arxiv: 2601.10597 · v2 · submitted 2026-01-15 · ✦ hep-ex
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Search for sub-GeV dark particles in ηtoπ⁰+rm{invisible} decay
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Using (10087$\pm$44)$\times$10$^{6}$ $J/\psi$ events collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider at the center-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}=3.097~\rm{GeV}$, we report the first search for $\eta\to\pi^0S\to\pi^0\chi\bar{\chi}$ with $S$ denotes an on-shell dark scalar boson and $\chi$ an invisible dark matter particle. No significant signals are observed with $S$ mass ranging from 0 to 400 $\rm{MeV}/c^2$. The upper limits on the branching fractions and the new physics coupling strengths between $S$ and quarks are set to be $(1.8\sim5.5)\times10^{-5}$ and $(1.3\sim3.2)\times10^{-5}$ at the 90% confidence level, respectively. The constraints on the dark-matter-nucleon scattering cross section is improved by approximately 5 orders of magnitude over previous dark-matter-nucleon scattering experiments, providing unique insights into sub-GeV dark matter.
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