Aharonov-Bohm Effect and Hidden Photons

Abstract

Signs of hypothetical light gauge bosons from a hidden sector may appear in Aharonov-Bohm-like experiments. The absence of signal in carried on experiments allow us to set a modest constraint to the mass and coupling constant of these particles. Our findings open the possibility to exploit the leaking of hidden magnetic field in a different setup of experiments.

Comments: Contributed to the 9th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Mainz, June 24-28, 2013