New light on dark photons

H. An, M. Pospelov, J. Pradler

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Abstract

“Dark Photons”, light new vector particles Vµ kinetically mixed with the photon, are a frequently considered extension of the Standard Model. For masses below 10 keV they are emitted from the solar interior. In the limit of small mass mV the dark photon flux is strongly peaked at low energies and we demonstrate that the constraint on the atomic ionization rate imposed by the results of the XENON10 Dark Matter experiment sets the to-date most stringent limit on the kinetic mixing parameter of this model: κ × mV < 3 × 1012 eV. The result significantly improves previous experimental bounds and surpasses even the most stringent astrophysical and cosmological limits in a seven-decade-wide interval of mV .

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2013
EditorsOberlack Uwe, Sissol Pierre
PublisherVerlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
Pages129-132
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783935702836
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2013 - Mainz, Germany
Duration: Jun 24 2013Jun 28 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2013

Conference

Conference9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2013
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMainz
Period6/24/136/28/13

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