene gies a DUNE and hus lowe p oduc ion c oss sec ion a e compensa ed by he mo e in ense muon lux. Assuming 10–20 yea s o ope a ion a nominal in ensi y, DUNE would be able o explo e a signi ican pa o he pa ame e space, eaching in o he gV≃10−2 egion and po en ially imp o ing he cons ain s om NuTeV. How- e e , an op imiza ion o he neu ino beam line could u - he enhance he con ibu ion o high-ene gy muons in he lux and subsequen ly app oach he gV≤10−2benchma k egion. This scena io is pa ially mo i a ed by a ecen wo k explo ing an al e na i e beam-dump ope a ion mode o p obe new physics wi h DUNE [40]. Fo compa ison, we also show he p ojec ed sensi i i y o he same μ-on- a ge mode calcula ed by [14] o CHARM, NuTeV, and SHiP. He e, we do no show he cons ain s o p ojec ed sensi i i y limi s de i ed o he di ec elec oweak and hea y meson decay p ocess, which was included in he p e ious wo k [14], since we only ocus on he μ-on- a ge scena io. In he case o SHiP, he assumed o al da a co - esponds o 2 ×1020 p o ons on a ge (POT). The wo se sensi i i y in DUNE ela i e o SHiP s ems om he lowe muon ene gies in he lux [41]. I is also no ed ha he e a e di e ences in he beam in ensi y be ween NA64μand SHiP. We assume 1012 POT pe spill in ensi y a he CERN SPS in he case o he muon beam line used by NA64μ, while o SHiP he p o on beam in ensi y is gene ally expec ed o be an o de o magni ude highe . We no e ha a simila se up o NA64μis capable o sea ching o o he new scala pa icle candida es using he same muon beam [26]. In addi ion, he p oposed Muon Miss- ing Momen um (M3) expe imen a Fe milab [42] plans o p obe new physics wi h a dedica ed muon beam. Finally, a numbe o expe imen s also ha e he po en ial o sea ch o hidden-sec o scala pa icles, such as SHADOWS [43], HIKE [44], and ATLAS [45]. 5 Conclusions In summa y, we p esen he sensi i i y po en ial o wo μ-on- a ge expe imen s, NA64μand DUNE, as complemen a y modes o sea ching o new physics wi h muon beams. We ind ha bo h NA64μand DUNE ha e he po en ial o co e a signi ican po ion o he benchma k model pa ame e space, (mφ,gV). NA64μwi h an op imized se up could p obe he coupling pa ame e down o gV≃3×10−3, comple ely co e ing he muon gμ−2 p e e ed egion and hus p o id- ing a simila p ojec ed each as SHiP. DUNE will also be able o co e unexplo ed pa s o he pa ame e space, po en- ially imp o ing on he ob ained cons ain s om NuTeV. An op imiza ion o he neu ino beam line, inc easing he con- ibu ion om he high-ene gy ail, could allow us o u he enhance he sensi i i y o DUNE. Fig. 3 Cons ain s om CHARM, NuTeV [16,17], and p ojec ed sen- si i i y cu es o SHiP [14,18] (dash-do ed, magen a line), DUNE (solid b own and blue lines o 10 and 20 yea s o ope a ion, espec- i ely), and NA64μ(dashed b own and black lines) in he μ-on- a ge p oduc ion mode (excep o CHARM). In he case o NA64μ, he op i- mized se up wi h 1-m-long (b own dashed line) and 5-m-long (black dashed line) a ge s a e also shown sepa a ely. The ligh blue egion shows he benchma k pa ame e ange explaining he muon gμ−2 anomaly Al hough we use a gi en CLFV model as a benchma k in his wo k, we no e ha simila echniques can be used o s udy he sensi i i y po en ial o expe imen s wi h muon beams o o he physics scena ios. Beyond he gμ−2 disc ep- ancy and neu ino la o oscilla ions, sea ches o da k sec o pa icles a e also mo i a ed by he ma e –an ima e asym- me y, he known da k ma e abundance om as ophysical and cosmological obse a ions, o by heo e ical mo i a ions s ongly sugges ing he exis ence o addi ional gauge g oups weakly coupling o SM ields [1,46]. Acknowledgemen s We g a e ully acknowledge con e sa ions wi h D. Ha is. The wo k o LMB is suppo ed by SNSF G an no. 186158 (Swi ze land), RyC-030551-I, and PID2021-123955NA-100 unded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE (Spain). Da a A ailabili y S a emen This manusc ip has no associa ed da a o he da a will no be deposi ed. [Au ho s’ commen : The simula ions and calcula ions ha suppo he indings o his s udy a e a ailable om he au ho s upon eques ]. 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