The proposal is “mass increases due to strong and gravitational potentials, while it decreases due to Electromagnetic potential”. This proposal explains the big difference in mass between hadrons (protons, neutrons,...The proposal is “mass increases due to strong and gravitational potentials, while it decreases due to Electromagnetic potential”. This proposal explains the big difference in mass between hadrons (protons, neutrons, & mesons) and their components (quarks), mass difference between nucleus and its individual components (protons and neutrons), massless of gamma photons, abnormal masses of mesons and bosons, and the excess in galaxy masses (dark matter). Also, this proposal shows the exact relation between mass and energy: Strong Potential=−3.04mc2| Electric Potential |=−5.57×10−3mc2Gravitational Potential=−1.22×10−7mc2where m represents the excess in mass due to strong potential, or gravitational potential and represents the decrease in mass due to electromagnetic potential. Released energy here equals potential energy and doesn’t equal decrease in mass using the formula E = mc2. Released energy is transferred to heat, photons, kinetic energy… Finally, proposal will try to describe the relation between photon energy and mass of its components using the general equation of kinetic energy: Photon Energy=1/2mc2m is the sum of the individual masses of its components, while the total mass of photon is zero.展开更多
In Part I of this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe was derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according ...In Part I of this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe was derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according to which an electron is accelerated to a constant and relativistic speed at a distance L from a perfectly conducting plane. The charge of the electron was represented by a spherical charge distribution located within the Compton wavelength of the electron. Subsequently, the electron is incident on the perfect conductor giving rise to transition radiation. The energy associated with the transition radiation depends on the parameter L. It was shown that an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density will emerge when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the product of the radiated energy, and the time duration of emission is constrained by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. In this paper, a similar analysis is conducted with a chain of electrons oscillating sinusoidally and located above a conducting plane. In the thought experiment presented in this paper, the behavior of the energy radiated by the chain of oscillating electrons is studied in the frequency domain as a function of the length L of the chain. It is shown that when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the energy radiated within a single burst of duration of half a period of oscillation is constrained by the fact that electromagnetic energy consists of photons, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density emerges as a result. The derived inequality is given by where is the vacuum energy density. This result is consistent with the measured value of the vacuum energy density, which is 5.38 × 10<sup>-10</sup> J/m. The result obtained here is in better agreement with experimental data than the one obtained in Part I of this paper with time domain radiation.展开更多
In quantum mechanics, the energy of a hydrogen atom is minimized when the principal quantum number n is 1. However, the author has previously pointed out that the hydrogen atom has a state where n=0. An electron in th...In quantum mechanics, the energy of a hydrogen atom is minimized when the principal quantum number n is 1. However, the author has previously pointed out that the hydrogen atom has a state where n=0. An electron in the state where n=0has zero rest mass energy. However, a hydrogen atom has an energy level even lower than the n=0state. This is hard to accept from the standpoint of common sense. Thus, the author has previously pointed out that an electron at the energy level where n=0has zero energy because the positive energy mec2and negative energy −mec2cancel each other out. This paper elucidates the strange relationship between the momentum of a photon emitted when a hydrogen atom is formed by an electron with such characteristics, and the momentum acquired by the electron.展开更多
We obtain an exact solution for spherically symmetric Letelier AdS black holes immersed in perfect fluid dark matter(PFDM).Considering the cosmological constant as the positive pressure of the system and volume as its...We obtain an exact solution for spherically symmetric Letelier AdS black holes immersed in perfect fluid dark matter(PFDM).Considering the cosmological constant as the positive pressure of the system and volume as its conjugate variable,we analyze the thermodynamics of our black holes in the extended phase space.Owing to the background clouds of strings parameter(a)and the parameter endowed with PFDM(β),we analyze the Hawking temperature,entropy,and specific heat.Furthermore,we investigate the relationship between the photon sphere radius and phase transition for the Letelier AdS black holes immersed in PFDM.Through the analysis,with a particular condition,non-monotonic behaviors are found between the photon sphere radius,impact parameter,PFDM parameter,temperature,and pressure.We can regard the changes in both the photon sphere radius and impact parameter before and after phase transition as the order parameter;their critical exponents near the critical point are equal to the same value,1/2,similar to that in ordinary thermal systems.This indicates that a universal relation of gravity may exist near the critical point for a black hole thermodynamic system.展开更多
