Journal Article

PUBDB-2025-01877

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Dreyer, S. S. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Fusté Costa, M. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Heim, S. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Rousso, D.DESY*

2026
American Physical Society Ridge, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1103/g7c7-6qh2  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2025-01877

Report No.: DESY-25-081-0; DESY-25-081; arXiv:2506.11192

Abstract: We propose searching for physics beyond the Standard Model in the low-transverse-momentum tracks accompanying hard-scatter events at the LHC. TeV-scale resonances connected to a dark QCD sector could be enhanced by selecting events with anomalies in the track distributions. As a benchmark, a quirk model with microscopic string lengths is developed, including a setup for event simulation. For this model, strategies are presented to enhance the sensitivity compared to inclusive resonance searches: a simple cut-based selection, a supervised search, and a model-agnostic weakly supervised anomaly search with the CATHODE method. Expected discovery potentials and exclusion limits are shown for 140 fb$^{-1}$ of 13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. LHC/ATLAS Experiment (ATLAS)

Research Program(s):

1. 611 - Fundamental Particles and Forces (POF4-611) (POF4-611)
2. DFG project G:(GEPRIS)390833306 - EXC 2121: Das Quantisierte Universum II (390833306) (390833306)

Experiment(s):

1. No specific instrument

Appears in the scientific report 2026

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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Preprint Curtin, D. ; Dreyer, S.DESY* ; Costa, M. F. ; Heim, S. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Kasieczka, G.Extern* ; Moureaux, L.Extern* ; Rousso, D.DESY* ; Shih, D. ; Sommerhalder, M.
Quirk SUEP
(2025) [10.3204/PUBDB-2025-01828]2025     Files  Fulltext by arXiv.org BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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