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DOE OSTI2024

Bosenovae with quadratically-coupled scalars in quantum sensing experiments

Abstract Ultralight dark matter (ULDM) particles of massm ϕ ≲ 1 eV can form boson stars in DM halos. Collapse of boson stars leads to explosive bosenova emission of copious relativistic ULDM particles. In this work, we analyze the sensitivity of terrestrial and space-based experiments to detect such relativistic scalar ULDM particles interacting through quadratic couplings with Standard Model constituents, including electrons, photons, and gluons. We highlight key differences with searches for linear ULDM couplings. Screening of ULDM with quadratic couplings near the surface of the Earth can significantly impact observations in terrestrial experiments, motivating future space-based experiments. We demonstrate excellent ULDM discovery prospects, especially for quantum sensors, which can probe quadratic couplings orders below existing constraints by detecting bosenova events in the ULDM mass range 10 −23 eV ≲m ϕ ≲ 10 −5 eV. We also report updated constraints on quadratic couplings of ULDM in case it comprises cold DM.

Physics↗
DOE OSTI2011

Negative-parity {Lambda}{sub Q} baryons in the baryon-meson continuum

The negative-parity charmed baryons are investigated by employing the quark model as well as the effective baryon meson model with a bound state embedded in the continuum. Especially the mass difference between the J{sup P} 1/2{sup -} and 3/2{sup -}{Lambda}{sub c}{sup +} baryons is discussed. The observed value of this mass splitting is almost the same as that of {Xi}{sub c}, about 30 MeV. It is found that most of this splitting can be reproduced by assuming a simple qqQ configuration. The coupling to the baryon-meson scattering state may enlarge the splitting as it does for the {Lambda}(1405)(1/2{sup -}) and {Lambda}(1520)(3/2{sup -}) case. We investigate this coupling effect and find that with an appropriately modified coupling or the pole energy, the peak can be reproduced.

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DOE OSTI2011

Search for WH Associated Production in the l upsilon b-bbar Final State Using the DØ Detector at the Tevatron

The Standard Model is the framework which allows to describe interactions between particles and their dynamics. The Higgs mechanism is a solution to naturally introduce a mass term in the theoretical description of this model. After electroweak spontaneous symmetry breaking, a new massive scalar particle is introduced, the Higgs boson. Since it hasn’t been discovered yet, the search for the Higgs boson is carried at the Tevatron, which is a p$\bar{p}$ collider at a center-of-mass of 1.96 TeV. For M H <115 GeV, the dominant decay mode is H → b$\bar{b}$ . The analysis presented in this document is focused on the 100< M H <150 GeV mass range, in the channel where the Higgs boson is produced in assocation with a W boson which decays either to an electron or muon and a neutrino. The study of this final state relies on informations collected from all parts of the DØ detector. A result based on 5.3 fb -1 of RunII Tevatron collisions is presented here. In order to increase the sensitivity to the signal, the analysis is separated in different sub-channels according to the lepton flavour, number of jets in the final state, number of jets identified as originated from b quarks and data taking periods. After selecting events, a multivariate analysis technique is used to separate signal-like events from the expected physics and instrumental backgrounds. A good agreement between data and simulation is observed. As no signal excess is observed in data, an observed (expected) upper limit of 4.5 (4.8) for M H = 115 GeV is set on the ratio of the WH cross section multiplied by the H → b$\bar{b}$ branching fraction to its standard model prediction, at 95% confidence level. Since the final Tevatron dataset is soon to be analyzed, an effort is brought to achieve the maximum sensitivity. A preliminary analysis updated in Summer 2011 is presented as well as future improvements to be considered in the final publication for the search in the WH → ℓνb$\bar{b}$ channel. Since the dijet invariant mass is the most discriminant single variable, a correction based on jet shapes is derived to improve the mass resolution, hence the analysis sensitivity. Moreover, a different usage of b-jets identification tools and optimization studies on the final discriminant yields a significant improvement. This result is part of the Tevatron Higgs combination.

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ↗
DOE OSTI2012

Weak-triplet, color-octet scalars and the CDF dijet excess

We extend the standard model to include a weak-triplet and color-octet scalar. This 'octo-triplet' field consists of three particles, two charged and one neutral, whose masses and renormalizable interactions depend only on two new parameters. The charged octo-triplet decay into a W boson and a gluon is suppressed by a loop factor and an accidental cancellation. Thus, the main decays of the charged octo-triplet may occur through higher-dimensional operators, mediated by a heavy vectorlike fermion, into quark pairs. For an octo-triplet mass below the tb¯ threshold, the decay into Wb b¯ through an off-shell top quark has a width comparable to that into cs¯ or cb¯. Pair production with one octo-triplet decaying to two jets and the other decaying to a W and two soft b jets may explain the dijet-plus-W excess reported by the CDF Collaboration. The same higher-dimensional operators lead to CP violation in B s -B¯ s mixing.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Improving the Top Quark Forward-Backward Asymmetry Measurement at the LHC

