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Probing Long-lived Axions at the KOTO Experiment

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Afik,  Yoav
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Döbrich,  Babette
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Jerhot,  Jan
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Soreq,  Yotam
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Tobioka,  Kohsaku
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

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Afik, Y., Döbrich, B., Jerhot, J., Soreq, Y., & Tobioka, K. (2023). Probing Long-lived Axions at the KOTO Experiment. Physical Review D, 108, 5. Retrieved from https://publications.mppmu.mpg.de/?action=search&mpi=MPP-2023-40.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-11B0-6
Abstract
While the main goal of the J-PARC KOTO experiment is to measure the rare decay KL→π0νν¯, the unique setup of KOTO raises the possibility to search for physics beyond the Standard Model, in an attempt to probe parts of the parameter space which are not covered by other experiments. In this paper, we test the possibility of using KOTO to search for heavy QCD axions, or axion-like particles, a well-motivated extension of the Standard Model emerging in a variety of models. In particular, we estimate the sensitivity of the current KOTO setup as well as the KOTO Step-2 for various benchmark scenarios of axion coupling to the Standard Model. We find that KOTO Step-2 can probe new regions in the parameter space, while KOTO with its current form can only reaffirm the existing bounds. The obtained axion datasets are available as an update of the public code of the ALPINIST framework, including implementation of KOTO setups in the simulation, allowing for interpretation of various analyses as searches for axions in custom models.