1. Search for an Axionlike Particle in B Meson Decays
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J P, Lees, V, Poireau, V, Tisserand, E, Grauges, A, Palano, G, Eigen, D N, Brown, Yu G, Kolomensky, M, Fritsch, H, Koch, T, Schroeder, R, Cheaib, C, Hearty, T S, Mattison, J A, McKenna, R Y, So, V E, Blinov, A R, Buzykaev, V P, Druzhinin, V B, Golubev, E A, Kozyrev, E A, Kravchenko, A P, Onuchin, S I, Serednyakov, Yu I, Skovpen, E P, Solodov, K Yu, Todyshev, A J, Lankford, B, Dey, J W, Gary, O, Long, A M, Eisner, W S, Lockman, W, Panduro Vazquez, D S, Chao, C H, Cheng, B, Echenard, K T, Flood, D G, Hitlin, J, Kim, Y, Li, D X, Lin, S, Middleton, T S, Miyashita, P, Ongmongkolkul, J, Oyang, F C, Porter, M, Röhrken, Z, Huard, B T, Meadows, B G, Pushpawela, M D, Sokoloff, L, Sun, J G, Smith, S R, Wagner, D, Bernard, M, Verderi, D, Bettoni, C, Bozzi, R, Calabrese, G, Cibinetto, E, Fioravanti, I, Garzia, E, Luppi, V, Santoro, A, Calcaterra, R, de Sangro, G, Finocchiaro, S, Martellotti, P, Patteri, I M, Peruzzi, M, Piccolo, M, Rotondo, A, Zallo, S, Passaggio, C, Patrignani, I, Flood, N, Nguyen, B J, Shuve, H M, Lacker, B, Bhuyan, U, Mallik, C, Chen, J, Cochran, S, Prell, A V, Gritsan, N, Arnaud, M, Davier, F, Le Diberder, A M, Lutz, G, Wormser, D J, Lange, D M, Wright, J P, Coleman, E, Gabathuler, D E, Hutchcroft, D J, Payne, C, Touramanis, A J, Bevan, F, Di Lodovico, R, Sacco, G, Cowan, Sw, Banerjee, C L, Davis, A G, Denig, W, Gradl, K, Griessinger, A, Hafner, K R, Schubert, R J, Barlow, G D, Lafferty, R, Cenci, A, Jawahery, D A, Roberts, R, Cowan, S H, Robertson, R M, Seddon, N, Neri, F, Palombo, L, Cremaldi, R, Godang, D J, Summers, P, Taras, G, De Nardo, C, Sciacca, G, Raven, C P, Jessop, J M, LoSecco, K, Honscheid, R, Kass, A, Gaz, M, Margoni, M, Posocco, G, Simi, F, Simonetto, R, Stroili, S, Akar, E, Ben-Haim, M, Bomben, G R, Bonneaud, G, Calderini, J, Chauveau, G, Marchiori, J, Ocariz, M, Biasini, E, Manoni, A, Rossi, G, Batignani, S, Bettarini, M, Carpinelli, G, Casarosa, M, Chrzaszcz, M, De Nuccio, F, Forti, M A, Giorgi, A, Lusiani, B, Oberhof, E, Paoloni, M, Rama, G, Rizzo, J J, Walsh, L, Zani, A J S, Smith, F, Anulli, R, Faccini, F, Ferrarotto, F, Ferroni, A, Pilloni, G, Piredda, C, Bünger, S, Dittrich, O, Grünberg, M, Heß, T, Leddig, C, Voß, R, Waldi, T, Adye, F F, Wilson, S, Emery, G, Vasseur, D, Aston, C, Cartaro, M R, Convery, J, Dorfan, W, Dunwoodie, M, Ebert, R C, Field, B G, Fulsom, M T, Graham, C, Hast, W R, Innes, P, Kim, D W G S, Leith, S, Luitz, D B, MacFarlane, D R, Muller, H, Neal, B N, Ratcliff, A, Roodman, M K, Sullivan, J, Va'vra, W J, Wisniewski, M V, Purohit, J R, Wilson, A, Randle-Conde, S J, Sekula, H, Ahmed, N, Tasneem, M, Bellis, P R, Burchat, E M T, Puccio, M S, Alam, J A, Ernst, R, Gorodeisky, N, Guttman, D R, Peimer, A, Soffer, S M, Spanier, J L, Ritchie, R F, Schwitters, J M, Izen, X C, Lou, F, Bianchi, F, De Mori, A, Filippi, D, Gamba, L, Lanceri, L, Vitale, F, Martinez-Vidal, A, Oyanguren, J, Albert, A, Beaulieu, F U, Bernlochner, G J, King, R, Kowalewski, T, Lueck, C, Miller, I M, Nugent, J M, Roney, R J, Sobie, T J, Gershon, P F, Harrison, T E, Latham, R, Prepost, S