Prospects on the detection of solar dark photons by the International Axion Observatory

O'Shea, T. ; Giannotti, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Garcia Irastorza, I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Plasencia, L.M. ; Redondo, J. ; Ruz, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vogel, J.K. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Dark (hidden) photons are widely recognised as well motivated candidates for physics beyond the standard model, and have been invoked for the solution of several outstanding problems, including to account for the dark matter in the universe. In this paper, we consider a simple model for dark photons, which is coupled to ordinary matter only through kinetic mixing with ordinary photons. Within this framework, we calculate the flux of solar dark photons on Earth and revise the potential to detect it with the next generation of axion helioscopes, particularly with the International AXion Observatory (IAXO). This paper extends on previous theoretical analyses in two main ways. Firstly, it includes a more complete analysis of the possible sources of dark photons from the sun, including the contribution of the solar magnetic field and of nuclear processes, and secondly it includes predictions on the parameter space accessible in the gas-filled phase of IAXO

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2024/06/070

Año: 2024

Publicado en: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2024, 06 (2024), 26 pp.
ISSN: 1475-7516

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2019-108122GB-C32
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/ERC-2017-AdG-788781
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PGC2022-126078NB-C21

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Astronomía y Astrofísica (Dpto. Física Teórica)
Área (Departamento): Área Física Atóm.Molec.y Nucl. (Dpto. Física Teórica)