Volume 476 - 42nd International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2024) - Beyond the Standard Model
The search for ${K_{L}^{0}\rightarrow\gamma+dark\:photon(\bar\gamma)}$ at the KOTO experiment.
T. Wu
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Pre-published on: December 23, 2024
Published on: April 29, 2025
Abstract
We present the study of the massless dark photon ($\bar\gamma$) in the $K_{L}^{0}\rightarrow\gamma\bar\gamma$ decay at the J-PARC KOTO experiment.
Distinguished from the massive dark photon, the massless one does not directly mix with the ordinary photon but could interact with Standard Model (SM) particles through direct coupling to quarks.
Some theoretical models propose that the branching ratio ($\mathcal{BR}$) of the $K_{L}^{0}\rightarrow\gamma\bar\gamma$ decay could reach up to $\mathcal{O}(10^{-3})$, which is well within the KOTO's sensitivity for this study.
Although the challenge is posed by the lack of kinematic constraints, the KOTO hermetic veto system provides a unique opportunity to probe for such decay.
In this presentation, we will present the open-box result of the $K_{L}^{0}\rightarrow\gamma\bar\gamma$ search based on the data collected in 2020.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.476.0292
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