Photonic dark matter portal and quantum physics

TL;DR

This paper explores a dark matter model involving a hidden photonic portal, analyzing its effects on atomic physics and the muon's magnetic moment to set experimental bounds on the model's parameters.

Contribution

It introduces a novel dark matter interaction via a hidden photonic portal and evaluates its observable effects on atomic spectra and muon magnetic moment.

Findings

Upper bound on the coupling constant from atomic energy measurements

Contribution to muon anomalous magnetic moment calculated

Constraints on the hidden photonic portal model established

Abstract

We study a model of dark matter in which the hidden sector interacts with standard model particles via a hidden photonic portal. We investigate the effects of this new interaction on the hydrogen atom, including the Stark, Zeeman and hyperfine effects. Using the accuracy of the measurement of energy, we obtain an upper bound for the coupling constant of the model. We also calculate the contribution from the hidden photonic portal to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which provides an important probe of physics beyond the standard model.