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Lattanzi, M.; Lineros, R.A.; Taoso, M. |
Title |
Connecting neutrino physics with dark matter |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
New Journal of Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
New J. Phys. |
Volume |
16 |
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125012 - 19pp |
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neutrinos; dark matter; flavour; majoron; sterile neutrinos |
Abstract |
The origin of neutrino masses and the nature of dark matter are two in most pressing open questions in modern astro-particle physics. We consider here the possibility that these two problems are related, and review some theoretical scenarios which offer common solutions. A simple possibility is that the dark matter particle emerges in minimal realizations of the seesaw mechanism, as in the majoron and sterile neutrino scenarios. We present the theoretical motivation for both models and discuss their phenomenology, confronting the predictions of these scenarios with cosmological and astrophysical observations. Finally, we discuss the possibility that the stability of dark matter originates from a flavor symmetry of the leptonic sector. We review a proposal based on an A(4) flavor symmetry. |
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[Lattanzi, Massimiliano] Univ Ferrara, Dipartimento Fis & Sci Terra, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy, Email: lattanzi@fe.infn.it; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1367-2630 |
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WOS:000346823200001 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2062 |
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Sborlini, G.F.R.; de Florian, D.; Rodrigo, G. |
Title |
Triple collinear splitting functions at NLO for scattering processes with photons |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
161 - 29pp |
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NLO Computations |
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We present splitting functions in the triple collinear limit at next-to-leading order. The computation was performed in the context of massless QCD+QED, considering only processes which include at least one photon. Through the comparison of the IR divergent structure of splitting amplitudes with the expected known behavior, we were able to check our results. Besides that we implemented some consistency checks based on symmetry arguments and cross-checked the results among them. Studying photon-started processes, we obtained very compact results. |
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[Sborlini, German F. R.; de Florian, Daniel] Univ Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Dept Fis, RA-1428 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina, Email: gfsborlini@df.uba.ar; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000347905900001 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2082 |
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Sborlini, G.F.R.; de Florian, D.; Rodrigo, G. |
Title |
Double collinear splitting amplitudes at next-to-leading order |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
01 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
018 - 55pp |
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NLO Computations; Hadronic Colliders |
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We compute the next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections to the 1 -> 2 splitting amplitudes in different dimensional regularization (DREG) schemes. Besides recovering previously known results, we explore new DREG schemes and analyze their consistency by comparing the divergent structure with the expected behavior predicted by Catani's formula. Through the introduction of scalar-gluons, we show the relation among splittings matrices computed using different schemes. Also, we extended this analysis to cover the double collinear limit of scattering amplitudes in the context of QCD+QED. |
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[Sborlini, German F. R.; de Florian, Daniel] Univ Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Dept Fis, RA-1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina, Email: gfsborlini@df.uba.ar; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000329617800009 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1698 |
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Campanario, F.; Kerner, M.; Ninh, D.L.; Zeppenfeld, D. |
Title |
Next-to-leading order QCD corrections to ZZ production in association with two jets |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
148 - 14pp |
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NLO Computations; Hadronic Colliders |
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We present a calculation of next-to-leading order QCD corrections to QCD-induced ZZ production in association with two jets at hadron colliders. Both Z bosons decay leptonically with all off-shell effects, virtual photon contributions and spin-correlation effects fully taken into account. This process is an important background to weak boson scattering and to searches for signals of new physics beyond the Standard Model. As expected, the next-to-leading order corrections reduce significantly the scale uncertainty and show a non-trivial phase space dependence in kinematic distributions. Our code will be publicly available as part of the parton level Monte Carlo program VBFNLO. |
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[Campanario, Francisco] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Div Theory, IFIC, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: francisco.campanario@ific.uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000340051900001 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1882 |
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Sorel, M. |
Title |
Expected performance of an ideal liquid argon neutrino detector with enhanced sensitivity to scintillation light |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
Volume |
9 |
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Pages |
P10002 - 25pp |
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Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase); Neutrino detectors; Calorimeters; Time projection chambers |
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Scintillation light is used in liquid argon (LAr) neutrino detectors to provide a trigger signal, veto information against cosmic rays, and absolute event timing. In this work, we discuss additional opportunities offered by detectors with enhanced sensitivity to scintillation light, that is with light collection efficiencies of about 10(-3). We focus on two key detector performance indicators for neutrino oscillation physics: calorimetric neutrino energy reconstruction and neutrino/antineutrino separation in a non-magnetized detector. Our results are based on detailed simulations, with neutrino interactions modelled according to the GENIE event generator, while the charge and light responses of a large LAr ideal detector are described by the Geant4 and NEST simulation tools. A neutrino energy resolution as good as 3.3% RMS for 4 GeV electron neutrino charged-current interactions can in principle be obtained in a large detector of this type, by using both charge and light information. By exploiting muon capture in argon and scintillation light information to veto muon decay electrons, we also obtain muon neutrino identification efficiencies of about 50%, and muon antineutrino misidentification rates at the few percent level, for few-GeV neutrino interactions that are fully contained. We argue that the construction of large LAr detectors with sufficiently high light collection efficiencies is in principle possible. |
Address |
[Sorel, M.] CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46980, Spain, Email: sorel@ific.uv.es |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000345858500045 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2056 |
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