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    The Higgs Seesaw Induced Neutrino Masses and Dark Matter

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    In this paper we propose a possible explanation of the active neutrino Majorana masses with the TeV scale new physics which also provide a dark matter candidate. We extend the Standard Model (SM) with a local U(1)' symmetry and introduce a seesaw relation for the vacuum expectation values (VEVs) of the exotic scalar singlets, which break the U(1)' spontaneously. The larger VEV is responsible for generating the Dirac mass term of the heavy neutrinos, while the smaller for the Majorana mass term. As a result active neutrino masses are generated via the modified inverse seesaw mechanism. The lightest of the new fermion singlets, which are introduced to cancel the U(1)' anomalies, can be a stable particle with ultra flavor symmetry and thus a plausible dark matter candidate. We explore the parameter space with constraints from the dark matter relic abundance and dark matter direct detection.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure

    Study light scalar meson property from heavy meson decays

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    In the SU(3) symmetry limit, the ratio R≑B(D+β†’f0l+Ξ½)+B(D+β†’Οƒl+Ξ½)B(D+β†’a00l+Ξ½)R\equiv\frac{{\cal B}(D^+\to f_0l^+\nu)+ {\cal B}(D^+\to \sigma l^+\nu)}{{\cal B}(D^+\to a_0^0l^+\nu)} is equal to 1 if the scalar mesons are qΛ‰q\bar qq states, while it is 3 if these mesons are tentraquark states. This ratio provides a model-independent way to distinguish the descriptions for light scalar mesons . It also applies to the Bβˆ’β†’Slβˆ’Ξ½Λ‰B^-\to Sl^-\bar\nu and BΛ‰0β†’J/ψ(Ξ·c)S\bar B^0\to J/\psi(\eta_c) S decays. The SU(3) symmetry breaking effect is found to be under control, which will not spoil our method. The branching fractions of the D+β†’Sl+Ξ½D^+\to S l^+\nu, Bβˆ’β†’Slβˆ’Ξ½Λ‰B^-\to S l^-\bar\nu and BΛ‰0β†’J/ψ(Ξ·c)S\bar B^0\to J/\psi(\eta_c) S decays roughly have the order 10βˆ’410^{-4}, 10βˆ’510^{-5} and 10βˆ’610^{-6}, respectively. The B factory experiments and ongoing BEPC-II experiments are able to measure these channels and accordingly to provide the detailed information of the scalar meson inner structure.Comment: 5 pages, talk given at 45th Rencontres de Moriond QCD and High Energy Interactions, March 2010, La Thuile and XIII International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy, Florida, 200

    A New Model of Agegraphic Dark Energy

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    In this note, we propose a new model of agegraphic dark energy based on the K\'{a}rolyh\'{a}zy relation, where the time scale is chosen to be the conformal time Ξ·\eta of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) universe. We find that in the radiation-dominated epoch, the equation-of-state parameter of the new agegraphic dark energy wq=βˆ’1/3w_q=-1/3 whereas Ξ©q=n2a2\Omega_q=n^2a^2; in the matter-dominated epoch, wq=βˆ’2/3w_q=-2/3 whereas Ξ©q=n2a2/4\Omega_q=n^2a^2/4; eventually, the new agegraphic dark energy dominates; in the late time wqβ†’βˆ’1w_q\to -1 when aβ†’βˆža\to\infty, and the new agegraphic dark energy mimics a cosmological constant. In every stage, all things are consistent. The confusion in the original agegraphic dark energy model proposed in arXiv:0707.4049 disappears in this new model. Furthermore, Ξ©qβ‰ͺ1\Omega_q\ll 1 is naturally satisfied in both radiation-dominated and matter-dominated epochs where aβ‰ͺ1a\ll 1. In addition, we further extend the new agegraphic dark energy model by including the interaction between the new agegraphic dark energy and background matter. In this case, we find that wqw_q can cross the phantom divide.Comment: 8 pages, revtex4; v2: Phys. Lett. B in press; v3: published versio
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