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The axion is a hypothesized particle appearing in various theories beyond the Standard Model. It is a light spin-0 boson initially postulated to solve the strong CP problem and is also a strong candidate for dark matter. If the axion or an axion-like particle exists, it would mediate a P-odd and T-odd spin-dependent interaction. We describe two experiments under development at Indiana University-Bloomington to search for such an interaction.
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New dynamics from hidden sectors may manifest as long-range forces between visible matter particles. The well-known case of Yukawa-like potentials occurs via the exchange of a single virtual particle. However, more exotic behavior is also possible. We present three classes of exotic potentials that are generated by relativistic theories: (i) quantum forces from the loop-level exchange of two virtual particles, (ii) conformal forces from a conformal sector, and (iii) emergent forces from degrees of freedom that only exist in the infrared regime of the theory. We discuss the complementarity of spin-dependent force searches in an effective field theory framework. We identify well-motivated directions to search for exotic spin-dependent forces.
Heavy long-lived multi-charged leptons (MCLs) are predicted by various new physics models. These hypothetical MCLs can form bound states, due to their high electric charges and long life times. In this work, we propose a novel strategy of searching for MCLs through their bound state productions and decays. By utilizing LHC-8 TeV data in searching for resonances in the diphoton channel, we exclude the masses of isospin singlet heavy leptons with electric charge $|q|geq 6$ (in units of electron charge) lower than $sim$1.2 TeV, which are much stronger than the corresponding 8 TeV LHC bounds from analysing the high ionisation and the long time-of-flight of MCLs. By utilising the current 13 TeV LHC diphoton channel measurements the bound can further exclude MCL masses up to $sim$1.6 TeV for $|q|geq 6$. Also, we demonstrate that the conventional LHC limits from searching for MCLs produced via Drell-Yan processes can be enhanced by including the contribution of photon fusion processes.
Exotic spin-dependent interactions may be generated by exchanging hypothetical bosons that have been proposed to solve some mysteries in physics by theories beyond the standard model of particle physics. The search for such interactions can be conducted by tabletop scale experiments using high precision measurement techniques. Here we report an experiment to explore the parity-odd interaction between moving polarized electrons and unpolarized nucleons using a magnetic force microscope. The polarized electrons are provided by the magnetic tip at the end of a silicon cantilever, and their polarizations are approximately magnetized in the plane of the magnetic coating on the tip. A periodic structure with alternative gold and silicon dioxide stripes provides unpolarized nucleons with periodic number density modulation. The exotic forces are expected to change the oscillation amplitude of the cantilever which is measured by a fiber laser interferometer. Data has been taken by scanning the tip over the nucleon source structure at constant separation, and no exotic signal related to the density modulation has been observed. Thus, the experiment sets a limit on the electron-nucleon coupling constant, $g_A^eg_V^Nleq 9times 10^{-15}$ for 15 $mu$m $le lambda le$ 180 $mu$m, using a direct force measurement method.
Development of new techniques to search for particles beyond the standard model is crucial for understanding the ultraviolet completion of particle physics. Several hypothetical particles are predicted to mediate exotic spin-dependent interactions between particles of the standard model that may be accessible to laboratory experiments. However, laboratory searches are mostly conducted for static spin-dependent interactions, with only a few experiments so far addressing spin- and velocity-dependent interactions. Here, we demonstrate a search for exotic spin- and velocity-dependent interactions with a spin-based amplifier. Our technique makes use of hyperpolarized nuclear spins as a pre-amplifier to enhance the effect of pseudo-magnetic field produced by exotic interactions by an amplification factor of > 100. Using such a spin-based amplifier, we establish constraints on the spin- and velocity-dependent interactions between polarized and unpolarized nucleons in the force range of 0.03-100 m. Our limits represent at least two orders of magnitude improvement compared to previous experiments. The established technique can be further extended to investigate other exotic spin-dependent interactions.
In the framework of the modified chromo-magnetic interaction model, we perform a systematical study on the mass spectrums of the ground pentaquark states with $qqqqbar{Q}$, $qqqQbar{q}$, $QQQQbar{q}$, $QQQQbar{Q}$, and $QQQqbar{Q}$, $(Q=c,b; q=n,s; n=u,d)$ configurations. The isospin-color-spin wave functions satisfying Pauli principle for each type of ground pentaquark states are constructed. With the help of experimental data, we estimate their possible mass spectrums in two different schemes. Based on our results, we present a detailed analysis on the mass spectrums and decay behaviors for the discussed pentquark states. We hope that our study will be helpful to experimentally search for such types of the exotic pentaquark states in the future.
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