Purpose In order to precisely control the resonant frequency of RF superconducting cavity to detect dark photon dark matter,and to be able to tune within a certain frequency range,it is necessary to design a low-tempe...Purpose In order to precisely control the resonant frequency of RF superconducting cavity to detect dark photon dark matter,and to be able to tune within a certain frequency range,it is necessary to design a low-temperature tuner for frequency control on the bare cavity.Methods Two type mechanical tuners have been designed for the 1.3 GHz single-cell bare cavity and 650 MHz single cell bare cavity.The tuner device tunes the frequency of RF superconducting cavity for the detection of dark photons and dark matter and measures its tuning range and accuracy in both room-temperature and low-temperature environments.Results The tuner for the 1.3 GHz cavity has a tuning accuracy of 1 Hz per step and a tuning range of 1.37 MHz at low temperature.The tuner for the 650 MHz cavity has a tuning range of 467 kHz at low temperatures,with a tuning accuracy of 1.77 Hz per step.Conclusion The designed tuner can meet the requirements of RF superconducting cavity tuning for detecting dark photons and dark matter,and its adjustable range,precision and stability ensure that the detection experiment can be carried out smoothly.展开更多
The sensitivity of the dark photon search through invisible decay final states in low-background experiments relies sig-nificantly on the neutron and muon veto efficiencies,which depend on the amount of material used ...The sensitivity of the dark photon search through invisible decay final states in low-background experiments relies sig-nificantly on the neutron and muon veto efficiencies,which depend on the amount of material used and the design of the detector geometry.This paper presents the optimized design of the hadronic calorimeter(HCAL)used in the DarkSHINE experiment,which is studied using a GEANT4-based simulation framework.The geometry is optimized by comparing a traditional design with uniform absorbers to one that uses different thicknesses at different locations on the detector,which enhances the efficiency of vetoing low-energy neutrons at the sub-GeV level.The overall size and total amount of material used in the HCAL are optimized to be lower,owing to the load and budget requirements,whereas the overall performance is studied to satisfy the physical objectives.展开更多
We propose searching for dark photon signals in the decay channel of η mesons,specifically through the leptonic decay(A'→e^(+)e^(-)(μ^(+)μ^(-)))observable in photon-photon interactions during ultra-peripheral ...We propose searching for dark photon signals in the decay channel of η mesons,specifically through the leptonic decay(A'→e^(+)e^(-)(μ^(+)μ^(-)))observable in photon-photon interactions during ultra-peripheral heavy-ion collisions.We estimate the total cross-section for dark photon production in ultra-peripheral PbPb collisions at current and future hadron colliders.Our findings support the potential for detecting dark photon signals at the LHC,HighLuminosity LHC,High-Energy LHC,and Future Circular Collider.展开更多
Dark photons have been well motivated as strong candidates for dark force carriers and light dark matter in the sub-GeV mass range.Compared with collider experiments,fixed-target experiments provide a complementary ap...Dark photons have been well motivated as strong candidates for dark force carriers and light dark matter in the sub-GeV mass range.Compared with collider experiments,fixed-target experiments provide a complementary approach to searching for dark photons,particularly in the lower mass range.We have studied the physics potential of the electron-on-target experiment based on the Shanghai SHINE facility,which provides 10 MHz single electron beam at 8 GeV energy.This analysis focuses on dark photons being produced via electron and nucleon interaction and then decays to dark matter candidates,which escape detection as missing momentum in the detector.This experiment takes advantage of using missing momentum to enhance signal versus background separation power.In this study,signal samples as a function of dark photon mass and an inclusive background sample with 2.5 billion events are simulated with GEANT4.For better background estimates,major rare background processes have also been simulated.This paper presents the experiment and detector design,signal and background simulations,analysis strategy,and the prospective study of the experiment sensitivity.With 9×10^(14) electron-on-target events(about three years running),this experiment is expected to rule out most of the sensitive regions predicted by popular dark photon models.展开更多
Dark sector may couple to the Standard Model via one or more mediator particles.We discuss two types of mediators:the dark photon A’ and the dark scalar mediator Φ .The total cross-sections and various differential ...Dark sector may couple to the Standard Model via one or more mediator particles.We discuss two types of mediators:the dark photon A’ and the dark scalar mediator Φ .The total cross-sections and various differential distributions of the processes e+e-→qqA’ and e+e→qqφ（q=u,d,c,s and b quarks） are discussed.We focus on the study of the invisible due to the cleaner background at future e+e-colliders.It is found that the kinematic distributions of the two-jet system could be used to identify（or exclude） the dark photon and the dark scalar mediator,as well as to distinguish between them.We further study the possibility of a search for dark photons at a future CEPC experiment with s1/2=91.2 GeV and 240 GeV.With CEPC running at s1/2=91.2 GeV,it would be possible to perform a decisive measurement of the dark photon（20 GeV <mA’ <60 GeV） in less than one operating year.The lower limits of the integrated luminosity for the significance S/B1/2=2σ,3σ and 5σ are presented.展开更多
