The PADME experiment at Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

TL;DR

The PADME experiment at Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati aims to detect invisible decays of Dark Photons produced by positron interactions, targeting a sensitivity of about 10^{-3} for Dark Photon masses up to 23.7 MeV.

Contribution

This work introduces the PADME experimental setup designed to search for Dark Photon decays with unprecedented sensitivity in the specified mass range.

Findings

Projected sensitivity of ~10^{-3} on coupling constant.

Potential to explore Dark Photon masses up to 23.7 MeV.

Preparation for experimental runs and data analysis.

Abstract

The PADME experiment will search for the invisible decay of Dark Photons produced in interactions of positron from the DA$\Phi$NE Linac on a target. The collaboration aims at reaching a sensitivity of $\sim10^{-3}$ on the coupling constant for values of Dark Photon masses up to $23.7\,\mbox{MeV}$.