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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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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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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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Aparici, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Rius, N.; Santamaria, A. |

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On the nature of the fourth generation neutrino and its implications |
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2012 |
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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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030 - 31pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We consider the neutrino sector of a Standard Model with four generations. While the three light neutrinos can obtain their masses from a variety of mechanisms with or without new neutral fermions, fourth-generation neutrinos need at least one new relatively light right-handed neutrino. If lepton number is not conserved this neutrino must have a Majorana mass term whose size depends on the underlying mechanism for lepton number violation. Majorana masses for the fourth-generation neutrinos induce relative large two-loop contributions to the light neutrino masses which could be even larger than the cosmological bounds. This sets strong limits on the mass parameters and mixings of the fourth-generation neutrinos. |
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[Aparici, Alberto] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: alberto.aparici@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1157 |
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Coito, L.; Faubel, C.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Santamaria, A. |

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Dark matter from a complex scalar singlet: the role of dark CP and other discrete symmetries |
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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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11 |
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11 |
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202 - 34pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM |
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We study the case of a pseudo-scalar dark matter candidate which emerges from a complex scalar singlet, charged under a global U(1) symmetry, which is broken both explicitly and spontaneously. The pseudo-scalar is naturally stabilized by the presence of a remnant discrete symmetry: dark CP. We study and compare the phenomenology of several simplified models with only one explicit symmetry breaking term. We find that several regions of the parameter space are able to reproduce the observed dark matter abundance while respecting direct detection and invisible Higgs decay limits: in the resonances of the two scalars, featuring the known as forbidden or secluded dark matter, and through non-resonant Higgs-mediated annihilations. In some cases, combining different measurements would allow one to distinguish the breaking pattern of the symmetry. Moreover, this setup admits a light DM candidate at the sub-GeV scale. We also discuss the situation where more than one symmetry breaking term is present. In that case, the dark CP symmetry may be spontaneously broken, thus spoiling the stability of the dark matter candidate. Requiring that this does not happen imposes a constraint on the allowed parameter space. Finally, we consider an effective field theory approach valid in the pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson limit and when the U(1) breaking scale is much larger than the electroweak scale. |
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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:000723081600002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5031 |
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Bas i Beneito, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Vatsyayan, D. |

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Multi-component dark sectors: symmetries, asymmetries and conversions |
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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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10 |
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10 |
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075 - 31pp |
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Models for Dark Matter; Particle Nature of Dark Matter |
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We study the relic abundance of several stable particles from a generic dark sector, including the possible presence of dark asymmetries. After discussing the different possibilities for stabilising multi-component dark matter, we analyse the final relic abundance of the symmetric and asymmetric dark matter components, paying special attention to the role of the unavoidable conversions between dark matter states. We find an exponential dependence of the asymmetries of the heavier components on annihilations and conversions. We conclude that having similar symmetric and asymmetric components is a natural outcome in many scenarios of multi-component dark matter. This has novel phenomenological implications, which we briefly discuss. |
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[Bas I Beneito, Arnau] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: arnau.bas@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000866484800002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5380 |
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Herrero-Garcia, J.; Landini, G.; Vatsyayan, D. |

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Asymmetries in extended dark sectors: a cogenesis scenario |
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2023 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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049 - 41pp |
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Models for Dark Matter; Particle Nature of Dark Matter |
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The observed dark matter relic abundance may be explained by different mechanisms, such as thermal freeze-out/freeze-in, with one or more symmetric/asymmetric components. In this work we investigate the role played by asymmetries in determining the yield and nature of dark matter in non-minimal scenarios with more than one dark matter particle. In particular, we show that the energy density of a particle may come from an asymmetry, even if the particle is asymptotically symmetric by nature. To illustrate the different effects of asymmetries, we adopt a model with two dark matter components. We embed it in a multi-component cogenesis scenario that is also able to reproduce neutrino masses and the baryon asymmetry. In some cases, the model predicts an interesting monochromatic neutrino line that may be searched for at neutrino telescopes. |
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[Herrero-Garcia, Juan] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: juan.herrero@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Berbig, M.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Landini, G. |

