Dark Forces: Searches for New Forces at the GeV-scale

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Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Aaron Roodman (SLAC), Jay Wacker (SLAC), Mathew Graham (SLAC), Michael Peskin (SLAC), Natalia Toro (Stanford University), Philip Schuster (SLAC), Rouven Essig (SLAC)
Description
Theoretical models related to dark matter have proposed that there are long-range forces mediated by new gauge bosons with masses in the MeV to GeV range and very weak coupling to ordinary matter. The experimental constraints on the existence of these new gauge bosons are quite weak. This workshop will bring together theorists and experimentalists to stimulate progress in searching for these "dark forces" in three arenas: 1. new fixed-target experiments at electron and proton accelerators such as JLab, SLAC, and Fermilab; 2. searches at high-luminosity e+e- experiments, including BaBar, BELLE, CLEO-c, KLOE, and BES-III; 3. searches at the Tevatron experiments.
Working Group discussion topics
Working group discussion topics (PDF)
    • 1
      Registration Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Welcome and Overview Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Rouven Essig (on behalf of organizers)
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      Motivations for a dark force from astrophysics and WIMP searches Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Neal Weiner (New York University)
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      Theories of Dark Forces Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study)
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    • 10:10
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Searching for the Light Dark Gauge Boson in GeV-Scale Experiments. Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. LianTao Wang (Princeton University)
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      Dark Sectors at High Energy Colliders Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Scott Thomas (Rutgers University)
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      Dark Photon Searches at D0 Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Yuri Gershtein (Rutgers University)
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    • 12:05
      Lunch Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Introduction to Electron Fixed-Target Experiments Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Natalia Toro (Stanford University)
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      New Fixed-Target Experiment for a Heavy Photon Search Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Takashi Maruyama (SLAC)
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      Introduction to Working Groups Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Philip Schuster (on behalf of organizers)
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    • Working Group: Fixed Target Experiments Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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        Jefferson Lab:Overview, Prospects, and First Attempts at Data Mining for A’ search
        Speaker: Peter Bosted
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      • 12
        Facilities and Prospects at Mainz: MAMI and MESA
        Speaker: Dr Kurt Aulenbacher (Institut für Kernphysik der Universität Mainz)
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      • 13
        Fixed Target Experiments at XFEL
        Speaker: Javier Redondo (DESY)
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    • Working Group: High-Energy Colliders ROB Pine/Madrone

      ROB Pine/Madrone

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        Defining and Simulating Lepton Jets
        Speaker: Mr Joshua Ruderman (Princeton University)
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    • Working Group: e+e- Colliders Kavli Auditorium

      Kavli Auditorium

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    • 15:30
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Searches for the X(214) in ISR and B Decay Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Youngjoon Kwon (Yonsei University)
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      Search Strategies for Multilepton Jets at the Tevatron Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Chris Hays (Oxford University)
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    • 16:50
      Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Probing a Secluded U(1) at B-factories Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Brian Batell (Perimeter Institute)
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      Searches for Exotics in Upsilon Decays at BaBar Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Hojeong Kim (SLAC)
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    • 19:00
      dinner Hunan Garden Restaurant

      Hunan Garden Restaurant

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      Hidden portals through fixed targets Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Maxim Pospelov (Perimeter Institute, University of Victoria)
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      Searching for a U-boson with a positron beam and JLab prospects Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Bogdan Wojtsekhowski (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)
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      Lepton Jets Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Itay Yavin (New York University)
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    • 10:25
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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    • Working Group: Fixed Target Experiments ROB A/B

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    • Working Group: High-Energy Colliders Green Room

      Green Room

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    • Working Group: e+e- Colliders ROB C/D

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    • 12:30
      Lunch Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Confined Dark Sectors Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Jay Wacker (SLAC)
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      Search for a Narrow Resonance in e+e- to Four Leptons at Babar Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Mathew Graham (SLAC)
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      U Boson Search at the JLab Free Electron Laser Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Jesse Thaler and Peter Fisher (Berkeley, MIT)
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    • 14:50
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Light hidden U(1)s in LARGE volume string compactifications Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Andreas Ringwald (DESY)
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      Searches for Axion-like Particles and Paraphotons with JLAB FEL Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Andrei Afanasev (Hampton U/Jefferson Lab)
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      Supersymmetric Hidden Sectors at a GeV Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr David Poland (Harvard University)
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    • 16:40
      break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Probing a Secluded U(1) at BES Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Hai-Bo Li (Institute of High Energy Physics)
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    • WG SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION: Tevatron Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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        Summary Talk
        Speaker: Dr Andy Haas (SLAC)
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      Chameleonic Forces Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Ann Nelson (University of Washington)
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      ADMX: Searching for Dark Matter Axions and other Light Hidden Particles Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Dr Gray Rybka (University of Washington)
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    • 10:00
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Searches on the hidden sector with KLOE at DAFNE Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Fabio Bossi (INFN Frascati)
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      Dark matter research at the MESA facility Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

      Speaker: Dr Kurt Aulenbacher (Institut für Kernphysik der Universität Mainz)
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    • Working Group: Fixed Target Experiments Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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    • Working Group: e+e- Colliders ROB Pine/Madrone

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    • 12:30
      Lunch Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Prospects for dark sector particle search with Upsilon(nS) data Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Mr Jamal Rorie (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
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      Status and Prospects of the BES III experiment Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Yangheng Zheng (GUCAS)
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    • 14:20
      Coffee Break Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      What can the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope tell us about dark forces? Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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      Speaker: Prof. Douglas Finkbeiner (Harvard University)
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    • WG SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION: e+e- colliders and fixed-target experiments Bldg. 48 ROB A/B/C/D

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        Fixed-Target WG Summary
        Speakers: Prof. James Bjorken (SLAC (Emeritus)), John Jaros
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        e+e- Collider WG Summary
        Speaker: Prof. Adam Ritz (University of Victoria)
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