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Constraining Quirky Tracks with Conventional Searches.
1New High Energy Theory Center, Department of Physics, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuisen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
Physical Review Letters
|September 27, 2017
Summary
New particle searches explore quirks, which possess dual charges. Existing collider data and a proposed CMS search constrain quirk masses to the TeV range, depending on their quantum numbers.
Area of Science:
- High Energy Physics
- Particle Physics
- Beyond Standard Model Physics
Background:
- Quirks are hypothetical particles with both Standard Model and new confining group charges.
- The theoretical setup allows for macroscopic quirk-antiquirk distances in a confining phase.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reinterpret existing collider limits as constraints on quirk particles.
- To propose and estimate the sensitivity of a new search for quirks using CMS data.
Main Methods:
- Reinterpretation of monojet and heavy stable charged particle search data.
- Analysis of magnetic-field-less data from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment.
- Estimation of sensitivity for a novel quirk search strategy.
Main Results:
- Existing collider data provide limits on quirk properties.
- The proposed CMS search offers sensitivity to quirks within a specific confinement scale (1-100 eV).
- Quirk masses are constrained to the TeV range, varying with quantum numbers.
Conclusions:
- Collider experiments can effectively search for new physics beyond the Standard Model, such as quirks.
- The study establishes new mass constraints for quirks, probing previously unexplored regions of parameter space.
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