Although the standard model （SM） is extremely successful, there are various motivations for considering the physics beyond the SM. For example, the SM includes neither dark energy nor dark matter, which has been con...Although the standard model （SM） is extremely successful, there are various motivations for considering the physics beyond the SM. For example, the SM includes neither dark energy nor dark matter, which has been confirmed through astrophysical observations. Examination of the dark sector, which contains new, light, weakly-coupled particles at the GeV scale or lower, is well motivated by both theory and dark-matter detection experiments. In this mini-review, we focus on one particular case in which these new particles can interact with SM particles through a kinematic mixing term be- tween U（1） gauge bosons. The magnitude of the mixing can be parameterized by a parameter e. Following a brief overview of the relevant motivations and the constraints determined from numerous experiments, we focus on the light dark sector phenomenology at low-energy high-luminosity e^＋e^- colliders. These colliders are ideal for probing the new light particles, because of their large production rates and capacity for precise resonance reconstruction. Depending on the details of a given model, the typical observed signatures may also contain multi lepton pairs, displaced vertices, and/or missing energy. Through the use of extremely large data samples from existing experiments, such as KLOE, CLEO, BABAR, Belle, and BESIII, the ε 〈 10^-4-10^-3 constraint can be obtained. Obviously, future experiments with larger datasets will provide opportunities for the discovery of new particles in the dark sector, or for stricter upper limits on ε. Once the light dark sector is confirmed, the particle physics landscape will be changed significantly.展开更多
In this study, by taking the accretions into account, the observed shadows and rings cast by the Brane-World black hole were numerically investigated when the observer was located at the cosmological horizon. The resu...In this study, by taking the accretions into account, the observed shadows and rings cast by the Brane-World black hole were numerically investigated when the observer was located at the cosmological horizon. The results showed that the radius rpof the photon sphere increased with the cosmological parameter α and dark matter parameter β, while the impact parameter bpdecreased with α and increased with β. For thin disk accretion, the total observed intensity is mainly composed of direct emission.Simultaneously, the lensing ring and photon ring have only small and negligible contributions, respectively. We also found that shadows and rings exhibit different and exciting features when the disk is located at different positions. For static and infalling spherical accretions, it is evident that the size of shadows is always the same for both accretions. This implies that shadows are only related to space-time geometry in this case. The luminosity of the shadow and photon sphere is closely associated with the Doppler effect and the emissivity per unit volume j(νe). In addition, the influence of dark matter and cosmological constant on the observed intensity of shadows and rings is carefully emphasized throughout this paper. Finally, we obtained the burring images of shadows and rings using the nominal resolution of the event horizon telescope. We also studied the upper limits of the X-clod dark matter parameter β using the data of the shadow of M87.展开更多
In this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe is derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according to which an...In this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe is derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according to which an electron is accelerated to a constant and relativistic speed at a distance L from a perfectly conducting plane. The charge of the electron is represented by a spherical charge distribution located within the Compton wavelength of the electron. Subsequently, the electron is incident on the perfect conductor giving rise to transition radiation. The energy associated with the transition radiation depends on the parameter L. It is shown that an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density will emerge when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the product of the radiated energy and the time duration of emission are constrained by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. The inequality derived is given by ρ<sub>Λ</sub> ≤ 9.9×10<sup>-9</sup>J/m<sup>3</sup> where ρ<sub>Λ </sub>is the vacuum energy density. This result is consistent with the measured value of the vacuum energy density, which is 0.538 × 10<sup>-9</sup>J/m. Since there is a direct relationship between the vacuum energy density and the Einstein’s cosmological constant, the inequality can be converted directly to that of the cosmological constant.展开更多
Several recent publications show that the electromagnetic radiation generated by transmitting antennas satisfy the following universal conditions: The time domain radiation fields satisfy the condition A ≥ h/4π &...Several recent publications show that the electromagnetic radiation generated by transmitting antennas satisfy the following universal conditions: The time domain radiation fields satisfy the condition A ≥ h/4π ⇒q ≥ e where A is the action of the radiation field, which is defined as the product of the radiated energy and the duration of the radiation, h is the Planck constant, e is the electronic charge and q is the charge associated with the radiating system. The frequency domain radiation fields satisfy the condition U ≥ hv ⇒q ≥ e where U is the energy radiated in a single burst of radiation of duration T/2 and v is the frequency of oscillation. The goal of this paper is to show that these conditions, which indeed are expressions of the photonic nature of the electromagnetic fields, are satisfied not only by the radiation fields generated by physical antennas but also by the radiation fields generated by accelerating or decelerating electric charges. The results presented here together with the results obtained in previous studies show that hints of the photonic nature of the electromagnetic radiation remain hidden in the field equations of classical electrodynamics, and they become apparent when the dimension of the radiating system is pushed to the extreme limits as allowed by nature.展开更多
