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The search for dark matter gauge bosons with the Mainz Microtron

Harald Merkel

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Nuclear physicsHidden sectorPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsGauge bosonParticle physicsSpectrometerPhysics beyond the Standard ModelHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyDark matterTechnicolorMicrotronStandard Model

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Abstract A pilot experiment in the search for light gauge bosons at the spectrometer setup of the A1 collaboration at MAMI is presented. Light gauge bosons arise naturally in a wide range of theoretical approaches beyond the standard model and are in accordance with several pieces of experimental evidence not yet understood in the standard model. A first test measurement at MAMI showed that existing limits on the coupling of such a light gauge boson can be improved by nearly an order of magnitude by fixed target experiments at existing electron accelerators.

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2011-04-01Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2011.01.009