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    K+→μ+νμννˉK^{+}\rightarrow \mu^{+}\nu_{\mu} \nu \bar \nu and K+→e+νeννˉK^{+}\rightarrow e^{+}\nu_{e} \nu \bar \nu decays within the Chiral Perturbation Theory

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    Decays K+→μ+νμννˉK^{+} \rightarrow \mu^{+}\nu_{\mu} \nu \bar \nu and K+→e+νeννˉK^{+}\rightarrow e^{+}\nu_{e} \nu \bar \nu are examined to the leading order in momenta in the framework of Chiral Perturbation Theory. Predictions of the Standard Model for the muon and electron differential energy spectra and branching ratios of Kμ3νK_{\mu 3 \nu} and Ke3νK_{e 3 \nu} are presented.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures; v2: Introduction and Conclusion extended, journal versio

    Induced resonance makes light sterile neutrino Dark Matter cool

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    We describe two new generation mechanisms for Dark Matter composed of sterile neutrinos with O(1){\cal O}(1) keV mass. The model contains a light scalar field which coherently oscillates in the early Universe and modulates the Majorana mass of the sterile neutrino. In a region of model parameter space, the oscillations between active and sterile neutrinos are resonantly enhanced. This mechanism allows us to produce sterile neutrino DM with small mixing angle with active neutrinos, thus evading the X-ray constraints. At the same time the spectrum of produced DM is much cooler, than in the case of ordinary oscillations in plasma, opening a window of lower mass DM, which is otherwise forbidden by structure formation considerations. In other regions of the model parameter space, where the resonance does not appear, another mechanism can operate: large field suppresses the active-sterile oscillations, but instead sterile neutrinos are produced by the oscillating scalar field when the effective fermion mass crosses zero. In this case DM component is cold, and even 1 keV neutrino is consistent with the cosmic structure formation.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, PRD accepted versio

    On decays of Z' into unparticle stuff

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    We study the decay of a Z' - boson into U -unparticle and a photon. The extended Landau-Yang theorem is used. The clear photon signal would make the decay Z' \rightarrow \gamma U as an additional contribution mode for study of unparticle physics.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, paper accepted for publication by Advances in High Energy Physics journa
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