The influence of the virtual guard ring width(GRW)on the performance of the p-well/deep n-well single-photon avalanche diode(SPAD)in a 180 nm standard CMOS process was investigated.TCAD simulation demonstrates that th...The influence of the virtual guard ring width(GRW)on the performance of the p-well/deep n-well single-photon avalanche diode(SPAD)in a 180 nm standard CMOS process was investigated.TCAD simulation demonstrates that the electric field strength and current density in the guard ring are obviously enhanced when GRW is decreased to 1μm.It is experimentally found that,compared with an SPAD with GRW=2μm,the dark count rate(DCR)and afterpulsing probability(AP)of the SPAD with GRW=1μm is significantly increased by 2.7 times and twofold,respectively,meanwhile,its photon detection probability(PDP)is saturated and hard to be promoted at over 2 V excess bias voltage.Although the fill factor(FF)can be enlarged by reducing GRW,the dark noise of devices is negatively affected due to the enhanced trap-assisted tunneling(TAT)effect in the 1μm guard ring region.By comparison,the SPAD with GRW=2μm can achieve a better trade-off between the FF and noise performance.Our study provides a design guideline for guard rings to realize a low-noise SPAD for large-array applications.展开更多
The speed away of stars and galaxies is traditionally calculated from the relativistic formula according to the measurement of the redshift. It is demonstrated here another formula for this speed away of stars and gal...The speed away of stars and galaxies is traditionally calculated from the relativistic formula according to the measurement of the redshift. It is demonstrated here another formula for this speed away of stars and galaxies, from this same redshift <em>z</em>. After having exposed critiques on the demonstration and the relativistic use which require the assumption of an expanding universe by itself, it is proposed within the framework of neo-Newtonian mechanics the formula <img src="Edit_5abcd41b-f0f0-4fdd-8d05-07b43d1fa78c.png" alt="" /> where <em>V</em> is the speed from the source. This formula has the double characteristic of being equivalent to relativistic predictions for low redshifts, but of deviating from them by up to 17% for high redshifts. It is consistent with the observation of the anisotropy of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background. It helps to explain Pioneer anomalies. It is compatible with the constancy in the majority of cases of interference phenomena. Finally, it provides a new analysis grid for the observation of supernovae, galaxies and distant pulsars, thus opening up new fields of research on the increase in distances attributed to dark energy and also in other areas of the cosmology.展开更多
We introduce the quasi-topological electromagnetism which is defined to be the squared norm of the topological 4-form F ∧ F. A salient property is that its energy-momentum tensor is of the isotropic perfect fluid wit...We introduce the quasi-topological electromagnetism which is defined to be the squared norm of the topological 4-form F ∧ F. A salient property is that its energy-momentum tensor is of the isotropic perfect fluid with the pressure being precisely the opposite to its energy density. It can thus provide a model for dark energy. We study its application in both black hole physics and cosmology.The quasi-topological term has no effect on the purely electric or magnetic Reissner-Nordstr o¨m black holes, the dyonic solution is however completely modified. We find that the dyonic black holes can have four real horizons. For suitable parameters, the black hole can admit as many as three photon spheres, with one being stable. Another intriguing property is that although the quasitopological term breaks the electromagnetic duality, the symmetry emerges in the on-shell action in the Wheeler-De Witt patch. In cosmology, we demonstrate that the quasi-topological term alone is equivalent to a cosmological constant, but the model provides a mechanism for the dark energy to couple with other types of matter. We present a concrete example of the quasi-topological electromagnetism coupled to a scalar field that admits the standard FLRW cosmological solutions.展开更多
The symmetry of the in-group particles, which are of three-generation fermions, and the “out-group” ones, which are not admitted by three-generation fermions, is discussed. It was found that the “out-group” antipa...The symmetry of the in-group particles, which are of three-generation fermions, and the “out-group” ones, which are not admitted by three-generation fermions, is discussed. It was found that the “out-group” antiparticles of Bose type, which came into being because of CP （ charge Conjugation-Parity conservation） violation in the early universe and became heavier due to the phase transformation from low temperature to high temperature, are the supersymmetric companions of the in-group particles of Fermi type. The ratio of the number density of photons to that of protons calculated with Planck distribution method is about 0.61× 10^10, which is close to the observed value （ about 10^10） available in literature. A theoretical analysis of the structure of a photon suggests that the photon has a quark-gluon structure, which is consistent with the experimental result reported in literature. As the lightest particle in the supersymmetric companions, the calculated mass of a neutralino is 320 GeV. The so-called “vast area of desert” in mass scale appears to be the supersymmetry area of the three-generation particles, and “neutralinos” are the source of the moving of galaxies and the dark matter of non-baryons.展开更多
The lack of Birkhoff theorem in finite-range gravitation reveals nonzero acceleration of the test body inside the massive spherical shell, as well as breakdown of screening inside the charged conductor gives rise to a...The lack of Birkhoff theorem in finite-range gravitation reveals nonzero acceleration of the test body inside the massive spherical shell, as well as breakdown of screening inside the charged conductor gives rise to acceleration of the test charge. An application of this effect to the motion of galaxies in Local Group allows to constraint quintessence parameter in some massive gravitational theories.展开更多