L, Wu, Lees, J, Poireau, V, Tisserand, V, Grauges, E, Palano, A, Eigen, G, Brown, D, Kolomensky, Y, Fritsch, M, Koch, H, Schroeder, T, Cheaib, R, Hearty, C, Mattison, T, Mckenna, J, So, R, Blinov, V, Buzykaev, A, Druzhinin, V, Golubev, V, Kozyrev, E, Kravchenko, E, Onuchin, A, Serednyakov, S, Skovpen, Y, Solodov, E, Todyshev, K, Lankford, A, Dey, B, Gary, J, Long, O, Eisner, A, Lockman, W, Panduro Vazquez, W, Chao, D, Cheng, C, Echenard, B, Flood, K, Hitlin, D, Kim, J, Li, Y, Lin, D, Middleton, S, Miyashita, T, Ongmongkolkul, P, Oyang, J, Porter, F, Röhrken, M, Huard, Z, Meadows, B, Pushpawela, B, Sokoloff, M, Sun, L, Smith, J, Wagner, S, Bernard, D, Verderi, M, Bettoni, D, Bozzi, C, Calabrese, R, Cibinetto, G, Fioravanti, E, Garzia, I, Luppi, E, Santoro, V, Calcaterra, A, de Sangro, R, Finocchiaro, G, Martellotti, S, Patteri, P, Peruzzi, I, Piccolo, M, Rotondo, M, Zallo, A, Passaggio, S, Patrignani, C, Flood, I, Nguyen, N, Shuve, B, Lacker, H, Bhuyan, B, Mallik, U, Chen, C, Cochran, J, Prell, S, Gritsan, A, Arnaud, N, Davier, M, Le Diberder, F, Lutz, A, Wormser, G, Lange, D, Wright, D, Coleman, J, Gabathuler, E, Hutchcroft, D, Payne, D, Touramanis, C, Bevan, A, Di Lodovico, F, Sacco, R, Cowan, G, Banerjee, S, Davis, C, Denig, A, Gradl, W, Griessinger, K, Hafner, A, Schubert, K, Barlow, R, Lafferty, G, Cenci, R, Jawahery, A, Roberts, D, Cowan, R, Robertson, S, Seddon, R, Neri, N, Palombo, F, Cremaldi, L, Godang, R, Summers, D, Taras, P, De Nardo, G, Sciacca, C, Raven, G, Jessop, C, Losecco, J, Honscheid, K, Kass, R, Gaz, A, Margoni, M, Posocco, M, Simi, G, Simonetto, F, Stroili, R, Akar, S, Ben-Haim, E, Bomben, M, Bonneaud, G, Calderini, G, Chauveau, J, Marchiori, G, Ocariz, J, Biasini, M, Manoni, E, Rossi, A, Batignani, G, Bettarini, S, Carpinelli, M, Casarosa, G, Chrzaszcz, M, De Nuccio, M, Forti, F, Giorgi, M, Lusiani, A, Oberhof, B, Paoloni, E, Rama, M, Rizzo, G, Walsh, J, Zani, L, Smith, A, Anulli, F, Faccini, R, Ferrarotto, F, Ferroni, F, Pilloni, A, Piredda, G, Bünger, C, Dittrich, S, Grünberg, O, Heß, M, Leddig, T, Voß, C, Waldi, R, Adye, T, Wilson, F, Emery, S, Vasseur, G, Aston, D, Cartaro, C, Convery, M, Dorfan, J, Dunwoodie, W, Ebert, M, Field, R, Fulsom, B, Graham, M, Hast, C, Innes, W, Kim, P, Leith, D, Luitz, S, Macfarlane, D, Muller, D, Neal, H, Ratcliff, B, Roodman, A, Sullivan, M, Va'Vra, J, Wisniewski, W, Purohit, M, Wilson, J, Randle-Conde, A, Sekula, S, Ahmed, H, Tasneem, N, Bellis, M, Burchat, P, Puccio, E, Alam, M, Ernst, J, Gorodeisky, R, Guttman, N, Peimer, D, Soffer, A, Spanier, S, Ritchie, J, Schwitters, R, Izen, J, Lou, X, Bianchi, F, De Mori, F, Filippi, A, Gamba, D, Lanceri, L, Vitale, L, Martinez-Vidal, F, Oyanguren, A, Albert, J, Beaulieu, A, Bernlochner, F, King, G, Kowalewski, R, Lueck, T, Miller, C, Nugent, I, Roney, J, Sobie, R, Gershon, T, Harrison, P, Latham, T, Prepost, R, Wu, S, Lees, J P, Brown, D N, Kolomensky, Yu G, Mattison, T S, McKenna, J A, So, R Y, Blinov, V E, Buzykaev, A R, Druzhinin, V P, Golubev, V B, Kozyrev, E A, Kravchenko, E A, Onuchin, A P, Serednyakov, S I, Skovpen, Yu I, Solodov, E P, Todyshev, K Yu, Lankford, A J, Gary, J W, Eisner, A M, Lockman, W S, Chao, D S, Cheng, C H, Flood, K T, Hitlin, D G, Lin, D X, Miyashita, T S, Porter, F