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May 21, 2024

NA64 uses the high-energy SPS muon beam to search for dark matter

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

The NA64 experiment started operations at CERN’s SPS North Area in 2016. Its aim is to search for unknown particles from a hypothetical “dark sector.” For these searches, NA64 directs an electron beam onto a fixed target. Researchers then look for unknown dark sector particles produced by collisions between the beam’s electrons and the target’s atomic nuclei.

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