We present Dark Matter candidates from non SUSY processes, in a way emphasizing how a Dark Matter (DM) candidate of roughly 100 - 400 GeV could be formed. As has been said about the Photon rocket and Axions rockets, t...We present Dark Matter candidates from non SUSY processes, in a way emphasizing how a Dark Matter (DM) candidate of roughly 100 - 400 GeV could be formed. As has been said about the Photon rocket and Axions rockets, the presence of a magnetic field supposedly would switch DM particle candidates to photons, in such a way as to in the end configure a photon rocket style device from DM in a thrust chamber. The presence of Dark Matter (DM) would in itself merely indicate that the emerging photon thrust would be comparatively greater than it would be for more conventional photon rockets. This amplifies and improves upon a so called axion rocket ram jet for interstellar travel. We assume that much the same sort of methodology for a would-be axion ramjet could be employed for DM, with perhaps greater thrust/power conversion efficiencies.展开更多
文摘The proposal is “mass increases due to strong and gravitational potentials, while it decreases due to Electromagnetic potential”. This proposal explains the big difference in mass between hadrons (protons, neutrons, & mesons) and their components (quarks), mass difference between nucleus and its individual components (protons and neutrons), massless of gamma photons, abnormal masses of mesons and bosons, and the excess in galaxy masses (dark matter). Also, this proposal shows the exact relation between mass and energy: Strong Potential=−3.04mc2| Electric Potential |=−5.57×10−3mc2Gravitational Potential=−1.22×10−7mc2where m represents the excess in mass due to strong potential, or gravitational potential and represents the decrease in mass due to electromagnetic potential. Released energy here equals potential energy and doesn’t equal decrease in mass using the formula E = mc2. Released energy is transferred to heat, photons, kinetic energy… Finally, proposal will try to describe the relation between photon energy and mass of its components using the general equation of kinetic energy: Photon Energy=1/2mc2m is the sum of the individual masses of its components, while the total mass of photon is zero.
文摘In Part I of this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe was derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according to which an electron is accelerated to a constant and relativistic speed at a distance L from a perfectly conducting plane. The charge of the electron was represented by a spherical charge distribution located within the Compton wavelength of the electron. Subsequently, the electron is incident on the perfect conductor giving rise to transition radiation. The energy associated with the transition radiation depends on the parameter L. It was shown that an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density will emerge when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the product of the radiated energy, and the time duration of emission is constrained by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. In this paper, a similar analysis is conducted with a chain of electrons oscillating sinusoidally and located above a conducting plane. In the thought experiment presented in this paper, the behavior of the energy radiated by the chain of oscillating electrons is studied in the frequency domain as a function of the length L of the chain. It is shown that when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the energy radiated within a single burst of duration of half a period of oscillation is constrained by the fact that electromagnetic energy consists of photons, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density emerges as a result. The derived inequality is given by where is the vacuum energy density. This result is consistent with the measured value of the vacuum energy density, which is 5.38 × 10<sup>-10</sup> J/m. The result obtained here is in better agreement with experimental data than the one obtained in Part I of this paper with time domain radiation.
文摘In quantum mechanics, the energy of a hydrogen atom is minimized when the principal quantum number n is 1. However, the author has previously pointed out that the hydrogen atom has a state where n=0. An electron in the state where n=0has zero rest mass energy. However, a hydrogen atom has an energy level even lower than the n=0state. This is hard to accept from the standpoint of common sense. Thus, the author has previously pointed out that an electron at the energy level where n=0has zero energy because the positive energy mec2and negative energy −mec2cancel each other out. This paper elucidates the strange relationship between the momentum of a photon emitted when a hydrogen atom is formed by an electron with such characteristics, and the momentum acquired by the electron.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11875151,12347177,12247101)the 111 Project under(B20063)the Lanzhou City's Scientific Research Funding Subsidy to Lanzhou University。
文摘We obtain an exact solution for spherically symmetric Letelier AdS black holes immersed in perfect fluid dark matter(PFDM).Considering the cosmological constant as the positive pressure of the system and volume as its conjugate variable,we analyze the thermodynamics of our black holes in the extended phase space.Owing to the background clouds of strings parameter(a)and the parameter endowed with PFDM(β),we analyze the Hawking temperature,entropy,and specific heat.Furthermore,we investigate the relationship between the photon sphere radius and phase transition for the Letelier AdS black holes immersed in PFDM.Through the analysis,with a particular condition,non-monotonic behaviors are found between the photon sphere radius,impact parameter,PFDM parameter,temperature,and pressure.We can regard the changes in both the photon sphere radius and impact parameter before and after phase transition as the order parameter;their critical exponents near the critical point are equal to the same value,1/2,similar to that in ordinary thermal systems.This indicates that a universal relation of gravity may exist near the critical point for a black hole thermodynamic system.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2020YFC2201501YOUTH INNOVATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION CAS NO.292022000038+1 种基金Jing Shu is supported by Peking University under startup Grant No.7101302974the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants No.12025507 and No.12150015 and is supported by the Key Research Program of Frontier Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)under Grants No.ZDBS-LY-7003.
