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Coito, L.; Faubel, C.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Santamaria, A.; Titov, A. |
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Sterile neutrino portals to Majorana dark matter: effective operators and UV completions |
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2022 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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085 - 36pp |
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Models for Dark Matter; Particle Nature of Dark Matter; Sterile or Heavy Neutrinos; Baryon/Lepton Number Violation |
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Stringent constraints on the interactions of dark matter with the Standard Model suggest that dark matter does not take part in gauge interactions. In this regard, the possibility of communicating between the visible and dark sectors via gauge singlets seems rather natural. We consider a framework where the dark matter talks to the Standard Model through its coupling to sterile neutrinos, which generate active neutrino masses. We focus on the case of Majorana dark matter, with its relic abundance set by thermal freeze-out through annihilations into sterile neutrinos. We use an effective field theory approach to study the possible sterile neutrino portals to dark matter. We find that both lepton-number-conserving and lepton-number-violating operators are possible, yielding an interesting connection with the Dirac/Majorana character of active neutrinos. In a second step, we open the different operators and outline the possible renormalisable models. We analyse the phenomenology of the most promising ones, including a particular case in which the Majorana mass of the sterile neutrinos is generated radiatively. |
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[Coito, Leonardo] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: leonardo.coito@uv.es; |
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WOS:000836782300004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5340 |
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Aparici, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Rius, N.; Santamaria, A. |
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Neutrino masses from new generations |
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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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07 |
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7 |
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122 |
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We reconsider the possibility that Majorana masses for the three known neutrinos are generated radiatively by the presence of a fourth generation and one right-handed neutrino with Yukawa couplings and a Majorana mass term. We find that the observed light neutrino mass hierarchy is not compatible with low energy universality bounds in this minimal scenario, but all present data can be accommodated with five generations and two right-handed neutrinos. Within this framework, we explore the parameter space regions which are currently allowed and could lead to observable effects in neutrinoless double beta decay, mu-e conversion in nuclei and μ-> e gamma experiments. We also discuss the detection prospects at LHC. |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000293741500058 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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759 |
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Felkl, T.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Schmidt, M.A. |
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The singly-charged scalar singlet as the origin of neutrino masses |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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122 - 39pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We consider the generation of neutrino masses via a singly-charged scalar singlet. Under general assumptions we identify two distinct structures for the neutrino mass matrix. This yields a constraint for the antisymmetric Yukawa coupling of the singly-charged scalar singlet to two left-handed lepton doublets, irrespective of how the breaking of lepton-number conservation is achieved. The constraint disfavours large hierarchies among the Yukawa couplings. We study the implications for the phenomenology of lepton-flavour universality, measurements of the W-boson mass, flavour violation in the charged-lepton sector and decays of the singly-charged scalar singlet. We also discuss the parameter space that can address the Cabibbo Angle Anomaly. |
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[Felkl, Tobias; Schmidt, Michael A.] Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney Consortium Particle Phys & Cosmol, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, Email: t.felkl@unsw.edu.au; |
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WOS:000656967200001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4851 |
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Beniwal, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Leerdam, N.; White, M.; Williams, A.G. |
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The ScotoSinglet Model: a scalar singlet extension of the Scotogenic Model |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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136 - 34pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Higgs Physics; Neutrino Physics |
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The Scotogenic Model is one of the most minimal models to account for both neutrino masses and dark matter (DM). In this model, neutrino masses are generated at the one-loop level, and in principle, both the lightest fermion singlet and the lightest neutral component of the scalar doublet can be viable DM candidates. However, the correct DM relic abundance can only be obtained in somewhat small regions of the parameter space, as there are strong constraints stemming from lepton flavour violation, neutrino masses, electroweak precision tests and direct detection. For the case of scalar DM, a sufficiently large lepton-number-violating coupling is required, whereas for fermionic DM, coannihilations are typically necessary. In this work, we study how the new scalar singlet modifies the phenomenology of the Scotogenic Model, particularly in the case of scalar DM. We find that the new singlet modifies both the phenomenology of neutrino masses and scalar DM, and opens up a large portion of the parameter space of the original model. |
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[Beniwal, Ankit] Catholic Univ Louvain, Ctr Cosmol Particle Phys & Phenomenol CP3, B-1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium, Email: ankit.beniwal@uclouvain.be; |
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WOS:000668611300001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4881 |
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Gargalionis, J.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Schmidt, M.A. |
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Model-independent estimates for loop-induced baryon-number-violating nucleon decays |
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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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06 |
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6 |
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182 - 52pp |
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Baryon/Lepton Number Violation; SMEFT |
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Baryon number is an accidental symmetry of the Standard Model (SM) Lagrangian that so far has been measured to be exactly preserved, although it is expected to be violated at higher energies. In this work we compute order-of-magnitude estimates for the matching contributions of generic ultraviolet models to effective operators that generate nucleon decay processes. This is done in a systematic and automated way using operators constructed from SM fields up to dimension nine and working in a framework that has proved useful in the study of lepton-number violation. For each of the operators we derive estimates for the rates of different nucleon-decay channels. These allow us to establish model-independent lower bounds on the underlying new-physics scale and identify potential correlations between the various decay modes. The results are most relevant for families of models that generate the considered operator. This analysis is especially timely given the expected future sensitivities in numerous experiments such as Hyper-K, DUNE, JUNO and THEIA. |
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[Gargalionis, John; Herrero-Garcia, Juan] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Burjassot 46100, Spain, Email: john.gargalionis@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:001257098800002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6166 |
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