PIRSA:19040086

Uncovering Hidden Sectors at Colliders

Shuve, B. (2019). Uncovering Hidden Sectors at Colliders. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/19040086

Shuve, Brian. Uncovering Hidden Sectors at Colliders. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 04, 2019, https://pirsa.org/19040086 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:19040086,
            doi = {10.48660/19040086},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/19040086},
            author = {Shuve, Brian},
            keywords = {Other},
            language = {en},
            title = {Uncovering Hidden Sectors at Colliders},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2019},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:19040086 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Brian Shuve Harvey Mudd College

DOI 10.48660/19040086
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Hidden sector particles, with masses and couplings below those of the weak interactions, can resolve many of the outstanding questions of the Standard Model, including the identity of dark matter, the origin of the baryon asymmetry, and the physics of neutrino masses. Existing searches at colliders such as the Large Hadron Collider are, however, often insensitive to signals of hidden sectors. Using the well-motivated example of low-scale leptogenesis and neutrino masses, I will demonstrate connections between the cosmology of hidden sectors and their signatures in experiments. I will then present new experimental ideas for how to uncover the existence of hidden sectors at the LHC, as well as my role in founding and leading a joint theory-experiment initiative working to greatly expand sensitivity to long-lived particles  Finally, I will discuss my theoretical and experimental work on low-energy colliders such as B factories, which have an immense and under-utilized potential for discovering hidden particles. Given the many connections between colliders, astrophysics, cosmology, and other terrestrial experiments emerging from the study of hidden sectors, the future is bright for expanding our knowledge of the hidden universe.