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n_TOF Collaboration (Stamatopoulos, A. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. |
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Investigation of the Pu-240(n, f) reaction at the n_TOF/EAR2 facility in the 9 meV-6 MeV range |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Physical Review C |
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Phys. Rev. C |
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102 |
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1 |
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014616 - 23pp |
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Background: Nuclear waste management is considered amongst the major challenges in the field of nuclear energy. A possible means of addressing this issue is waste transmutation in advanced nuclear systems, whose operation requires a fast neutron spectrum. In this regard, the accurate knowledge of neutron-induced reaction cross sections of several (minor) actinide isotopes is essential for design optimization and improvement of safety margins of such systems. One such case is Pu-240, due to its accumulation in spent nuclear fuel of thermal reactors and its usage in fast reactor fuel. The measurement of the Pu-240(n, f) cross section was previously attempted at the CERN nTOF facility EAR1 measuring station using the time-of-flight technique. Due to the low amount of available material and the given flux at EAR1, the measurement had to last several months to achieve a sufficient statistical accuracy. This long duration led to detector deterioration due to the prolonged exposure to the high alpha activity of the fission foils, therefore the measurement could not be successfully completed. Purpose: It is aimed to determine whether it is feasible to study neutron-induced fission at nTOF/EAR2 and provide data on the Pu-240(n, f) reaction in energy regions requested for applications. Methods: The study of the Pu-240(n, f) reaction was made at a new experimental area (EAR2) with a shorter flight path which delivered on average 30 times higher flux at fast neutron energies. This enabled the measurement to be performed much faster, thus limiting the exposure of the detectors to the intrinsic activity of the fission foils. The experimental setup was based on microbulk Micromegas detectors and the time-of-flight data were analyzed with an optimized pulse-shape analysis algorithm. Special attention was dedicated to the estimation of the non-negligible counting loss corrections with the development of a new methodology, and other corrections were estimated via Monte Carlo simulations of the experimental setup. Results: This new measurement of the Pu-240(n, f) cross section yielded data from 9 meV up to 6 MeV incident neutron energy and fission resonance kernels were extracted up to 10 keV. Conclusions: Neutron-induced fission of high activity samples can be successfully studied at the n_TOF/EAR2 facility at CERN covering a wide range of neutron energies, from thermal to a few MeV. |
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[Stamatopoulos, A.; Tsinganis, A.; Kokkoris, M.; Vlastou, R.; Diakaki, M.] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Athens, Greece, Email: athanasios.stamatopoulos@cern.ch |
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0556-2813 |
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WOS:000551057500002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4466 |
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Stadler, J.; Boehm, C.; Mena, O. |
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Comprehensive study of neutrino-dark matter mixed damping |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
014 - 23pp |
Keywords |
CMBR theory; cosmological perturbation theory; neutrino properties; power spectrum |
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Mixed damping is a physical effect that occurs when a heavy species is coupled to a relativistic fluid which is itself free streaming. As a cross-case between collisional damping and free-streaming, it is crucial in the context of neutrino-dark matter interactions. In this work, we establish the parameter space relevant for mixed damping, and we derive an analytical approximation for the evolution of dark matter perturbations in the mixed damping regime to illustrate the physical processes responsible for the suppression of cosmological perturbations. Although extended Boltzmann codes implementing neutrino-dark matter scattering terms automatically include mixed damping, this effect has not been systematically studied. In order to obtain reliable numerical results, it is mandatory to reconsider several aspects of neutrino-dark matter interactions, such as the initial conditions, the ultra-relativistic fluid approximation and high order multiple moments in the neutrino distribution. Such a precise treatment ensures the correct assessment of the relevance of mixed damping in neutrino-dark matter interactions. |
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[Stadler, Julia] Univ Durham, Inst Particle Phys Phenomenol, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England, Email: julia.j.stadler@durham.ac.uk; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000481534700003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4111 |
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Stadler, J.; Boehm, C.; Mena, O. |
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Is it mixed dark matter or neutrino masses? |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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01 |
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1 |
Pages |
039 - 18pp |
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cluster counts; cosmological parameters from CMBR; cosmological parameters from LSS; neutrino masses from cosmology |
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In this paper, we explore a scenario where the dark matter is a mixture of interacting and non interacting species. Assuming dark matter-photon interactions for the interacting species, we find that the suppression of the matter power spectrum in this scenario can mimic that expected in the case of massive neutrinos. Our numerical studies include present limits from Planck Cosmic Microwave Background data, which render the strength of the dark matter photon interaction unconstrained when the fraction of interacting dark matter is small. Despite the large entangling between mixed dark matter and neutrino masses, we show that future measurements from the Dark Energy Instrument (DESI) could help in establishing the dark matter and the neutrino properties simultaneously, provided that the interaction rate is very close to its current limits and the fraction of interacting dark matter is at least of O (10%). However, for that region of parameter space where a small fraction of interacting DM coincides with a comparatively large interaction rate, our analysis highlights a considerable degeneracy between the mixed dark matter parameters and the neutrino mass scale. |