文摘Purpose In order to precisely control the resonant frequency of RF superconducting cavity to detect dark photon dark matter,and to be able to tune within a certain frequency range,it is necessary to design a low-temperature tuner for frequency control on the bare cavity.Methods Two type mechanical tuners have been designed for the 1.3 GHz single-cell bare cavity and 650 MHz single cell bare cavity.The tuner device tunes the frequency of RF superconducting cavity for the detection of dark photons and dark matter and measures its tuning range and accuracy in both room-temperature and low-temperature environments.Results The tuner for the 1.3 GHz cavity has a tuning accuracy of 1 Hz per step and a tuning range of 1.37 MHz at low temperature.The tuner for the 650 MHz cavity has a tuning range of 467 kHz at low temperatures,with a tuning accuracy of 1.77 Hz per step.Conclusion The designed tuner can meet the requirements of RF superconducting cavity tuning for detecting dark photons and dark matter,and its adjustable range,precision and stability ensure that the detection experiment can be carried out smoothly.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2023YFA1606904 and 2023YFA1606900)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12150006)Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research-Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.21TQ1400209).
文摘The sensitivity of the dark photon search through invisible decay final states in low-background experiments relies sig-nificantly on the neutron and muon veto efficiencies,which depend on the amount of material used and the design of the detector geometry.This paper presents the optimized design of the hadronic calorimeter(HCAL)used in the DarkSHINE experiment,which is studied using a GEANT4-based simulation framework.The geometry is optimized by comparing a traditional design with uniform absorbers to one that uses different thicknesses at different locations on the detector,which enhances the efficiency of vetoing low-energy neutrons at the sub-GeV level.The overall size and total amount of material used in the HCAL are optimized to be lower,owing to the load and budget requirements,whereas the overall performance is studied to satisfy the physical objectives.
基金Supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB34030301)。
文摘We propose searching for dark photon signals in the decay channel of η mesons,specifically through the leptonic decay(A'→e^(+)e^(-)(μ^(+)μ^(-)))observable in photon-photon interactions during ultra-peripheral heavy-ion collisions.We estimate the total cross-section for dark photon production in ultra-peripheral PbPb collisions at current and future hadron colliders.Our findings support the potential for detecting dark photon signals at the LHC,HighLuminosity LHC,High-Energy LHC,and Future Circular Collider.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12150006)Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research—Shanghai Jiao Tong University(Grant No.21TQ1400209)。
文摘Dark photons have been well motivated as strong candidates for dark force carriers and light dark matter in the sub-GeV mass range.Compared with collider experiments,fixed-target experiments provide a complementary approach to searching for dark photons,particularly in the lower mass range.We have studied the physics potential of the electron-on-target experiment based on the Shanghai SHINE facility,which provides 10 MHz single electron beam at 8 GeV energy.This analysis focuses on dark photons being produced via electron and nucleon interaction and then decays to dark matter candidates,which escape detection as missing momentum in the detector.This experiment takes advantage of using missing momentum to enhance signal versus background separation power.In this study,signal samples as a function of dark photon mass and an inclusive background sample with 2.5 billion events are simulated with GEANT4.For better background estimates,major rare background processes have also been simulated.This paper presents the experiment and detector design,signal and background simulations,analysis strategy,and the prospective study of the experiment sensitivity.With 9×10^(14) electron-on-target events(about three years running),this experiment is expected to rule out most of the sensitive regions predicted by popular dark photon models.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11875179,11325525,11635009,11775130,11905112)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2017MA002,ZR2019QA012)the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University(2019GN038)
文摘Dark sector may couple to the Standard Model via one or more mediator particles.We discuss two types of mediators:the dark photon A’ and the dark scalar mediator Φ .The total cross-sections and various differential distributions of the processes e+e-→qqA’ and e+e→qqφ（q=u,d,c,s and b quarks） are discussed.We focus on the study of the invisible due to the cleaner background at future e+e-colliders.It is found that the kinematic distributions of the two-jet system could be used to identify（or exclude） the dark photon and the dark scalar mediator,as well as to distinguish between them.We further study the possibility of a search for dark photons at a future CEPC experiment with s1/2=91.2 GeV and 240 GeV.With CEPC running at s1/2=91.2 GeV,it would be possible to perform a decisive measurement of the dark photon（20 GeV <mA’ <60 GeV） in less than one operating year.The lower limits of the integrated luminosity for the significance S/B1/2=2σ,3σ and 5σ are presented.
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （973 Program） under Grant No. 2013CB837000, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants Nos. 11475189, 11135003, and 11375014.
