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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Simplest scoto-seesaw mechanism
José W. F. ValleRahul SrivastavaNicolás Rojassubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsOscillationDark matterHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFOS: Physical scienceslcsh:QC1-999High Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Seesaw mechanismWIMPSeesaw molecular geometryDouble beta decayHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrinoNeutrino oscillationlcsh:Physicsdescription
By combining the simplest (3,1) version of the seesaw mechanism containing a single heavy "right-handed" neutrino with the minimal scotogenic approach to dark matter, we propose a theory for neutrino oscillations. The "atmospheric" mass scale arises at tree level from the seesaw, while the "solar" oscillation scale emerges radiatively, through a loop involving the "dark sector" exchange. Such simple setup gives a clear interpretation of the neutrino oscillation lengths, has a viable WIMP dark matter candidate, and implies a lower bound on the neutrinoless double beta decay rate.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-01 |