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Donini, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Meloni, D. |
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The tau-contamination of the golden muon sample at the Neutrino Factory |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
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095 - 16pp |
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Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model; CP violation |
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We study the contribution of nu(e) -> nu(tau) -> tau -> μtransitions to the wrong-sign muon sample of the golden channel of the Neutrino Factory. Muons from tau decays are not really a background, since they contain information from the oscillation signal, and represent a small fraction of the sample. However, if not properly handled they introduce serious systematic error, in particular if the detector/analysis are sensitive to muons of low energy. This systematic effect is particularly troublesome for large theta(13) >= 1 degrees and prevents the use of the Neutrino Factory as a precision facility for large theta(13). Such a systematic error disappears if the tau contribution to the golden muon sample is taken into account. The fact that the fluxes of the Neutrino Factory are exactly calculable permits the knowledge of the tau sample due to the nu(e) -> nu(tau) oscillation. We then compute the contribution to the muon sample arising from this sample in terms of the apparent muon energy. This requires the computation of a migration matrix M-ij which describes the contributions of the tau neutrinos of a given energy E-i, to the muon neutrinos of an apparent energy E-j. We demonstrate that applying M-ij to the data permits the full correction of the otherwise intolerable systematic error. |
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[Donini, A.] Univ Autonoma Madrid, CSIC, IFT, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: andrea.donini@uam.es |
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1126-6708 |
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ISI:000287939200023 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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621 |
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Barenboim, G.; Rasero, J. |
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Baryogenesis from a right-handed neutrino condensate |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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097 - 15pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Neutrino Physics |
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We show that the baryon asymmetry of the Universe can be generated by a strongly coupled right handed neutrino condensate which also drives inflation. The resulting model has only a small number of parameters, which completely determine not only the baryon asymmetry of the Universe and the mass of the right handed neutrino but also the inflationary phase. This feature allows us to make predictions that will be tested by current and planned experiments. As compared to the usual approach our dynamical framework is both economical and predictive. |
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[Barenboim, Gabriela] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: gabriela.barenboim@uv.es |
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ISI:000289295300025 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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622 |
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Bridges, M.; Cranmer, K.; Feroz, F.; Hobson, M.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Trotta, R. |
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A coverage study of the CMSSM based on ATLAS sensitivity using fast neural networks techniques |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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012 - 23pp |
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Supersymmetry; Phenomenology |
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We assess the coverage properties of confidence and credible intervals on the CMSSM parameter space inferred from a Bayesian posterior and the profile likelihood based on an ATLAS sensitivity study. In order to make those calculations feasible, we introduce a new method based on neural networks to approximate the mapping between CMSSM parameters and weak-scale particle masses. Our method reduces the computational effort needed to sample the CMSSM parameter space by a factor of similar to 10(4) with respect to conventional techniques. We find that both the Bayesian posterior and the profile likelihood intervals can significantly over-cover and identify the origin of this effect to physical boundaries in the parameter space. Finally, we point out that the effects intrinsic to the statistical procedure are conflated with simplifications to the likelihood functions from the experiments themselves. |
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[Bridges, Michael; Feroz, Farhan; Hobson, Mike] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Astrophys Grp, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England, Email: mb435@mrao.cam.ac.uk |
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ISI:000289295200012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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610 |
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Casas, J.A.; Moreno, J.M.; Rius, N.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Zaldivar, B. |
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Fair scans of the seesaw. Consequences for predictions on LFV processes |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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034 - 22pp |
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Neutrino Physics; Supersymmetric Standard Model |
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We give a straightforward procedure to scan the seesaw parameter-space, using the common “R-parametrization”, in a complete way. This includes a very simple rule to incorporate the perturbativity requirement as a condition for the entries of the R-matrix. As a relevant application, we show that the somewhat propagated belief that BR(mu -> e, gamma) in supersymmetric seesaw models depends strongly on the value of theta(13) is an “optical effect” produced by incomplete scans, and does not hold after a careful analytical and numerical study. When the complete scan is done, BR(mu -> e, gamma) gets very insensitive to theta(13). This holds even if the right-handed neutrino masses are kept constant or under control (as is required for succesful leptogenesis). In most cases the values of BR(mu -> e, gamma) are larger than the experimental upper bound. Including (unflavoured) leptogenesis does not introduce any further dependence on theta(13), although decreases the typical value of BR(mu -> e, gamma). |
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[Alberto Casas, J.; Moreno, Jesus M.; Zaldivar, Bryam] UAM, IFT UAM CSIC, Inst Fis Teor, Madrid 28049, Spain, Email: alberto.casas@uam.es |
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ISI:000289295200034 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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612 |
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Blennow, M.; Dasgupta, B.; Fernandez-Martinez, E.; Rius, N. |
Title |
Aidnogenesis via leptogenesis and dark sphalerons |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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014 - 14pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We discuss aidnogenesis,(1) i.e. the generation of a dark matter asymmetry, via new sphaleron processes associated to an extra non-abelian gauge symmetry common to both the visible and the dark sectors. Such a theory can naturally produce an abundance of asymmetric dark matter which is of the same size as the lepton and baryon asymmetries, as suggested by the similar sizes of the observed baryonic and dark matter energy content, and provide a definite prediction for the mass of the dark matter particle. We discuss in detail a minimal realization in which the Standard Model is only extended by dark matter fermions which form “dark baryons” through an SU(3) interaction, and a (broken) horizontal symmetry that induces the new sphalerons. The dark matter mass is predicted to be similar to 6GeV, close to the region favored by DAMA and CoGeNT. Furthermore, a remnant of the horizontal symmetry should be broken at a lower scale and can also explain the Tevatron dimuon anomaly. |
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[Blennow, Mattias; Fernandez-Martinez, Enrique] Max Planck Inst Phys & Astrophys, Werner Heisenberg Inst, D-80805 Munich, Germany, Email: blennow@mppmu.mpg.de |
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ISI:000289295200014 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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611 |
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