文摘Although the standard model （SM） is extremely successful, there are various motivations for considering the physics beyond the SM. For example, the SM includes neither dark energy nor dark matter, which has been confirmed through astrophysical observations. Examination of the dark sector, which contains new, light, weakly-coupled particles at the GeV scale or lower, is well motivated by both theory and dark-matter detection experiments. In this mini-review, we focus on one particular case in which these new particles can interact with SM particles through a kinematic mixing term be- tween U（1） gauge bosons. The magnitude of the mixing can be parameterized by a parameter e. Following a brief overview of the relevant motivations and the constraints determined from numerous experiments, we focus on the light dark sector phenomenology at low-energy high-luminosity e^＋e^- colliders. These colliders are ideal for probing the new light particles, because of their large production rates and capacity for precise resonance reconstruction. Depending on the details of a given model, the typical observed signatures may also contain multi lepton pairs, displaced vertices, and/or missing energy. Through the use of extremely large data samples from existing experiments, such as KLOE, CLEO, BABAR, Belle, and BESIII, the ε 〈 10^-4-10^-3 constraint can be obtained. Obviously, future experiments with larger datasets will provide opportunities for the discovery of new particles in the dark sector, or for stricter upper limits on ε. Once the light dark sector is confirmed, the particle physics landscape will be changed significantly.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11875095, and 11903025)Starting Fund of China West Normal University (Grant No. 18Q062)+1 种基金Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Research Team (Grant No. 21CXTD0038)Central Government Funds of Guiding Local Scientific and Technological Development for Sichuan Province (Grant No. 2021ZYD0032)。
文摘In this study, by taking the accretions into account, the observed shadows and rings cast by the Brane-World black hole were numerically investigated when the observer was located at the cosmological horizon. The results showed that the radius rpof the photon sphere increased with the cosmological parameter α and dark matter parameter β, while the impact parameter bpdecreased with α and increased with β. For thin disk accretion, the total observed intensity is mainly composed of direct emission.Simultaneously, the lensing ring and photon ring have only small and negligible contributions, respectively. We also found that shadows and rings exhibit different and exciting features when the disk is located at different positions. For static and infalling spherical accretions, it is evident that the size of shadows is always the same for both accretions. This implies that shadows are only related to space-time geometry in this case. The luminosity of the shadow and photon sphere is closely associated with the Doppler effect and the emissivity per unit volume j(νe). In addition, the influence of dark matter and cosmological constant on the observed intensity of shadows and rings is carefully emphasized throughout this paper. Finally, we obtained the burring images of shadows and rings using the nominal resolution of the event horizon telescope. We also studied the upper limits of the X-clod dark matter parameter β using the data of the shadow of M87.
文摘In this paper, an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density of the universe is derived using an indirect and heuristic procedure. The derivation is based on a proposed thought experiment, according to which an electron is accelerated to a constant and relativistic speed at a distance L from a perfectly conducting plane. The charge of the electron is represented by a spherical charge distribution located within the Compton wavelength of the electron. Subsequently, the electron is incident on the perfect conductor giving rise to transition radiation. The energy associated with the transition radiation depends on the parameter L. It is shown that an inequality satisfied by the vacuum energy density will emerge when the length L is pushed to cosmological dimensions and the product of the radiated energy and the time duration of emission are constrained by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. The inequality derived is given by ρ<sub>Λ</sub> ≤ 9.9×10<sup>-9</sup>J/m<sup>3</sup> where ρ<sub>Λ </sub>is the vacuum energy density. This result is consistent with the measured value of the vacuum energy density, which is 0.538 × 10<sup>-9</sup>J/m. Since there is a direct relationship between the vacuum energy density and the Einstein’s cosmological constant, the inequality can be converted directly to that of the cosmological constant.
文摘Several recent publications show that the electromagnetic radiation generated by transmitting antennas satisfy the following universal conditions: The time domain radiation fields satisfy the condition A ≥ h/4π ⇒q ≥ e where A is the action of the radiation field, which is defined as the product of the radiated energy and the duration of the radiation, h is the Planck constant, e is the electronic charge and q is the charge associated with the radiating system. The frequency domain radiation fields satisfy the condition U ≥ hv ⇒q ≥ e where U is the energy radiated in a single burst of radiation of duration T/2 and v is the frequency of oscillation. The goal of this paper is to show that these conditions, which indeed are expressions of the photonic nature of the electromagnetic fields, are satisfied not only by the radiation fields generated by physical antennas but also by the radiation fields generated by accelerating or decelerating electric charges. The results presented here together with the results obtained in previous studies show that hints of the photonic nature of the electromagnetic radiation remain hidden in the field equations of classical electrodynamics, and they become apparent when the dimension of the radiating system is pushed to the extreme limits as allowed by nature.
基金supported by the Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund of China(No.CX(21)3062)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62171233).