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Dynamical origin of neutrino masses and dark matter from a new confining sector |
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2024 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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110 |
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3 |
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035011 - 13pp |
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A dynamical mechanism, based on a confining non-Abelian dark symmetry, which generates Majorana masses for hyperchargeless fermions, is proposed. We apply it to the inverse seesaw scenario, which allows us to generate light neutrino masses from the interplay of TeV-scale pseudo-Dirac mass terms and a small explicit breaking of lepton number. A single generation of vectorlike dark quarks, transforming under a SU(3)D gauge symmetry, is coupled to a real singlet scalar, which serves as a portal between the dark quark condensate and three generations of heavy sterile neutrinos. Such a dark sector and the Standard Model (SM) are kept in thermal equilibrium with each other via sizable Yukawa couplings to the heavy neutrinos. In this framework, the lightest dark baryon, which has spin 3/2 and is stabilized at the renormalizable level by an accidental dark baryon number symmetry, can account for the observed relic density via thermal freeze-out from annihilations into the lightest dark mesons. These mesons, in turn, decay to heavy neutrinos, which produce SM final states upon decay. This model may be probed by next generation neutrino telescopes via neutrino lines produced from dark matter annihilations. |
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[Berbig, Maximilian; Herrero-Garcia, Juan] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Burjassot 46100, Spain, Email: berbig@ific.uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6339 |
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Herrero-Garcia, J.; Schwetz, T.; Zupan, J. |

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On the annual modulation signal in dark matter direct detection |
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2012 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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3 |
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005 - 28pp |
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dark matter theory; dark matter experiments; dark matter detectors |
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We derive constraints on the annual modulation signal in Dark Matter (DM) direct detection experiments in terms of the unmodulated event rate. A general bound independent of the details of the DM distribution follows from the assumption that the motion of the earth around the sun is the only source of time variation. The bound is valid for a very general class of particle physics models and also holds in the presence of an unknown unmodulated background. More stringent bounds are obtained, if modest assumptions on symmetry properties of the DM halo are adopted. We illustrate the bounds by applying them to the annual modulation signals reported by the DAMA and CoGeNT experiments in the framework of spin-independent elastic scattering. While the DAMA signal satisfies our bounds, severe restrictions on the DM mass can be set for CoGeNT. |
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[Herrero-Garcia, Juan; Schwetz, Thomas] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: juan.a.herrero@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Herrero-Garcia, J.; Schwetz, T.; Zupan, J. |

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Astrophysics independent bounds on the annual modulation of dark matter signals |
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2012 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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109 |
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14 |
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141301 - 5pp |
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We show how constraints on the time integrated event rate from a given dark matter (DM) direct detection experiment can be used to bound the amplitude of the annual modulation signal in another experiment. The method requires only mild assumptions about the properties of the local DM distribution: that it is temporally stable on the scale of months and spatially homogeneous on the ecliptic. We apply the method to the annual modulation signal in DAMA/LIBRA, which we compare to the bounds derived from XENON10, XENON100, cryogenic DM search, and SIMPLE data. Assuming a DM mass of 10 GeV, we show that under the above assumptions about the DM halo, a DM interpretation of the DAMA/LIBRA signal is excluded for several classes of models: at 6.3 sigma (4.6 sigma) for elastic isospin conserving (violating) spin-independent interactions, and at 4.9 sigma for elastic spin-dependent interactions on protons. |
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[Herrero-Garcia, Juan] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: juan.a.herrero@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bozorgnia, N.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Schwetz, T.; Zupan, J. |

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Halo-independent methods for inelastic dark matter scattering |
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2013 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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049 - 15pp |
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We present halo-independent methods to analyze the results of dark matter direct detection experiments assuming inelastic scattering. We focus on the annual modulation signal reported by DAMA/LIBRA and present three different halo-independent tests. First, we compare it to the upper limit on the unmodulated rate from XENON100 using (a) the trivial requirement that the amplitude of the annual modulation has to be smaller than the bound on the unmodulated rate, and (b) a bound on the annual modulation amplitude based on an expansion in the Earth's velocity. The third test uses the special predictions of the signal shape for inelastic scattering and allows for an internal consistency check of the data without referring to any astrophysics. We conclude that a strong conflict between DAMA/LIBRA and XENON100 in the framework of spin-independent inelastic scattering can be established independently of the local properties of the dark matter halo. |
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[Bozorgnia, Nassim; Schwetz, Thomas] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: bozorgnia@mpi-hd.mpg.de; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Herrero-Garcia, J.; Nebot, M.; Rius, N.; Santamaria, A. |

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The Zee-Babu model revisited in the light of new data |
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2014 |
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Nuclear Physics B |
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Nucl. Phys. B |
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We update previous analyses of the Zee-Babu model in the light of new data, e.g., the mixing angle On, the rare decay μ-> e gamma and the LHC results. We also analyze the possibility of accommodating the deviations in Gamma (H -> gamma gamma) hinted by the LHC experiments, and the stability of the scalar potential. We find that neutrino oscillation data and low energy constraints are still compatible with masses of the extra charged scalars accessible to LHC. Moreover, if any of them is discovered, the model can be falsified by combining the information on the singly and doubly charged scalar decay modes with neutrino data. Conversely, if the neutrino spectrum is found to be inverted and the CP phase delta is quite different from pi, the masses of the charged scalars will be well outside the LHC reach. |
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[Herrero-Garcia, Juan; Rius, Nuria; Santamaria, Arcadi] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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