At the LHC, top quark pairs are dominantly produced from gluons, making it difficult to measure the top quark forward-backward asymmetry. To improve the asymmetry measurement, we study variables that can distinguish between top quarks produced from quarks and those from gluons: the invariant mass of the top pair, the rapidity of the top-antitop system in the lab frame, the rapidity of the top quark in the top-antitop rest frame, the top quark polarization and the top-antitop spin correlation. We combine all the variables in a likelihood discriminant method to separate quark-initiated events from gluon-initiated events. We apply our method on models including G-prime's and W-prime's motivated by the recent observation of a large top quark forward-backward asymmetry at the Tevatron. We have found that the significance of the asymmetry measurement can be improved by 10% to 30%. At the same time, the central values of the asymmetry increase by 40% to 100%. We have also analytically derived the best spin quantization axes for studying top quark polarization as well as spin-correlation for the new physics models.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2012

Chiral color quark symmetry and possible constraints on the G Prime -boson mass from tevatron and LHC data

A gauge model featuring a chiral color symmetry of quarks was considered, and possible manifestations of this symmetry in proton-antiproton and proton-proton collisions at the Tevatron and LHC energies were studied. The cross section {sigma}{sub tt}-bar for the production of tt-bar quark pairs at the Tevatron and the forward-backward asymmetry A{sub FB}{sup pp}-bar in this process were calculated and analyzed with allowance for the contributions of the G Prime -boson predicted by the chiral color symmetry of quarks, the G Prime -boson massm{sub G Prime} and the mixing angle {theta}{sub G} being treated as free parameters of the model. Limits on m{sub G Prime} versus {theta}{sub G} were studied on the basis of data from the Tevatron on {sigma}{sub tt}-bar and A{sub FB}{sup pp}-bar, and the region compatible with these data within one standard deviation was found in the m{sub G Prime }-{theta}{sub G} plane. The region ofm{sub G Prime }-mass values that is appropriate for observing the G Prime -boson at LHC is discussed.

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DOE OSTI2012

Thermal production of ultrarelativistic right-handed neutrinos: complete leading-order results

The thermal production of relativistic right-handed Majorana neutrinos is of importance for models of thermal leptogenesis in the early Universe. Right-handed neutrinos can be produced both by 1↔2 decay or inverse decay and by 2 → 2 scattering processes. In a previous publication we have studied the production via 1↔2 (inverse) decay processes. There we have shown that multiple scattering mediated by soft gauge boson exchange also contributes to the production rate at leading order and gives a strong enhancement. Here we complete the leading order calculation by adding 2 → 2 scattering processes involving either electroweak gauge bosons or third-generation quarks. We find that processes with gauge interactions give the most important contributions. We also obtain a new sum rule for the Hard Thermal Loop resummed fermion propagator.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Atomic entanglement mediated by various non-classical cavity fields

In this paper several non-classical properties are described such as the entanglement of bipartite system in the multimode cavities, described by the Jaynes-Cummings as well as the Tavis-Cummings model. The modes are described quantum mechanically, which helps to bring out the non-classical features emerging from the interaction of atoms with the cavity modes. Effects such as the growth of the magnitude of atomic entanglement with the increase of the cavity photon number, arising out of the intensity dependent atom-cavity coupling lead to interesting dissimilarities from the case of entanglement generated by the standard Jaynes-Cummings interaction. The dynamics of a single Rydberg atom in an n-mode cavity are also described by oscillations at the rate of the interaction strength of the atom-field interaction, Finally, we investigate the entanglement dynamics in the presence of cavity dissipation under single mode Tavis-Cummings interaction. The atom-photon interactions and the generation of entanglement mediated through them are expected to play an important role in possible future practical realizations in the field of quantum communications for various atom-photon interaction models considered under single or multimode cavity.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2019

Modified multi-dimensional q-deformed Newton oscillators: Algebra, interpolating statistics and thermodynamics

