Rare $Z$ Boson Decays to a Hidden Sector
Nikita Blinov, Eder Izaguirre, Brian Shuve
TL;DR
This paper proposes new LHC search strategies for rare Z boson decays into hidden-sector particles, aiming to uncover low-mass new physics through distinctive leptonic signatures.
Contribution
It introduces novel search methods targeting soft, high-multiplicity leptonic final states from Z decays to explore hidden sectors at the LHC.
Findings
Sensitive to low-mass hidden particles
Potential to reveal hidden-sector couplings
New signatures for beyond Standard Model physics
Abstract
We demonstrate that rare decays of the Standard Model boson can be used to discover and characterize the nature of new hidden-sector particles. We propose new searches for these particles in soft, high-multiplicity leptonic final states at the Large Hadron Collider. The proposed searches are sensitive to low-mass particles produced in decays, and we argue that these striking signatures can shed light on the hidden-sector couplings and mechanism for mass generation.
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