Abstract
The search for a dark photon holds considerable interest in the physics community. Such a force carrier would begin to illuminate the dark sector. Many experiments have searched for such a particle, but so far it has proven elusive. In recent years the concept of a low mass dark photon has gained popularity in the physics community. Of particular recent interest is the 8Be and 4He anomaly, which could be explained by a new fifth force carrier with a mass of 17 MeV/c 2. The proposed Darklight experiment would search for this potential low mass force carrier at ARIEL in the 10-20 MeV/c 2 e+e- invariant mass range. This proceeding will focus on the experimental design and physics case of the Darklight experiment.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012010 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 2391 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 2022 Workshop on New Scientific Scientific Opportunities with the TRIUMF ARIEL e-linac, TRIUMF 2022 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: May 25 2021 → May 27 2021 |
Funding
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation grant number PHY-2012114. We would also like to thank the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for their generous support of this workshop.