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Curtin, D. et al; Hirsch, M. |
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Long-lived particles at the energy frontier: the MATHUSLA physics case |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Reports on Progress in Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Rep. Prog. Phys. |
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82 |
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11 |
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116201 - 133pp |
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Large Hadron Collider; long-lived particles; hierarchy problem; dark matter; baryogenesis; neutrinos; simplified models |
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We examine the theoretical motivations for long-lived particle (LLP) signals at the LHC in a comprehensive survey of standard model (SM) extensions. LLPs are a common prediction of a wide range of theories that address unsolved fundamental mysteries such as naturalness, dark matter, baryogenesis and neutrino masses, and represent a natural and generic possibility for physics beyond the SM (BSM). In most cases the LLP lifetime can be treated as a free parameter from the μm scale up to the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis limit of similar to 10(7) m. Neutral LLPs with lifetimes above similar to 100 m are particularly difficult to probe, as the sensitivity of the LHC main detectors is limited by challenging backgrounds, triggers, and small acceptances. MATHUSLA is a proposal for a minimally instrumented, large-volume surface detector near ATLAS or CMS. It would search for neutral LLPs produced in HL-LHC collisions by reconstructing displaced vertices (DVs) in a low-background environment, extending the sensitivity of the main detectors by orders of magnitude in the long-lifetime regime. We study the LLP physics opportunities afforded by a MATHUSLA-like detector at the HL-LHC, assuming backgrounds can be rejected as expected. We develop a model-independent approach to describe the sensitivity of MATHUSLA to BSM LLP signals, and compare it to DV and missing energy searches at ATLAS or CMS. We then explore the BSM motivations for LLPs in considerable detail, presenting a large number of new sensitivity studies. While our discussion is especially oriented towards the long-lifetime regime at MATHUSLA, this survey underlines the importance of a varied LLP search program at the LHC in general. By synthesizing these results into a general discussion of the top-down and bottom-up motivations for LLP searches, it is our aim to demonstrate the exceptional strength and breadth of the physics case for the construction of the MATHUSLA detector. |
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[Curtin, David] Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada, Email: dcurtin@physics.utoronto.ca |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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0034-4885 |
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WOS:000499698000001 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4215 |
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Fontes, D.; Romao, J.C.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Electroweak breaking and Higgs boson profile in the simplest linear seesaw model |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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245 - 28pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Higgs Physics; Neutrino Physics |
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We examine the simplest realization of the linear seesaw mechanism within the Standard Model gauge structure. Besides the standard scalar doublet, there are two lepton-number-carrying scalars, a nearly inert SU(2)(L) doublet and a singlet. Neutrino masses result from the spontaneous violation of lepton number, implying the existence of a Nambu-Goldstone boson. Such “majoron” would be copiously produced in stars, leading to stringent astrophysical constraints. We study the profile of the Higgs bosons in this model, including their effective couplings to the vector bosons and their invisible decay branching ratios. A consistent electroweak symmetry breaking pattern emerges with a compressed spectrum of scalars in which the “Standard Model” Higgs boson can have a sizeable invisible decay into the invisible majorons. |
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[Fontes, Duarte; Romao, Jorge C.] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, Ave Rovisco Pais 1, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: duartefontes@tecnico.ulisboa.pt; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000495737300001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4199 |
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Nath, N.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Testing generalized CP symmetries with precision studies at DUNE |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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99 |
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7 |
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075005 - 13pp |
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We examine the capabilities of the DUNE experiment in probing leptonic CP violation within the framework of theories with generalized CP symmetries characterized by the texture zeros of the corresponding CP transformation matrices. We investigate DUNE's potential to probe the two least known oscillation parameters, the atmospheric mixing angle theta(23) and the Dirac CP phase delta(CP). We fix theory-motivated benchmarks for (sin(2)theta(23), delta(CP)) and take them as true values in our simulations. Assuming 3.5 years of neutrino running plus 3.5 years in the antineutrino mode, we show that in all cases DUNE can significantly constrain and in certain cases rule out the generalized CP texture zero patterns. |
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[Nath, Newton] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst High Energy Phys, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China, Email: newton@ihep.ac.cn; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000463893200004 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3976 |
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Durieux, G.; Irles, A.; Miralles, V.; Peñuelas, A.; Perello, M.; Poschl, R.; Vos, M. |
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The electro-weak couplings of the top and bottom quarks – Global fit and future prospects |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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12 |
Issue |
12 |
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098 - 44pp |
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Phenomenology of Field Theories in Higher Dimensions |
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We evaluate the implications of LHC and LEP/SLC measurements for the electro-weak couplings of the top and bottom quarks. We derive global bounds on the Wilson coefficients of ten two-fermion operators in an effective field theory description. The combination of hadron collider data with Z -pole measurements is found to yield tight limits on the operator coefficients that modify the left-handed couplings of the bottom and top quark to the Z boson. We also present projections for the high-luminosity phase of the LHC and for future electron-positron colliders. The bounds on the operator coefficients are expected to improve substantially during the remaining LHC programme, by factors of 1 to 5 if systematic uncertainties are scaled as statistical ones. The operation of an e(+)e(-) collider at a center-of-mass energy above the top-quark pair production threshold is expected to further improve the bounds by one to two orders of magnitude. The combination of measurements in pp and e(+)e(-) collisions allows for a percent-level determination of the top-quark Yukawa coupling, that is robust in a global fit. |
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[Durieux, Gauthier] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Phys, IL-3200003 Haifa, Israel, Email: durieux@campus.technion.ac.il; |
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WOS:000513489700002 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4280 |
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Ikeno, N.; Dias, J.M.; Liang, W.H.; Oset, E. |
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chi(c1) decays into a pseudoscalar meson and a vector-vector molecule |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
100 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
114011 - 7pp |
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We evaluate ratios of the chi(c1) decay rates to eta (eta', K-) and one of the f(0) (1370), f(0) (1710), f(2) (1270), f(2)'(1525), K-2*(1430) resonances, which in the local hidden gauge approach are dynamically generated from the vector-vector interaction. With the simple assumption that the chi(c1) is a singlet of SU(3), and the input from the study of these resonances as vector-vector molecular states, we describe the experimental ratio B(chi(c1)-> eta f(2) (1270))/B(chi(c1) -> eta'f(2)' (1525)) and make predictions for six more ratios that can be tested in future experiments. |
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[Ikeno, Natsumi; Dias, Jorgivan M.; Liang, Wei-Hong; Oset, Eulogio] Guangxi Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Guilin 541004, Peoples R China, Email: ikeno@tottori-u.ac.jp; |
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WOS:000501487500003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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