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[Stadler, Julia; Boehm, Celine] Univ Durham, Inst Particle Phys Phenomenol, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England, Email: jstadler@mpe.mpg.de; |
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WOS:000528025800040 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4383 |
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Souza, E.V.; Ferreira, M.N.; Aguilar, A.C.; Papavassiliou, J.; Roberts, C.D.; Xu, S.S. |
Title |
Pseudoscalar glueball mass: a window on three-gluon interactions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal A |
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Eur. Phys. J. A |
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56 |
Issue |
1 |
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25 - 7pp |
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In pure-glue QCD, gluon-gluon scattering in the J(PC) = 0(-+) channel is described by a very simple equation, especially if one considers just the leading contribution to the scattering kernel. Of all components in this kernel, only the three-gluon vertex, V-mu nu rho, is poorly constrained by contemporary analyses; hence, calculations of 0(-+) glueball properties serve as a clear window onto the character and form of V-mu nu rho. This is important given that many modern calculations of V-mu nu rho predict the appearance of an infrared suppression in the scalar function which comes to modulate the bare vertex after the nonperturbative resummation of interactions. Such behaviour is a peculiar prediction; but we find that the suppression is essential if one is to achieve agreement with lattice-QCD predictions for the 0(-+) glueball mass. Hence, it is likely that this novel feature of V-mu nu rho is real and has observable implications for the spectrum, decays and interactions of all QCD bound-states. |
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[Souza, E. V.] Fed Inst Educ Sci & Technol Piaui, BR-64605500 Picos, Piaui, Brazil, Email: emanuel.veras@ifpi.edu.br; |
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WOS:000513948400001 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4291 |
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Garcia Soto, A.; Zhelnin, P.; Safa, I.; Arguelles, C.A. |
Title |
Tau Appearance from High-Energy Neutrino Interactions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
Volume |
128 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
171101 - 7pp |
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High-energy muon and electron neutrinos yield a non-negligible flux of tau neutrinos as they propagate through Earth. In this Letter, we address the impact of this additional component in the PeV and EeV energy regimes for the first time. Above 300 TeV, this contribution is predicted to be significantly larger than the atmospheric background, and it alters current and future neutrino telescopes' capabilities to discover a cosmic tau-neutrino flux. Further, we demonstrate that Earth-skimming neutrino experiments, designed to observe tau neutrinos, will be sensitive to cosmogenic neutrinos even in extreme scenarios without a primary tau-neutrino component. |
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[Soto, A. Garcia; Zhelnin, P.; Safa, I; Arguelles, C. A.] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: alfonsogarciasoto@fas.harvard.edu; |
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0031-9007 |
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WOS:000804588400008 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5240 |
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Sorelli, G.; Gessner, M.; Treps, N.; Walschaers, M. |
Title |
Gaussian quantum metrology for mode-encoded parameters |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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New Journal of Physics |
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New J. Phys. |
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26 |
Issue |
7 |
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073022 - 23pp |
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quantum metrology; multimode quantum optics; Gaussian states |
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Quantum optical metrology aims to identify ultimate sensitivity bounds for the estimation of parameters encoded into quantum states of the electromagnetic field. In many practical applications, including imaging, microscopy, and remote sensing, the parameter of interest is not only encoded in the quantum state of the field, but also in its spatio-temporal distribution, i.e. in its mode structure. In this mode-encoded parameter estimation setting, we derive an analytical expression for the quantum Fisher information valid for arbitrary multimode Gaussian fields. To illustrate the power of our approach, we apply our results to the estimation of the transverse displacement of a beam and to the temporal separation between two pulses. For these examples, we show how the estimation sensitivity can be enhanced by adding squeezing into specific modes. |
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[Sorelli, Giacomo; Treps, Nicolas; Walschaers, Mattia] Sorbonne Univ, ENS Univ PSL, CNRS, Lab Kastler Brossel,Coll France, 4 Pl Jussieu, F-75252 Paris, France, Email: giacomo.sorelli@iosb-extern.fraunhofer.de |
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1367-2630 |
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WOS:001270966100001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6209 |
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Song, J.; Feijoo, A.; Oset, E. |
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Role of meson interactions in the D-s(+) -> pi(+) pi(+) pi(-) eta decay |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2022 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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106 |
Issue |
7 |
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074027 - 20pp |
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We perform a theoretical study of the D-s(+) ->pi(+)pi(+)pi(-)eta decay. We look first at the basic D-s(+) decay at the quark level from external and internal emission. Then we hadronize a pair or two pairs of q (q) over bar states to have mesons at the end. Posteriorly the pairs of mesons are allowed to undergo final state interaction, by means of which the a(0)(980), f(0)(980), a(1)(1260), and b(1)(1235) resonances are dynamically generated. The G parity is used as a filter of the possible channels, and from those with negative G parity only the ones that can lead to pi(+)pi(+)pi(-)eta at the final state are kept. Using transition amplitudes from the chiral unitary approach that generates these resonances and a few free parameters, we obtain a fair reproduction of the six mass distributions reported in the BESIII experiment. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Space & Environm, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: song-jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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WOS:000897087900009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5463 |
