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Search for MeV-Scale Axionlike Particles and Dark Photons with PandaX-4T

PandaX Collaboration·Tao Li·Zihao Bo·Wei Chen·Xun Chen·Yunhua Chen·Zhaokan Cheng·Xiangyi Cui·Yingjie Fan·Deqing Fang·Zhixing Gao·Lisheng Geng·Karl Giboni·Xunan Guo·Xuyuan Guo·Zichao Guo·Chencheng Han·Ke HanChangda He·Jinrong He·Di Huang·Houqi Huang·Junting Huang·Ruquan Hou·Yu Hou·Xiangdong Ji·Xiangpan Ji·Yonglin Ju·Chenxiang Li·Jiafu Li·Mingchuan Li·Shuaijie Li·Zhiyuan Li·Qing Lin·Jianglai Liu·Congcong Lu·Xiaoying Lu·Lingyin Luo·Yunyang Luo·Wenbo Ma·Yugang Ma·Yajun Mao·Yue Meng·Xuyang Ning·Binyu Pang·Ningchun Qi·Zhicheng Qian·Xiangxiang Ren·Dong Shan·Xiaofeng Shang·Xiyuan Shao·Guofang Shen·Manbin Shen·Wenliang Sun·Yi Tao·Anqing Wang·Guanbo Wang·Hao Wang·Jiamin Wang·Lei Wang·Meng Wang·Qiuhong Wang·Shaobo Wang·Siguang Wang·Wei Wang·Xiuli Wang·Xu Wang·Zhou Wang·Yuehuan Wei·Weihao Wu·Yuan Wu·Mengjiao Xiao·Xiang Xiao·Kaizhi Xiong·Yifan Xu·Shunyu Yao·Binbin Yan·Xiyu Yan·Yong Yang·Peihua Ye·Chunxu Yu·Ying Yuan·Zhe Yuan·Youhui Yun·Xinning Zeng·Minzhen Zhang·Peng Zhang·Shibo Zhang·Shu Zhang·Tao Zhang·Wei Zhang·Yang Zhang·Yingxin Zhang·Yuanyuan Zhang·Li Zhao·Jifang Zhou·Jiaxu Zhou·Jiayi Zhou·Ning Zhou·Xiaopeng Zhou·Yubo Zhou
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Abstract

Axionlike particles (ALPs) and dark photons (DPs) are viable dark matter particle candidates. We have searched for possible ALP/DP signals in the PandaX-4T liquid xenon detector using 440 kg$\cdot$yr of data. A binned likelihood fit is constructed to search for possible mono-energetic peaks induced by the absorption processes between ALPs/DPs and atomic electrons of xenon. A detailed temporal model of decays associated with xenon isotopes is introduced to constrain the number of background events. No signal excess over background expectations is observed, and we have established the most stringent exclusion limits for most ALP/DP masses across the range of 150 keV/$c^2$ to 1 MeV/$c^2$. The improvement is particularly significant within the mass range of \text{150-400}~keV/$c^2$, with the average factor of 3.5 compared to previous results.

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PandaX Collaboration, Tao Li, Zihao Bo, Wei Chen, Xun Chen, Yunhua Chen, Zhaokan Cheng, Xiangyi Cui, Yingjie Fan, Deqing Fang, Zhixing Gao, Lisheng Geng, Karl Giboni, Xunan Guo, Xuyuan Guo, Zichao Guo, Chencheng Han, Ke HanChangda He, Jinrong He, Di Huang, Houqi Huang, Junting Huang, Ruquan Hou, Yu Hou, Xiangdong Ji, Xiangpan Ji, Yonglin Ju, Chenxiang Li, Jiafu Li, Mingchuan Li, Shuaijie Li, Zhiyuan Li, Qing Lin, Jianglai Liu, Congcong Lu, Xiaoying Lu, Lingyin Luo, Yunyang Luo, Wenbo Ma, Yugang Ma, Yajun Mao, Yue Meng, Xuyang Ning, Binyu Pang, Ningchun Qi, Zhicheng Qian, Xiangxiang Ren, Dong Shan, Xiaofeng Shang, Xiyuan Shao, Guofang Shen, Manbin Shen, Wenliang Sun, Yi Tao, Anqing Wang, Guanbo Wang, Hao Wang, Jiamin Wang, Lei Wang, Meng Wang, Qiuhong Wang, Shaobo Wang, Siguang Wang, Wei Wang, Xiuli Wang, Xu Wang, Zhou Wang, Yuehuan Wei, Weihao Wu, Yuan Wu, Mengjiao Xiao, Xiang Xiao, Kaizhi Xiong, Yifan Xu, Shunyu Yao, Binbin Yan, Xiyu Yan, Yong Yang, Peihua Ye, Chunxu Yu, Ying Yuan, Zhe Yuan, Youhui Yun, Xinning Zeng, Minzhen Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shibo Zhang, Shu Zhang, Tao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yang Zhang, Yingxin Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Li Zhao, Jifang Zhou, Jiaxu Zhou, Jiayi Zhou, Ning Zhou, Xiaopeng Zhou, Yubo Zhou. 2025-03-06. Search for MeV-Scale Axionlike Particles and Dark Photons with PandaX-4T. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.071004

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