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Shunliang Zhang

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Latest Results from the FASER Experiment

We present the latest physics results from the FASER experiment at the LHC. Using $pp$ collision data at $\sqrt{s} = 13.6$ TeV collected during LHC Run 3, FASER reports new results on four fronts: a search for dark photons with an improved analysis strategy using $177~fb^{-1}$ of data, yielding world-leading exclusion limits; neutrino cross section measurements and the first search for charm hadron production in neutrino interactions, both using the FASER$ν$ emulsion detector with a 681 kg tungsten target and $9.5~fb^{-1}$ of 2022 data; the first observation of $ν_e$ in the FASER electronic detector at $5.5σ$ using $176.8~fb^{-1}$ of data; and the first double-differential measurement of $ν_μ$ interactions as a function of energy and rapidity with $186~fb^{-1}$ of data.

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Neutrino Rate Predictions for FASER

The Forward Search Experiment (FASER) at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has recently directly detected the first collider neutrinos. Neutrinos play an important role in all FASER analyses, either as signal or background, and it is therefore essential to understand the neutrino event rates. In this study, we update previous simulations and present prescriptions for theoretical predictions of neutrino fluxes and cross sections, together with their associated uncertainties. With these results, we discuss the potential for possible measurements that could be carried out in the coming years with the FASER neutrino data to be collected in LHC Run 3 and Run 4.

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