Search for an axion-like particle with forward proton scattering in association with photon pairs at ATLAS

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dc.contributor.authorAad, G.
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, B.
dc.contributor.authorAbeling, K.
dc.contributor.authorAbicht, N.J.
dc.contributor.authorAbidi, S.H.
dc.contributor.authorAboulhorma, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbramowicz, H.
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, H.
dc.contributor.authorAbulaiti, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAbusleme Hoffman, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorAcharya, B.S.
dc.contributor.authorAdam Bourdarios, C.
dc.contributor.authorAdamczyk, L.
dc.contributor.authorAdamek, L.
dc.contributor.authorAddepalli, S.V.
dc.contributor.authorAddison, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorAdelman, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdiguzel, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdye, T.
dc.contributor.authorAffolder, A.A.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractA search for forward proton scattering in association with light-by-light scattering mediated by an axion-like particle is presented, using the ATLAS Forward Proton spectrometer to detect scattered protons and the central ATLAS detector to detect pairs of outgoing photons. Proton-proton collision data recorded in 2017 at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 13 TeV were analysed, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 14.6 fb−1. A total of 441 candidate events were selected. A search was made for a narrow resonance in the diphoton mass distribution, corresponding to an axion-like particle (ALP) with mass in the range 150–1600 GeV. No excess is observed above a smooth background. Upper limits on the production cross section of a narrow resonance are set as a function of the mass, and are interpreted as upper limits on the ALP production coupling constant, assuming 100% decay branching ratio into a photon pair. The inferred upper limit on the coupling constant is in the range 0.04–0.09 TeV−1 at 95% confidence level.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityThe Atlas Collaboration … G. Aad … E.K. Filmer ... P. Jackson ... A. X. Y. Kong ... H. Potti … E.X.L. Ting ... M. J White … et al.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), 2023; 2023(7):1-37
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/jhep07(2023)234
dc.identifier.issn1029-8479
dc.identifier.issn1029-8479
dc.identifier.orcidFilmer, E.K. [0000-0001-6967-7325]
dc.identifier.orcidJackson, P. [0000-0002-0847-402X]
dc.identifier.orcidMcDougall, A.E. [0000-0001-7713-2800]
dc.identifier.orcidPotti, H. [0000-0002-0800-9902]
dc.identifier.orcidTing, E.X.L. [0000-0002-5886-6339]
dc.identifier.orcidWhite, M.J. [0000-0001-5474-4580]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/140233
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rights© CERN, for the benefit of the ATLAS Collaboration. Article funded by SCOAP3 . This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/jhep07(2023)234
dc.subjectCP Violation; Hadron-Hadron Scattering
dc.titleSearch for an axion-like particle with forward proton scattering in association with photon pairs at ATLAS
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished online

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