C, Meadows, B T, Pushpawela, B G, Sokoloff, M D, Smith, J G, Wagner, S R, Peruzzi, I M, Shuve, B J, Lacker, H M, Gritsan, A V, Lutz, A M, Lange, D J, Wright, D M, Coleman, J P, Hutchcroft, D E, Payne, D J, Bevan, A J, Banerjee, Sw, Davis, C L, Denig, A G, Schubert, K R, Barlow, R J, Lafferty, G D, Roberts, D A, Robertson, S H, Seddon, R M, Summers, D J, Jessop, C P, LoSecco, J M, Bonneaud, G R, Giorgi, M A, Walsh, J J, Smith, A J S, Wilson, F F, Convery, M R, Field, R C, Fulsom, B G, Graham, M T, Innes, W R, Leith, D W G S, MacFarlane, D B, Muller, D R, Ratcliff, B N, Sullivan, M K, Va'vra, J, Wisniewski, W J, Purohit, M V, Wilson, J R, Sekula, S J, Burchat, P R, Puccio, E M T, Alam, M S, Ernst, J A, Peimer, D R, Spanier, S M, Ritchie, J L, Schwitters, R F, Izen, J M, Lou, X C, Bernlochner, F U, King, G J, Nugent, I M, Roney, J M, Sobie, R J, Gershon, T J, Harrison, P F, Latham, T E, Wu, S L, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE (UMR_7585)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, BaBar, Lees, J. P., Poireau, V., Tisserand, V., Grauges, E., Palano, A., Eigen, G., Brown, D. N., Kolomensky, Y. G., Fritsch, M., Koch, H., Schroeder, T., Cheaib, R., Hearty, C., Mattison, T. S., Mckenna, J. A., So, R. Y., Blinov, V. E., Buzykaev, A. R., Druzhinin, V. P., Golubev, V. B., Kozyrev, E. A., Kravchenko, E. A., Onuchin, A. P., Serednyakov, S. I., Skovpen, Y. I., Solodov, E. P., Todyshev, K. Y., Lankford, A. J., Dey, B., Gary, J. W., Long, O., Eisner, A. M., Lockman, W. S., Panduro Vazquez, W., Chao, D. S., Cheng, C. H., Echenard, B., Flood, K. T., Hitlin, D. G., Kim, J., Li, Y., Lin, D. X., Middleton, S., Miyashita, T. S., Ongmongkolkul, P., Oyang, J., Porter, F. C., Rohrken, M., Huard, Z., Meadows, B. T., Pushpawela, B. G., Sokoloff, M. D., Sun, L., Smith, J. G., Wagner, S. R., Bernard, D., Verderi, M., Bettoni, D., Bozzi, C., Calabrese, R., Cibinetto, G., Fioravanti, E., Garzia, I., Luppi, E., Santoro, V., Calcaterra, A., De Sangro, R., Finocchiaro, G., Martellotti, S., Patteri, P., Peruzzi, I. M., Piccolo, M., Rotondo, M., Zallo, A., Passaggio, S., Patrignani, C., Flood, I., Nguyen, N., Shuve, B. J., Lacker, H. M., Bhuyan, B., Mallik, U., Chen, C., Cochran, J., Prell, S., Gritsan, A. V., Arnaud, N., Davier, M., Le Diberder, F., Lutz, A. M., Wormser, G., Lange, D. J., Wright, D. M., Coleman, J. P., Gabathuler, E., Hutchcroft, D. E., Payne, D. J., Touramanis, C., Bevan, A. J., Di Lodovico, F., Sacco, R., Cowan, G., Banerjee, S. W., Davis, C. L., Denig, A. G., Gradl, W., Griessinger, K., Hafner, A., Schubert, K. R., Barlow, R. J., Lafferty, G. D., Cenci, R., Jawahery, A., Roberts, D. A., Cowan, R., Robertson, S. H., Seddon, R. M., Neri, N., Palombo, F., Cremaldi, L., Godang, R., Summers, D. J., Taras, P., De Nardo, G., Sciacca, C., Raven, G., Jessop, C. P., Losecco, J. M., Honscheid, K., Kass, R., Gaz, A., Margoni, M., Posocco, M., Simi, G., Simonetto, F., Stroili, R., Akar, S., Ben-Haim, E., Bomben, M., Bonneaud, G. R., Calderini, G., Chauveau, J., Marchiori, G., Ocariz, J., Biasini, M., Manoni, E., Rossi, A., Batignani, G., Bettarini, S., Carpinelli, M., Casarosa, G., Chrzaszcz, M., De