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Author (up) Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Rebelo, M.N.; Silva-Marcos, J.I.
Title What if the masses of the first two quark families are not generated by the standard model Higgs boson? Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 94 Issue 11 Pages 115031 - 6pp
Keywords
Abstract We point out that in the standard model there is meaningful quark mixing even in the extreme chiral (EC) limit, where only the third generation of quarks acquires mass. This mixing is in general expected to be of order 1 and the fact that |V-13|(2) + |V-23|(2) approximate to 1.6 x 10(-3) implies a novel fine-tuning problem in the SM which we point out for the first time. We propose a possible way of avoiding this fine-tuning by introducing a symmetry S which leads to V-CKM = 1, with only the third generation of quarks acquiring mass. We consider two scenarios for generating the mass of the first two quark generations and full quark mixing based on the assumption that the masses of the first two quark families are not generated by the standard Higgs. One consists of the introduction of a second Higgs doublet which is neutral under S. The second scenario consists of assuming new physics at a high energy scale, contributing to the masses of light quark generations, in an effective field theory approach. This last scenario leads to couplings of the Higgs particle to s (s) over bar and c (c) over tilde which are significantly enhanced with respect to those of the SM. In both schemes, one has scalar-mediated flavor-changing neutral currents which are naturally suppressed. Flavor-violating top decays are predicted in the second scenario at the level Br(t -> hc) >= 5 x 10(-5).
Address [Botella, F. J.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fbotella@uv.es;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000391016600004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2931
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Author (up) Boucenna, S.M.; Celis, A.; Fuentes-Martin, J.; Vicente, A.; Virto, J.
Title Phenomenology of an SU(2) x SU(2) x U(1) model with lepton-flavour non-universality Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 12 Issue 12 Pages 059 - 43pp
Keywords Beyond Standard Model; Gauge Symmetry
Abstract We investigate a gauge extension of the Standard Model in light of the observed hints of lepton universality violation in b -> clv and b -> sl(+) l(-) decays at BaBar, Belle and LHCb. The model consists of an extended gauge group SU(2)(1) x SU(2)(2) x U(l)(Y) which breaks spontaneously around the TeV scale to the electroweak gauge group. Fermion mixing effects with vector -like fermions give rise to potentially large new physics contributions in flavour transitions mediated by WI and Z' bosons. This model can ease tensions in B -physics data while satisfying stringent bounds from flavour physics, and electroweak precision data. Possible ways to test the proposed new physics scenario with upcoming experimental measurements are discussed. Among other predictions, the ratios RM =Gamma(B -> M mu(+)mu(-))/Gamma(B -> Me(+)e(-)), with M = K*, phi, are found to be reduced with respect to the Standard Model expectation R-M similar or equal to 1.
Address [Boucenna, Sofiane M.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 40, I-100044 Frascati, Italy, Email: boucenna@lnf.infn.it;
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000399290600001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3063
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Author (up) Boucenna, S.M.; Celis, A.; Fuentes-Martin, J.; Vicente, A.; Virto, J.
Title Non-abelian gauge extensions for B-decay anomalies Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B
Volume 760 Issue Pages 214-219
Keywords
Abstract We study the generic features of minimal gauge extensions of the Standard Model in view of recent hints of lepton-flavor non-universality in semi-leptonic b -> sl(+)l(-) and b -> cl nu decays. We classify the possible models according to the symmetry-breaking pattern and the source of flavor non-universality. We find that in viable models the SU(2)(L) factor is embedded non-trivially in the extended gauge group, and that gauge couplings should be universal, hinting to the presence of new degrees of freedom sourcing non-universality. Finally, we provide an explicit model that can explain the B-decay anomalies in a coherent way and confront it with the relevant phenomenological constraints.
Address [Boucenna, Sofiane M.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Frascati, CP 13, I-100044 Frascati, Italy, Email: javier.fuentes@ific.uv.es
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Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000382890500032 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2803
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Author (up) Boucenna, S.M.; Morisi, S.; Vicente, A.
Title LHC diphoton resonance from gauge symmetry Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 93 Issue 11 Pages 115008 - 8pp
Keywords
Abstract Motivated by what is possibly the first sign of new physics seen at the LHC, the diphoton excess at 750 GeV in ATLAS and CMS, we present a model that provides naturally the necessary ingredients to explain the resonance. The simplest phenomenological explanation for the diphoton excess requires a new scalar state, X(750), as well as additional vectorlike (VL) fermions introduced in an ad-hoc way in order to enhance its decays into a pair of photons and/or increase its production cross section. We show that the necessary VL quarks and their couplings can emerge naturally from a complete framework based on the SU(3)(L) circle times U(1)(X) gauge symmetry.
Address [Boucenna, Sofiane M.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Frascati, CP 13, I-100044 Frascati, Italy, Email: boucenna@lnf.infn.it;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000377505700002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2717
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Author (up) Boyero Garcia, R.; Carpentier, A.V.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Peralta Conde, A.
Title A novel technique to achieve atomic macro-coherence as a tool to determine the nature of neutrinos Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Applied Physics B Abbreviated Journal Appl. Phys. B
Volume 122 Issue 10 Pages 262 - 13pp
Keywords
Abstract The photon spectrum in macro-coherent atomic deexcitation via radiative emission of neutrino pairs has been proposed as a sensitive probe of the neutrino mass spectrum, capable of competing with conventional neutrino experiments. In this paper, we revisit this intriguing possibility, presenting an alternative method for inducing large coherence in a target based on adiabatic techniques. More concretely, we propose the use of a modified version of coherent population return (CPR), namely two-photon CPR, that turns out to be extremely robust with respect to the experimental parameters and capable of inducing a coherence close to 100 % in the target.
Address [Boyero Garcia, R.] Univ Salamanca, Fac Ciencias, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain, Email: robertobg@usal.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0946-2171 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000388419100013 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2871
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