6–11 Jul 2025
PALAIS DU PHARO, Marseille, France
Europe/Paris timezone

Searches for dark sector particles at Belle and Belle II

9 Jul 2025, 17:30
12m
Salle 92 (Palais du Pharo)

Salle 92

Palais du Pharo

Speaker

Laura Salutari (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, University of Roma Tre)

Description

The Belle and Belle II experiment have collected samples of $e^+e^-$ collision data at centre-of-mass energies near the $\Upsilon(nS)$ resonances. These data have constrained kinematics and low multiplicity, which allow searches for dark sector particles in the mass range from a few MeV to 10 GeV. Using a 365 fb$^{-1}$ sample collected by Belle II, we search for inelastic dark matter and an $Z^{\prime}$ that decays to invisible particles. Using a 711 fb$^{-1}$ sample collected by Belle, we search for $B\to h + \mathrm{invisible}$ decays, where $h$ is a $\pi$, $K$, $D$, $D_{s}$ or $p$, and $B\to Ka$, where $a$ is an axion-like particle.

Secondary track T02 - Dark Matter

Authors

Laura Salutari (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, University of Roma Tre) Steven Robertson (IPP / UofA)

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