Highlights: • A new quasi-particle algebra is proposed. • The invariance group of the algebra constructed is shown. • The algebra constructed leads to the interpolating statistics. • Anyonic behavior is studied in two dimensions. - Abstract: In this work, we present a new algebraic modelby constructing the modified multi-dimensional q-deformed bosonic and fermionic Newton oscillator algebras. This construction leads effectively to describe interpolating statistics, which can be used to approach the properties of quasi-particle excitations occurring in many-body interacting quantum systems. It is shown that the model algebras are endowed with the SU{sub φ}(d)- and SU{sub θ}(d)-symmetries, where φ and θ are real parameters describing the special phase shifts between two different modes of the models. Particular emphasis is given to the two-dimensional case, which reveals a suitable framework for analyzing anyonic behavior of the models. Furthermore, we discuss the effects of deformation on the general thermodynamical and statistical properties of gas models of these interpolating statistics particles such as the q-deformed statistical distribution function and the equation of state in two and three dimensions. Finally, we concisely point out other possible physical applications of the present deformed (quasi)particle models.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2025

Dissipation-assisted steady-state entanglement engineering based on electron transfer models

Here, we propose a series of dissipation-assisted entanglement generation protocols that can be implemented on a trapped-ion quantum simulator. Our approach builds on the single-site molecular electron transfer (ET) model recently realized in experiment [So et al., Sci. Adv. 10, eads8011 (2024)]. This model leverages spin-dependent boson displacement and dissipation controlled by sympathetic cooling. We show that, when coupled to external degrees of freedom, the ET model can be used as a dissipative quantum control mechanism, enabling the precise tailoring of both spin and boson steady states of a target subsystem. We derive simplified analytical formalisms that offer intuitive insights into the dissipative dynamics. Using realistic interactions in a trapped-ion system, we develop a protocol for generating 𝑁-qubit and 𝑁-boson 𝑊 states. Additionally, we generalize this protocol to realize generic 𝑁-qubit Dicke states with tunable excitation numbers. Finally, we outline a realistic experimental setup to implement our schemes in the presence of noise sources.

chemical charge transfer↗
DOE OSTI2022

Braneworld cosmological effect on freeze-in dark matter density and lifetime frontier

In the 5-dimensional braneworld cosmology, the Friedmann equation of our 4-dimensional universe on a brane is modified at high temperatures while the standard Big Bang cosmology is reproduced at low temperatures. Based on two well-known scenarios, the Randall–Sundrum and Gauss–Bonnet braneworld cosmologies, we investigate the braneworld cosmological effect on the relic density of a non-thermal dark matter particle whose interactions with the Standard Model particles are so weak that its relic density is determined by the freeze-in mechanism. For dark matter production processes in the early universe, we assume a simple scenario with a light vector-boson mediator for the dark matter particle to communicate with the Standard Model particles. We find that the braneworld cosmological effect can dramatically alters the resultant dark matter relic density from the one in the standard Big Bang cosmology. As an application, we consider a right-handed neutrino dark matter in the minimal B – L extended Standard Model with a light B – L gauge boson (Z') as a mediator. We find an impact of the braneworld cosmological effect on the search for the long-lived Z' boson at the planned/proposed Lifetime Frontier experiments.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2019

Langevin simulations of a long-range electron-phonon model

We present a quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) study, based on the Langevin equation, of a Hamiltonian describing electrons coupled to phonon degrees of freedom. The bosonic part of the action helps control the variation of the field in imaginary time. As a consequence, the iterative conjugate gradient solution of the fermionic action, which depends on the boson coordinates, converges more rapidly than in the case of electron-electron interactions, such as the Hubbard Hamiltonian. Fourier acceleration is shown to be a crucial ingredient in reducing the equilibration and autocorrelation times. After describing and benchmarking the method, we present results for the phase diagram focusing on the range of the electron-phonon interaction. Furthermore, we delineate the regions of charge density wave formation from those in which the fermion density is inhomogeneous, caused by phase separation. We show that the Langevin approach is more efficient than the determinant QMC method for lattice sizes N ≳ 8 × 8 and that it therefore opens a potential path to problems including, for example, charge order in the three-dimensional Holstein model.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2011

SU(N) magnetism in chains of ultracold alkaline-earth-metal atoms: Mott transitions and quantum correlations

We investigate one-dimensional SU(N) Hubbard chains at zero temperature, which can be emulated with ultracold alkaline-earth-metal atoms, by using the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG), Bethe ansatz (BA), and bosonization. We compute experimental observables and use the DMRG to benchmark the accuracy of the Bethe ansatz for N>2 where the BA is only approximate. In the worst case, we find a relative error {epsilon} < or approx. 4% in the BA ground-state energy for N{<=}4 at filling 1/N, which is due to the fact that BA improperly treats the triply and higher occupied states. Using the DMRG for N{<=}4 and the BA for large N, we determine the regimes of validity of strong- and weak-coupling perturbation theory for all values of N and, in particular, the parameter range in which the system is well described by a SU(N) Heisenberg model at filling 1/N. We find this depends only weakly on N. We investigate the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition from a Luttinger liquid to a Mott insulator by computing the fidelity susceptibility and the Luttinger parameter K{sub {rho}} at 1/N filling. The numerical findings give strong evidence that the fidelity susceptibility develops a minimum at a critical interaction strength which is found to occur at a finite positive value for N>2.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2024

