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Helo, J.C.; Kovalenko, S.G.; Hirsch, M.; Pas, H. |
| Title |
Short-range mechanisms of neutrinoless double beta decay at the LHC |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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88 |
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7 |
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073011 - 19pp |
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Lepton number violation (LNV) mediated by short- range operators can manifest itself in both neutrinoless double beta decay (0 nu beta beta) and in processes with same- sign dilepton final states at the LHC. We derive limits from existing LHC data at root s = 8 TeV and compare the discovery potential of the forthcoming root s = 14 TeV phase of the LHC with the sensitivity of current and future 0 nu beta beta decay experiments, assuming the short-range part of the 0 nu beta beta decay amplitude dominates. We focus on the first of two possible topologies triggered by one fermion and two bosons in the intermediate state. In all cases, except for the pure leptoquark mechanism, the LHC will be more sensitive than 0 nu beta beta decay in the future. In addition, we propose to search for a charge asymmetry in the final state leptons and to use different invariant mass peaks as a possible tool to discriminate the various possible mechanisms for LNV signals at the LHC. |
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[Helo, J. C.; Kovalenko, S. G.] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Ctr Cient Tecnol Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: juan.heloherrera@gmail.com; |
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WOS:000326111000002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1627 |
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Hirsch, M.; Lineros, R.A.; Morisi, S.; Palacio, J.; Rojas, N.; Valle, J.W.F. |
| Title |
WIMP dark matter as radiative neutrino mass messenger |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
10 |
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149 - 18pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Neutrino Physics |
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The minimal seesaw extension of the Standard SU(3)(c)circle times SU(2)(L)circle times U(1)(Y) Model requires two electroweak singlet fermions in order to accommodate the neutrino oscillation parameters at tree level. Here we consider a next to minimal extension where light neutrino masses are generated radiatively by two electroweak fermions: one singlet and one triplet under SU(2)(L). These should be odd under a parity symmetry and their mixing gives rise to a stable weakly interactive massive particle (WIMP) dark matter candidate. For mass in the GeV-TeV range, it reproduces the correct relic density, and provides an observable signal in nuclear recoil direct detection experiments. The fermion triplet component of the dark matter has gauge interactions, making it also detectable at present and near future collider experiments. |
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[Hirsch, M.; Lineros, R. A.; Palacio, J.; Valle, J. W. F.] Univ Valencia, Edificio Inst Paterna, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular,AHEP Grp, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: mahirsch@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000326047200001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1623 |
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Arbelaez, C.; Romao, J.C.; Hirsch, M.; Malinsky, M. |
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LHC-scale left-right symmetry and unification |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
89 |
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3 |
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035002 - 19pp |
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We construct a comprehensive list of nonsupersymmetric standard model extensions with a low-scale left-right (LR)-symmetric intermediate stage that may be obtained as simple low-energy effective theories within a class of renormalizable SO(10) grand unified theories. Unlike the traditional “minimal” LR models many of our example settings support a perfect gauge coupling unification even if the LR scale is in the LHC domain at a price of only (a few copies of) one or two types of extra fields pulled down to the TeV-scale ballpark. We discuss the main aspects of a potentially realistic model building conforming the basic constraints from the quark and lepton sector flavor structure, proton decay limits, etc. We pay special attention to the theoretical uncertainties related to the limited information about the underlying unified framework in the bottom-up approach, in particular, to their role in the possible extraction of the LR-breaking scale. We observe a general tendency for the models without new colored states in the TeV domain to be on the verge of incompatibility with the proton stability constraints. |
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[Arbelaez, Carolina; Romao, Jorge C.] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: carolina@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000331878400006 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1703 |
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Helo, J.C.; Kovalenko, S.G.; Hirsch, M. |
| Title |
Heavy neutrino searches at the LHC with displaced vertices |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
89 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
073005 - 7pp |
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Sterile neutrinos with masses in the range of 1-100 GeV have been searched for in a variety of experiments. Here, we discuss the prospects of searching for sterile neutrinos at the LHC using displaced vertices. Two different cases are discussed: (i) the standard model extended with sterile neutrinos, and (ii) right-handed neutrinos in a left-right symmetric extension of the standard model. A dedicated displaced vertex search will allow us to probe parts of the parameter space not accessible to other searches, but both cases will require a large luminosity. |
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[Helo, J. C.; Kovalenko, S. G.] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Ctr Cient Tecnol Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: juancarlos.helo@usm.cl; |
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WOS:000334314500002 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1756 |
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Deppisch, F.F.; Harz, J.; Hirsch, M. |
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Falsifying High-Scale Leptogenesis at the LHC |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
| Volume |
112 |
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22 |
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221601 - 5pp |
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Measuring a nonzero value for the cross section of any lepton number violating (LNV) process would put a strong lower limit on the washout factor for the effective lepton number density in the early Universe at times close to the electroweak phase transition and thus would lead to important constraints on any high-scale model for the generation of the observed baryon asymmetry based on LNV. In particular, for leptogenesis (LG) models with masses of the right-handed neutrinos heavier than the mass scale observed at the LHC, the implied large washout factors would lead to a violation of the out-of-equilibrium condition and exponentially suppress the net lepton number produced in such LG models. We thus demonstrate that the observation of LNV processes at the LHC results in the falsification of high-scale LG models. However, no conclusions about the viability of LG models can be drawn from the nonobservation of LNV processes. |
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[Deppisch, Frank F.; Harz, Julia] UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, London WC1E 6BT, England, Email: f.deppisch@ucl.ac.uk; |
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0031-9007 |
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WOS:000336920800003 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1816 |
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Aristizabal Sierra, D.; Degee, A.; Dorame, L.; Hirsch, M. |
