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Arguelles, C.A.; Kelly, K.J.; Muñoz, V.M. |
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Millicharged particles from the heavens: single- and multiple-scattering signatures |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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099 - 34pp |
| Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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For nearly a century, studying cosmic-ray air showers has driven progress in our understanding of elementary particle physics. In this work, we revisit the production of millicharged particles in these atmospheric showers and provide new constraints for XENON1T and Super-Kamiokande and new sensitivity estimates of current and future detectors, such as JUNO. We discuss distinct search strategies, specifically studies of single-energy-deposition events, where one electron in the detector receives a relatively large energy transfer, as well as multiple-scattering events consisting of (at least) two relatively small energy depositions. We demonstrate that these atmospheric search strategies especially the multiple-scattering signature – provide significant room for improvement beyond existing searches, in a way that is complementary to anthropogenic, beam-based searches for MeV-GeV millicharged particles. Finally, we also discuss the implementation of a Monte Carlo simulation for millicharged particle detection in large-volume neutrino detectors, such as IceCube. |
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[Arguelles, Carlos A.] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: carguelles@fas.harvard.edu; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000718091700002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5038 |
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Cepedello, R.; Hirsch, M.; Rocha-Moran, P.; Vicente, A. |
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Minimal 3-loop neutrino mass models and charged lepton flavor violation |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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067 - 37pp |
| Keywords |
Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We study charged lepton flavor violation for the three most popular 3-loop Majorana neutrino mass models. We call these models “minimal” since their particle content correspond to the minimal sets for which genuine 3-loop models can be constructed. In all the three minimal models the neutrino mass matrix is proportional to some powers of Standard Model lepton masses, providing additional suppression factors on top of the expected loop suppression. To correctly explain neutrino masses, therefore large Yukawa couplings are needed in these models. We calculate charged lepton flavor violating observables and find that the three minimal models survive the current constraints only in very narrow regions of their parameter spaces. |
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[Cepedello, Ricardo; Hirsch, Martin; Vicente, Avelino] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: ricepe@ific.uv.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000565216600001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4522 |
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Barducci, D.; Bertuzzo, E.; Caputo, A.; Hernandez, P. |
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Minimal flavor violation in the see-saw portal |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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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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185 - 28pp |
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Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model; CP violation |
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We consider an extension of the Standard Model with two singlet leptons, with masses in the electroweak range, that induce neutrino masses via the see-saw mechanism, plus a generic new physics sector at a higher scale, A. We apply the minimal flavor violation (MFV) principle to the corresponding Effective Field Theory (nu SMEFT) valid at energy scales E << A. We identify the irreducible sources of lepton flavor and lepton number violation at the renormalizable level, and apply the MFV ansatz to derive the scaling of the Wilson coefficients of the nu SMEFT operators up to dimension six. We highlight the most important phenomenological consequences of this hypothesis in the rates for exotic Higgs decays, the decay length of the heavy neutrinos, and their production modes at present and future colliders. We also comment on possible astrophysical implications. |
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[Barducci, Daniele] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Fis, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy, Email: daniele.barducci@roma1.infn.it; |
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WOS:000546965800003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4462 |
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Hirsch, M.; Kernreiter, T.; Romao, J.C.; del Moral, A.V. |
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Minimal supersymmetric inverse seesaw: neutrino masses, lepton flavour violation and LHC phenomenology |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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01 |
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1 |
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103 - 21pp |
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Rare Decays; Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics; Supersymmetric Standard Model |
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We study neutrino masses in the framework of the supersymmetric inverse seesaw model. Different from the non-supersymmetric version a minimal realization with just one pair of singlets is sufficient to explain all neutrino data. We compute the neutrino mass matrix up to 1-loop order and show how neutrino data can be described in terms of the model parameters. We then calculate rates for lepton flavour violating (LFV) processes, such as μ-> e gamma and chargino decays to singlet scalar neutrinos. The latter decays are potentially observable at the LHC and show a characteristic decay pattern dictated by the same parameters which generate the observed large neutrino angles. |
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[Hirsch, M.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: mahirsch@ific.uv.es |
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1126-6708 |
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ISI:000273959700030 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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509 |
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Feruglio, F.; Gherardi, V.; Romanino, A.; Titov, A. |
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Modular invariant dynamics and fermion mass hierarchies around tau = i |
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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. |
| Volume |
05 |
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5 |
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242 - 26pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics; Supersymmetric Standard Model; Compactification and String Models |
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We discuss fermion mass hierarchies within modular invariant flavour models. We analyse the neighbourhood of the self-dual point tau = i, where modular invariant theories possess a residual Z(4) invariance. In this region the breaking of Z(4) can be fully described by the spurion epsilon approximate to tau – i, that flips its sign under Z(4). Degeneracies or vanishing eigenvalues of fermion mass matrices, forced by the Z(4) symmetry at tau = i, are removed by slightly deviating from the self-dual point. Relevant mass ratios are controlled by powers of vertical bar epsilon vertical bar. We present examples where this mechanism is a key ingredient to successfully implement an hierarchical spectrum in the lepton sector, even in the presence of a non-minimal Kahler potential. |
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[Feruglio, Ferruccio; Titov, Arsenii] Univ Padua, Dipartimento Fis & Astron G Galilei, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padua, Italy, Email: feruglio@pd.infn.it; |
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WOS:000738737200001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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