文摘The influence of the virtual guard ring width(GRW)on the performance of the p-well/deep n-well single-photon avalanche diode(SPAD)in a 180 nm standard CMOS process was investigated.TCAD simulation demonstrates that the electric field strength and current density in the guard ring are obviously enhanced when GRW is decreased to 1μm.It is experimentally found that,compared with an SPAD with GRW=2μm,the dark count rate(DCR)and afterpulsing probability(AP)of the SPAD with GRW=1μm is significantly increased by 2.7 times and twofold,respectively,meanwhile,its photon detection probability(PDP)is saturated and hard to be promoted at over 2 V excess bias voltage.Although the fill factor(FF)can be enlarged by reducing GRW,the dark noise of devices is negatively affected due to the enhanced trap-assisted tunneling(TAT)effect in the 1μm guard ring region.By comparison,the SPAD with GRW=2μm can achieve a better trade-off between the FF and noise performance.Our study provides a design guideline for guard rings to realize a low-noise SPAD for large-array applications.
文摘The speed away of stars and galaxies is traditionally calculated from the relativistic formula according to the measurement of the redshift. It is demonstrated here another formula for this speed away of stars and galaxies, from this same redshift <em>z</em>. After having exposed critiques on the demonstration and the relativistic use which require the assumption of an expanding universe by itself, it is proposed within the framework of neo-Newtonian mechanics the formula <img src="Edit_5abcd41b-f0f0-4fdd-8d05-07b43d1fa78c.png" alt="" /> where <em>V</em> is the speed from the source. This formula has the double characteristic of being equivalent to relativistic predictions for low redshifts, but of deviating from them by up to 17% for high redshifts. It is consistent with the observation of the anisotropy of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background. It helps to explain Pioneer anomalies. It is compatible with the constancy in the majority of cases of interference phenomena. Finally, it provides a new analysis grid for the observation of supernovae, galaxies and distant pulsars, thus opening up new fields of research on the increase in distances attributed to dark energy and also in other areas of the cosmology.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11475148,and 11675144)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11875200,and 11475024).
文摘We introduce the quasi-topological electromagnetism which is defined to be the squared norm of the topological 4-form F ∧ F. A salient property is that its energy-momentum tensor is of the isotropic perfect fluid with the pressure being precisely the opposite to its energy density. It can thus provide a model for dark energy. We study its application in both black hole physics and cosmology.The quasi-topological term has no effect on the purely electric or magnetic Reissner-Nordstr o¨m black holes, the dyonic solution is however completely modified. We find that the dyonic black holes can have four real horizons. For suitable parameters, the black hole can admit as many as three photon spheres, with one being stable. Another intriguing property is that although the quasitopological term breaks the electromagnetic duality, the symmetry emerges in the on-shell action in the Wheeler-De Witt patch. In cosmology, we demonstrate that the quasi-topological term alone is equivalent to a cosmological constant, but the model provides a mechanism for the dark energy to couple with other types of matter. We present a concrete example of the quasi-topological electromagnetism coupled to a scalar field that admits the standard FLRW cosmological solutions.
文摘The symmetry of the in-group particles, which are of three-generation fermions, and the “out-group” ones, which are not admitted by three-generation fermions, is discussed. It was found that the “out-group” antiparticles of Bose type, which came into being because of CP （ charge Conjugation-Parity conservation） violation in the early universe and became heavier due to the phase transformation from low temperature to high temperature, are the supersymmetric companions of the in-group particles of Fermi type. The ratio of the number density of photons to that of protons calculated with Planck distribution method is about 0.61× 10^10, which is close to the observed value （ about 10^10） available in literature. A theoretical analysis of the structure of a photon suggests that the photon has a quark-gluon structure, which is consistent with the experimental result reported in literature. As the lightest particle in the supersymmetric companions, the calculated mass of a neutralino is 320 GeV. The so-called “vast area of desert” in mass scale appears to be the supersymmetry area of the three-generation particles, and “neutralinos” are the source of the moving of galaxies and the dark matter of non-baryons.
文摘The lack of Birkhoff theorem in finite-range gravitation reveals nonzero acceleration of the test body inside the massive spherical shell, as well as breakdown of screening inside the charged conductor gives rise to acceleration of the test charge. An application of this effect to the motion of galaxies in Local Group allows to constraint quintessence parameter in some massive gravitational theories.
文摘We present Dark Matter candidates from non SUSY processes, in a way emphasizing how a Dark Matter (DM) candidate of roughly 100 - 400 GeV could be formed. As has been said about the Photon rocket and Axions rockets, the presence of a magnetic field supposedly would switch DM particle candidates to photons, in such a way as to in the end configure a photon rocket style device from DM in a thrust chamber. The presence of Dark Matter (DM) would in itself merely indicate that the emerging photon thrust would be comparatively greater than it would be for more conventional photon rockets. This amplifies and improves upon a so called axion rocket ram jet for interstellar travel. We assume that much the same sort of methodology for a would-be axion ramjet could be employed for DM, with perhaps greater thrust/power conversion efficiencies.