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Systematic classification of two-loop realizations of the Weinberg operator |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume |
03 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
040 - 41pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We systematically analyze the d = 5 Weinberg operator at 2-loop order. Using a diagrammatic approach, we identify two different interesting categories of neutrino mass models: (i) Genuine 2-loop models for which both, tree-level and 1-loop contributions, are guaranteed to be absent. And (ii) finite 2-loop diagrams, which correspond to the 1-loop generation of some particular vertex appearing in a given 1-loop neutrino mass model, thus being effectively 2-loop. From the large list of all possible 2-loop diagrams, the vast majority are infinite corrections to lower order neutrino mass models and only a moderately small number of diagrams fall into these two interesting classes. Moreover, all diagrams in class (i) are just variations of three basic diagrams, with examples discussed in the literature before. Similarly, we also show that class (ii) diagrams consists of only variations of these three plus two more basic diagrams. Finally, we show how our results can be consistently and readily used in order to construct two-loop neutrino mass models. |
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[Sierra, D. Aristizabal; Degee, A.] Univ Liege, IFPA, Dept AGO, B-4000 Liege 1, Belgium, Email: daristizabal@ulg.ac.be; |
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WOS:000351365700002 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2167 |
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Helo, J.C.; Hirsch, M.; Ota, T.; Pereira dos Santos, F.A. |
| Title |
Double beta decay and neutrino mass models |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume |
05 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
092 - 40pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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Neutrinoless double beta decay allows to constrain lepton number violating extensions of the standard model. If neutrinos are Majorana particles, the mass mechanism will always contribute to the decay rate, however, it is not a priori guaranteed to be the dominant contribution in all models. Here, we discuss whether the mass mechanism dominates or not from the theory point of view. We classify all possible (scalar-mediated) short-range contributions to the decay rate according to the loop level, at which the corresponding models will generate Majorana neutrino masses, and discuss the expected relative size of the different contributions to the decay rate in each class. Our discussion is general for models based on the SM group but does not cover models with an extended gauge. We also work out the phenomenology of one concrete 2-loop model in which both, mass mechanism and short-range diagram, might lead to competitive contributions, in some detail. |
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[Helo, J. C.] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Ctr Cient Tecnol Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: juancarlos.helo@usm.cl; |
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WOS:000363471700001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2441 |
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Deppisch, F.F.; Harz, J.; Huang, W.C.; Hirsch, M.; Pas, H. |
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Falsifying high-scale baryogenesis with neutrinoless double beta decay and lepton flavor violation |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
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Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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92 |
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3 |
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036005 - 6pp |
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Interactions that manifest themselves as lepton number violating processes at low energies in combination with sphaleron transitions typically erase any preexisting baryon asymmetry of the Universe. In this article, we discuss the constraints obtained from an observation of neutrinoless double beta decay in this context. If a new physics mechanism of neutrinoless double beta decay other than the standard light neutrino exchange is observed, typical scenarios of high-scale baryogenesis will be excluded unless the baryon asymmetry is stabilized via some new mechanism. We also sketch how this conclusion can be extended beyond the first lepton generation by incorporating lepton flavor violating processes. |
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[Deppisch, Frank F.; Harz, Julia; Huang, Wei-Chih] UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, London WC1E 6BT, England, Email: f.deppisch@ucl.ac.uk; |
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WOS:000359050900003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2318 |
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Fonseca, R.M.; Hirsch, M. |
| Title |
SU(5)-inspired double beta decay |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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92 |
Issue |
1 |
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015014 - 14pp |
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The short-range part of the neutrinoless double beta amplitude is generated via the exchange of exotic particles, such as charged scalars, leptoquarks and/or diquarks. In order to give a sizable contribution to the total decay rate, the masses of these exotics should be of the order of (at most) a few TeV. Here, we argue that these exotics could be the “light” (i.e., weak-scale) remnants of some B – L violating variants of SU(5). We show that unification of the standard model gauge couplings, consistent with proton decay limits, can be achieved in such a setup without the need to introduce supersymmetry. Since these nonminimal SU(5)-inspired models violate B – L, they generate Majorana neutrino masses and therefore make it possible to explain neutrino oscillation data. The light colored particles of these models can potentially be observed at the LHC, and it might be possible to probe the origin of the neutrino masses with Delta L = 2 violating signals. As particular realizations of this idea, we present two models, one for each of the two possible tree-level topologies of neutrinoless double beta decay. |
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[Fonseca, Renato M.; Hirsch, Martin] Univ Valencia, AHEP Grp, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: renato.fonseca@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Helo, J.C.; Hirsch, M. |
| Title |
LHC dijet constraints on double beta decay |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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92 |
Issue |
7 |
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073017 - 7pp |
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We use LHC dijet data to derive constraints on neutrinoless double beta decay. Upper limits on cross sections for the production of “exotic” resonances, such as a right-handed W boson or a diquark, can be converted into lower limits on the double beta decay half-life for fixed choices of other parameters. Constraints derived from run-I data are already surprisingly strong and complementary to results from searches using same-sign dileptons plus jets. For the case of the left-right symmetric model, in case no new resonance is found in future runs of the LHC and assuming g(L) = g(R), we estimate a lower limit on the double beta decay half-life larger than 10(27) yr can be derived from future dijet data, except in the window of relatively light right-handed neutrino masses in the range 0.5 MeV to 50 GeV. Part of this mass window will be tested in the upcoming SHiP experiment. We also discuss current and future limits on possible scalar diquark contributions to double beta decay that can be derived from dijet data. |
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[Helo, J. C.] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Ctr Cient Tecnol Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile, Email: juancarlos.helo@usm.cl; |
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WOS:000363526700004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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