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Search for a mirror hidden sector with neutral kaons at NA64

S. N. Gninenko1,2,3 and N. V. Krasnikov1,3

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Phys. Rev. D 111, 115019 – Published 17 June, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/btqb-16lt

Abstract

Mirror matter from the dark hidden sector with the same particle content and gauge interactions as in the standard model is still an interesting candidate for dark matter. Several experiments on the search for positronium and neutron oscillations into their mirror partner have been conducted recently. In this work, we consider the transitions K0−Km0 of a neutral kaon into a hidden mirror kaon. It is shown that their probability can be probed with the sensitivity of P(K0−Km0)≲10−7 from the search for missing-energy events in the NA64 experiment at the CERN SPS with ∼1011 K+ on target. This would result in a limit on the K0−Km0 mixing parameter much stronger than the similar bound estimated from the cosmological considerations.

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Phys. Rev. D 111, 115019– Published 17 June, 2025
  • Received 1 April 2025
  • Accepted 27 May 2025
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