Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II

Takenaga, Y.; Abe, K.; Hayato, Y.; Iida, Tsutomu; Ishihara, K.; Kameda, J.; Koshio, Y.; Minamino, A.; Mitsuda, C.; Miura, Makoto; Moriyama, S.; Nakahata, M.; Obayashi, Y.; Ogawa, Hiroshi; Shiozawa, M.; Suzuki, Y.; Takeda, Atsushi; Takeuchi, Y.; Ueshima, K.; Watanabe, H.; Yamada, Shoichi; Higuchi, I.; Ishihara, C.; Ishitsuka, M.; Kajita, T.; Kaneyuki, K.; Mitsuka, G.; Nakayama, S.; Nishino, Hitoshi; Okumura, K.; Saji, C.; Totsuka, Y.; Clark, S.; Desai, S.; Dufour, Frédéric; Herfurth, A.; Kearns, E.; Likhoded, S.; Litos, M.; Raaf, J. L.; Stone, J. L.; Sulak, L.; Wang, W.; Goldhaber, M.; Casper, D.; Cravens, J. P.; Dunmore, J.; Griskevich, J.; Kropp, W. R.; Liu, D. W.; Mine, S.; Regis, C.; Smy, M.; Sobel, H. W.; Vagins, M. R.; Ganezer, K. S.; Hill, J.; Keig, W. E.; Jang, J. S.; Kim, J. Y.; Lim, I. T.; Scholberg, K.; Tanimoto, N.; Walter, C. W.; Wendell, R.; Ellsworth, R. W.; Tasaka, S.; Guillian, E.; Learned, J. G.; Matsuno, S.; Messier, M. D.; Ichikawa, A. K.; Ishida, Toru; Ishii, T.; Iwashita, T.; Kobayashi, T.; Nakadaira, T.; Nakamura, K.; Nishikawa, K.; Nitta, K.; Oyama, Y.; Suzuki, A.; Hasegawa, M.; Maesaka, H.; Nakaya, T.; Sasaki, T.; Sato, Hikaru; Yamamoto, Shuji; Yokoyama, M.; Haines, T. J.; Dazeley, S.; Hatakeyama, S.; Svoboda, R.; Sullivan, G. W.; Gran, R.; Habig, A.; Fukuda, Y.; Sato, T.; Itow, Y.; Koike, T.; Jung, C. K.; Kato, Takashi; Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi; McGrew, C.; Sarrat, A.; Terri, R.; Yanagisawa, C.; Tamura, N.; Sakuda, M.; Sugihara, Masaaki; Kuno, Y.; Yoshida, Masato; Kim, S. B.; Yang, B. S.; Ishizuka, T.; Okazawa, H.; Choi, Y.; Seo, H.; Gando, Y.; Hasegawa, T.; Inoue, K.; Ishii, H.; Nishijima, K.; Ishino, H.; Watanabe, Y.; Koshiba, M.; Chen, S.; Deng, Z. Y.; Liu, Y.; Kiełczewska, D.; Berns, H.; Shiraishi, Kiyoshi; Thrane, E.; Washburn, K.; Wilkes, R. J.

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“…We can expect that the Q-ball atoms and ions are dark matter in the present universe, and may make differences in the experimental signatures compared to neutral Q-balls. For instance, neutral Q-balls can be detected by Super-Kamiokande [13,14] or IceCube [15], which probe the KKST process [16] where the…”

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Charged Q-ball dark matter fromBandLdirection

Hong

Kawasaki

Yamada

2016

J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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We consider nearly equal number of gauge mediation type charged (anti-) Q-balls with charge of α −1 137 well before the BBN epoch and discussed how they evolve in time. We found that ion-like objects with electric charges of +O(1) are likely to become relics in the present universe, which we expect to be the dark matter. These are constrained by MICA experiment, where the trail of heavy atom-like or ion-like object in 10 9 years old ancient mica crystals is not observed. We found that the allowed region for gauge mediation model parameter and reheating temperature have to be smaller than the case of the neutral Q-ball dark matter.

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Charged Q-ball dark matter fromBandLdirection

Hong

Kawasaki

Yamada

2016

J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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“…For these, the possible electric charge a Q-ball may carry obviously plays a central role in determining their experimental signature. For instance, neutral Q-balls can be detected by SuperKamiokande [15,19,20] by probing proton absorption. Conversely charged Q-balls could be seen directly in detectors such as MACRO [15,21].…”

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Q-branes

Abel

Kehagias

2015

J. High Energ. Phys.

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Non-topological solitons (Q-balls) are discussed in some stringy settings. Our main result is that the dielectric D-brane system of Myers admits non-abelian Q-ball solutions on their world-volume, in which N Dp-branes relax to the standard dielectric form outside the Q-ball, but assume a more diffuse configuration at its centre. We also consider how Q-balls behave in the bulk of extra-dimensional theories, or on wrapped branes. We demonstrate that they carry Kaluza-Klein charge and possess a corresponding KaluzaKlein tower of states just as normal particles, and we discuss surface energy effects by finding exact Q-ball solutions in models with a specific logarithmic potential.

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“…Due to its very general detection capabilities, the experiment allows one to study an expansive variety of physics phenomena, ranging MeV -TeV in energies. These include leading results for solar and atmospheric neutrinos (oscillations [138,139], tests of Lorentz invariance [140], first evidence for day-night asymmetry and terrestrial neutrino matter-effects [141], neutrino magnetic moment tests [46], sterile neutrino searches [142], indirect dark matter searches [104,143]), supernovae relic neutrino searches [144], exotics searches [145,146] as well as probes of baryon number violatingprocesses [147] such as nucleon decays (e.g. [148]), di-nucleon decays and neutron-anti-neutron (n − n) oscillations [149].…”

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White Paper on New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments (Part 1: BSM Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter)

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The authors of this paper primarily consist of those who participated in the New Opportunities at Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments workshop held on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington. Given the anticipated and growing importance of BSM topics that can be explored in the next-generation neutrino experiments, the authors of this white paper are strong advocates of these topics and aim to become a de facto working group for the upcoming decadal study of the APS Division of Particles and Fields. This white paper is the first step to accomplish these goals, and provides a benchmark for ourselves to check progress toward making BSM physics a primary, yet complementary, topical area to precision neutrino oscillation parameter measurements. The authors plan to follow up this white paper and workshop with the subsequent series to ensure continued improvement and broadening of the BSM topics accessible to neutrino experiments, and to draw increasing attention to this field throughout the future. New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments White Paper New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments White Paper

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Search for neutral Q-balls in Super-Kamiokande II

Cited by 35 publications

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Charged Q-ball dark matter fromBandLdirection

Charged Q-ball dark matter fromBandLdirection

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White Paper on New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments (Part 1: BSM Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter)

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