Nuccio, M., Forti, F., Giorgi, M. A., Lusiani, A., Oberhof, B., Paoloni, E., Rama, M., Rizzo, G., Walsh, J. J., Zani, L., Smith, A. J. S., Anulli, F., Faccini, R., Ferrarotto, F., Ferroni, F., Pilloni, A., Piredda, G., Bunger, C., Dittrich, S., Grunberg, O., Hess, M., Leddig, T., Voss, C., Waldi, R., Adye, T., Wilson, F. F., Emery, S., Vasseur, G., Aston, D., Cartaro, C., Convery, M. R., Dorfan, J., Dunwoodie, W., Ebert, M., Field, R. C., Fulsom, B. G., Graham, M. T., Hast, C., Innes, W. R., Kim, P., Leith, D. W. G. S., Luitz, S., Macfarlane, D. B., Muller, D. R., Neal, H., Ratcliff, B. N., Roodman, A., Sullivan, M. K., Va'Vra, J., Wisniewski, W. J., Purohit, M. V., Wilson, J. R., Randle-Conde, A., Sekula, S. J., Ahmed, H., Tasneem, N., Bellis, M., Burchat, P. R., Puccio, E. M. T., Alam, M. S., Ernst, J. A., Gorodeisky, R., Guttman, N., Peimer, D. R., Soffer, A., Spanier, S. M., Ritchie, J. L., Schwitters, R. F., Izen, J. M., Lou, X. C., Bianchi, F., De Mori, F., Filippi, A., Gamba, D., Lanceri, L., Vitale, L., Martinez-Vidal, F., Oyanguren, A., Albert, J., Beaulieu, A., Bernlochner, F. U., King, G. J., Kowalewski, R., Lueck, T., Miller, C., Nugent, I. M., Roney, J. M., Sobie, R. J., Gershon, T. J., Harrison, P. F., Latham, T. E., Prepost, R., Wu, S. L., Mckenna, J A, Losecco, J M, and Macfarlane, D B
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flavor changing ,General Physics and Astronomy ,B meson ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,current: constraint ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,QC ,B meson decay ,scale: electroweak interaction ,article ,electron positron: colliding beams ,mass dependence ,The standard model ,Confidence level ,PEP-II ,axion-like particles ,axion: mass ,photon: pair production ,boson ,axionlike particles ,FOS: Physical sciences ,coupling constant: upper limit ,Bottom mesons ,electron positron: annihilation ,meson ,Physics::Geophysics ,BABAR experiment ,B: rare decay ,Bosons ,Electroweak boson ,axionlike particle ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,ALPs ,Particle ma ,Upper limit ,Bottom meson ,Rare decays ,SLAC PEP Stor ,current ,axion: radiative decay ,HEP ,Electroweak scale ,Germanium compound ,Orders of magnitude ,Rare decay ,axion ,Hadron ,BaBar ,coupling: (axion 2photon) ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,experimental results - Abstract
Axion-like particles (ALPs) are predicted in many extensions of the Standard Model, and their masses can naturally be well below the electroweak scale. In the presence of couplings to electroweak bosons, these particles could be emitted in flavor-changing $B$ meson decays. We report herein a search for an ALP, $a$, in the reaction $B^\pm\rightarrow K^\pm a$, $a\rightarrow\gamma\gamma$ using data collected by the BABAR experiment at SLAC. No significant signal is observed, and 90% confidence level upper limits on the ALP coupling to electroweak bosons are derived as a function of ALP mass, improving current constraints by several orders of magnitude in the range $0.175\,\,\mathrm{GeV} < m_a < 4.78\,\,\mathrm{GeV}$., Comment: 11 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
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- 2022