Search for <i>K<sub>S,L</sub></i> oscillations and invisible decays into the dark sector at NA64
Keywords: kaon physics, search for kaon oscillations, search for new physics at fixed target experiments
Topics: High Energy Physics (Theory) , High Energy Physics (Experiment)
Submitted: 09.12.2024; Published 23.12.2024

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S. N. Gninenko, N. V. Krasnikov, V. A. Matveev. "Search for KS,L oscillations and invisible decays into the dark sector at NA64" Natural Science Review 1 5 (2024)
https://nsr-jinr.ru/index.php/nsr/article/view/31
S. N. Gninenko1,2, N. V. Krasnikov1,2,a, V. A. Matveev1,2
  • 1Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
  • 2Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
  • aNikolai.Krasnikov@cern.ch
Natural Science Review 1 5 (2024) 23.12.2024
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The decays KS,L invisible have never been experimentally tested. In the Standard Model (SM), their branching ratios for the decay into two neutrinos are predicted to be extremely small, Br (KS,Lνν̄) ≲ 10−16. We consider several natural extensions of the SM, such as two-Higgs-doublet (2HDM), 2HDM and light scalar, and dark mirror sector models, that allow one to enhance the Br (KS,Linvisible) up to a measurable level. We briefly discuss the possible search for KS,Linvisible decays and KS,L oscillations into the dark sector at the NA64 experiment at CERN with the sensitivity to Br (KS,Linvisible) ≲ 10−7−10−5.