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Song, J.; Dai, L.R.; Oset, E. |
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How much is the compositeness of a bound state constrained by a and r(0)? The role of the interaction range |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
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European Physical Journal A |
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Eur. Phys. J. A |
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58 |
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7 |
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133 - 10pp |
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We present an approach that allows one to obtain information on the compositeness of molecular states from combined information of the scattering length of the hadronic components, the effective range, and the binding energy. We consider explicitly the range of the interaction in the formalism and show it to be extremely important to improve on the formula of Weinberg obtained in the limit of very small binding and zero range interaction. The method allows obtaining good information also in cases where the binding is not small. We explicitly apply it to the case of the deuteron and the D-s0* (2317) and D-s1* (2460) states and determine simultaneously the value of the compositeness within a certain range, as well as get qualitative information on the range of the interaction. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: Song-Jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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WOS:000829615100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5308 |
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Song, J.; Dai, L.R.; Oset, E. |
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Evolution of compact states to molecular ones with coupled channels: The case of the X(3872) |
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Journal Article |
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2023 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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108 |
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11 |
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114017 - 11pp |
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We study the molecular probability of the X(3872) in the D0 over bar D*0 and D+D*- channels in several scenarios. One of them assumes that the state is purely due to a genuine nonmolecular component. However, it gets unavoidably dressed by the meson components to the point that in the limit of zero binding of the D0 over bar D*0 component becomes purely molecular. Yet, the small but finite binding allows for a nonmolecular state when the bare mass of the genuine state approaches the D0 over bar D*0 threshold, but, in this case the system develops a small scattering length and a huge effective range for this channel in flagrant disagreement with present values of these magnitudes. Next we discuss the possibility to have hybrid states stemming from the combined effect of a genuine state and a reasonable direct interaction between the meson components, where we find cases in which the scattering length and effective range are still compatible with data, but even then the molecular probability is as big as 95%. Finally, we perform the calculations when the binding stems purely from the direct interaction between the meson-meson components. In summary we conclude, that while present data definitely rule out the possibility of a dominant nonmolecular component, the precise value of the molecular probability requires a more precise determination of the scattering length and effective range of the D0 over bar D*0 channel, as well as the measurement of these magnitudes for the D+D*- channel which have not been determined experimentally so far. |
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[Song, Jing] Beihang Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 102206, Peoples R China, Email: Song-Jing@buaa.edu.cn; |
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WOS:001134845500013 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Ferrando Solera, S.; Pich, A.; Vale Silva, L. |
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Direct bounds on Left-Right gauge boson masses at LHC Run 2 |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
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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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027 - 39pp |
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Left-Right Models; Grand Unification; New Gauge Interactions |
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While the third run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is ongoing, the underlying theory that extends the Standard Model remains so far unknown. Left-Right Models (LRMs) introduce a new gauge sector, and can restore parity symmetry at high enough energies. If LRMs are indeed realized in nature, the mediators of the new weak force can be searched for in colliders via their direct production. We recast existing experimental limits from the LHC Run 2 and derive generic bounds on the masses of the heavy LRM gauge bosons. As a novelty, we discuss the dependence of the WR and ZR total width on the LRM scalar content, obtaining model-independent bounds within the specific realizations of the LRM scalar sectors analysed here. These bounds avoid the need to detail the spectrum of the scalar sector, and apply in the general case where no discrete symmetry is enforced. Moreover, we emphasize the impact on the WR production at LHC of general textures of the right-handed quark mixing matrix without manifest left-right symmetry. We find that the WR and ZR masses are constrained to lie above 2 TeV and 4 TeV, respectively. |
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[Solera, Sergio Ferrando; Pich, Antonio; Silva, Luiz Vale] Univ Valencia, Consejo Super Invest Cient, Dept Fis Teor, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Parc Cient,Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: Sergio.Ferrando@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:001156665600003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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