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Muon Beam Experiments to Probe the Dark Sector

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A persistence of several anomalies in muon physics, such as the muon anomalous magnetic moment and the muonic hydrogen Lamb shift, hints at new light particles beyond the Standard Model. We address a subset of these models that have a new light scalar state with sizable couplings to muons and suppressed couplings to electrons. A novel way to search for such particles would be through muon beam-dump experiments by (1) missing momentum searches; (2) searches for decays with displaced vertices. The muon beams available at CERN and Fermilab present attractive opportunities for exploring the new scalar with a mass below the di-muon threshold, and potentially covering a range of relevant candidate models. For the models considered in this paper, both types of signals, muon missing momentum and anomalous energy deposition at a distance, can probe a substantial fraction of the unexplored parameter space of the new light scalar, including a region that can explain the muon anomalous magnetic moment discrepancy.

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Muon-induced di-tau production as a probe of new physics

hep-ph · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Proposal to use muon trident process with HEMERA detector on 10^18 TeV muons to extend B-factory and (g-2)μ bounds on leptophilic scalar couplings by over an order of magnitude.

Muonic Boson Limits: Supernova Redux

hep-ph · 2021-09-07 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Supernova models yield coupling limits g_a ≲ 0.9×10^{-10} and g_φ ≲ 0.4×10^{-10} for masses above 100 keV from gamma-ray observations, plus stronger trapping-regime limits from explosion energy, that are difficult to reconcile with a muon g-2 explanation.

$L_\mu-L_\tau$ gauge bosons in beam dumps and supernovae

hep-ph · 2025-11-12 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Re-evaluation of sub-GeV Lμ-Lτ gauge boson constraints from beam-dump production modes and multiple supernova observables, highlighting differences from existing literature.

Letter of Intent: The Forward Physics Facility

hep-ex · 2025-10-30 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Proposes construction of the Forward Physics Facility at the HL-LHC with four complementary detectors to exploit forward neutrinos and new-particle fluxes for neutrino, QCD, astroparticle, and dark-matter measurements.

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  • Muon-induced di-tau production as a probe of new physics hep-ph · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 16 · internal anchor

    Proposal to use muon trident process with HEMERA detector on 10^18 TeV muons to extend B-factory and (g-2)μ bounds on leptophilic scalar couplings by over an order of magnitude.

  • Muonic Boson Limits: Supernova Redux hep-ph · 2021-09-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 21 · internal anchor

    Supernova models yield coupling limits g_a ≲ 0.9×10^{-10} and g_φ ≲ 0.4×10^{-10} for masses above 100 keV from gamma-ray observations, plus stronger trapping-regime limits from explosion energy, that are difficult to reconcile with a muon g-2 explanation.

  • $L_\mu-L_\tau$ gauge bosons in beam dumps and supernovae hep-ph · 2025-11-12 · unverdicted · none · ref 23 · internal anchor

    Re-evaluation of sub-GeV Lμ-Lτ gauge boson constraints from beam-dump production modes and multiple supernova observables, highlighting differences from existing literature.

  • Letter of Intent: The Forward Physics Facility hep-ex · 2025-10-30 · unverdicted · none · ref 199 · internal anchor

    Proposes construction of the Forward Physics Facility at the HL-LHC with four complementary detectors to exploit forward neutrinos and new-particle fluxes for neutrino, QCD, astroparticle, and dark-matter measurements.

  • Muon Beam Dump Experiments explicate five-dimensional nature of $U(1)_{L_{\mu}-L_{\tau}}$ hep-ph · 2025-10-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 24 · internal anchor

    Muon beam dump experiments can probe five-dimensional U(1)_{Lμ-Lτ} models via enhanced Kaluza-Klein signals, with decay channels enabling mass reconstruction to indicate extra dimensions.