Searching for Strongly-Interacting Dark Matter with the Heavy Photon Search Experiment

The Heavy Photon Search Experiment (HPS) is a fixed-target experiment at Jefferson Lab’s Hall B, designed to explore a hidden sector (HS) of particles containing dark matter and a new force mediator known as the “heavy photon” (A'). The A' is a massive spin-1 gauge boson associated with a new U (1)D symmetry in the HS that kinetically mixes with the Standard Model () photon with a weak coupling strength parameterized by ¿, with ¿2 ~ 10-2 -10-10. HPS utilizes a high-intensity electron beam on a thin tungsten target to produce heavy photons in the MeV-GeV mass range via “dark bremsstrahlung,” a process analogous to SM bremsstrahlung but suppressed by ¿2. The A' can decay resonantly to SM leptons, allowing HPS to conduct both mass resonance searches for prompt decays (large ¿) and displaced vertex searches for long-lived particles (small ¿). In addition to the minimal A' model, HPS probes more complex extensions such as the QCD-like strongly-interacting massive particles (SIMPs) HS containing “dark” pions (pD) and vector mesons (VD), with pD as dark matter candidates. These particles introduce new thermal dark matter freeze- out scenarios and visible signals through long-lived VD decays to SM leptons, which are accessible to HPS. This analysis conducted a displaced vertex search for VD ¿ e-e+ in the mass range 30 MeV to 124 MeV and ¿ between 10-6 < ¿ < 10-2 using data from the 2016 Engineering Run (10.753 nb-1) at 2.3 GeV. Unlike the minimal A' search, SIMP signal kinematics required new approaches to signal normalization and SM background rejection. The strongest signal evidence was a local p-value of 0.01317 for mVD = 119 MeV, corresponding to a global significance of 0.9s. Although no signal was found, this search excluded a region of the SIMP parameter space at 90 % confidence. This work demonstrates HPS’s competitive capability to probe SIMP sectors within cosmologically significant parameters and introduces a new method for HPS displaced vertex searches using track vertical impact parameter cuts

Spellman, Alic [Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, C↗
DOE OSTI2018

Search for narrow and broad dijet resonances in proton-proton collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=13 $ TeV and constraints on dark matter mediators and other new particles

Searches for resonances decaying into pairs of jets are performed using proton-proton collision data collected at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of up to 36 fb$^{-1}$. A low-mass search, for resonances with masses between 0.6 and 1.6 TeV, is performed based on events with dijets reconstructed at the trigger level from calorimeter information. A high-mass search, for resonances with masses above 1.6 TeV, is performed using dijets reconstructed offline with a particle-flow algorithm. The dijet mass spectrum is well described by a smooth parameterization and no evidence for the production of new particles is observed. Upper limits at 95% confidence level are reported on the production cross section for narrow resonances with masses above 0.6 TeV. In the context of specific models, the limits exclude string resonances with masses below 7.7 TeV, scalar diquarks below 7.2 TeV, axigluons and colorons below 6.1 TeV, excited quarks below 6.0 TeV, color-octet scalars below 3.4 TeV, W' bosons below 3.3 TeV, Z' bosons below 2.7 TeV, Randall-Sundrum gravitons below 1.8 TeV and in the range 1.9 to 2.5 TeV, and dark matter mediators below 2.6 TeV. The limits on both vector and axial-vector mediators, in a simplified model of interactions between quarks and dark matter particles, are presented as functions of dark matter particle mass and coupling to quarks. Searches are also presented for broad resonances, including for the first time spin-1 resonances with intrinsic widths as large as 30% of the resonance mass. As a result, the broad resonance search improves and extends the exclusions of a dark matter mediator to larger values of its mass and coupling to quarks.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Superscaling predictions for NC and CC quasi-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering

Quasielastic double differential neutrino cross sections can be obtained in a phenomenological model based on the superscaling behavior of electron scattering data. In this talk the superscaling approach (SuSA) is reviewed and its validity is tested in a relativistic shell model. Results including meson exchange currents for the kinematics of the MiniBoone experiment are presented.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2011

Meson-baryon scattering in manifestly Lorentz invariant chiral perturbation theory

We analyze meson-baryon scattering lengths in the framework of covariant baryon chiral perturbation theory at leading one-loop order. We compute the complete set of matching relations between the dimension-two low-energy constants in the two- and three-flavor formulations of the theory. We derive new two-flavor low-energy theorems for pion-hyperon scattering that can be tested in lattice simulations.

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