449 research outputs found
Supersymmetric SU(3) X U(1) Gauge Model: Higgs Structure at the Electroweak Scale
We consider a supersymmetric version of the recently proposed SU(3) X U(1)
extended gauge model. We show that it is possible to have only two Higgs
doublets at the SU(2) X U(1) energy scale but they are not those of the minimal
supersymmetric standard model. In particular, the upper bound on the lightest
scalar boson of this model is at tree level and goes up
to 189 GeV after radiative corrections.Comment: 9 pages, Univ. of California, Riverside Report No. UCRHEP-T111, June
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New U(1) Gauge Symmetry of Quarks and Leptons
Instead of anchoring the seesaw mechanism with the conventional heavy
right-handed neutrino singlet, a small Majorana neutrino mass may be obtained
just as well with the addition of a heavy triplet of leptons per family to the
minimal standard model of particle interactions. The resulting model is shown
to have the remarkable property of accommodating a new U(1) symmetry which is
anomaly-free and may thus be gauged. There are many possible phenomenological
consequences of this proposal which may be already relevant in explaining one
or two recent potential experimental discrepancies.Comment: minor word changes, to appear in MPL
Seesaw Options for Three Neutrinos
The seesaw mechanism for three neutrinos is discussed, clarifying the
situation where the seesaw texture results in three approximately zero mass
eigenvalues. The true underlying mechanism is shown to be just the
(or ) seesaw, which explains why there could be large mixing. However,
these zeroes cannot occur naturally, unless there is a conserved symmetry, i.e.
lepton number , either global or gauged, which is softly or spontaneously
broken at the TeV scale. We discuss in particular the case where the three
heavy singlet neutrinos have .Comment: Latex, 11 Pages with 1 figure. Some minor modifications and a
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Neutrino Mass from Triplet and Doublet Scalars at the TeV Scale
If the minimal standard model of particle interactions is extended to include
a scalar triplet with lepton number and a scalar doublet with ,
neutrino masses eV is possible,
where GeV is the electroweak symmetry breaking scale,
TeV is the typical mass of the new scalars, and GeV is a soft
lepton-number-violating parameter.Comment: 6 pages, no figur
Quarks and Leptons in a Hexagonal Chain
The seemingly disparate notions of chiral color and quark-lepton
nonuniversality are combined, and shown to be essential to each other as part
of an underlying (and unifying) larger symmetry, i.e. supersymmetric SU(3)^6.
Both phenomena are accessible experimentally at the TeV energy scale.Comment: 10 pages, including 1 figur
Quark-Lepton Quartification
We propose that quarks and leptons are interchangeable entities in the
high-energy limit. This naturally results in the extension of [SU(3)]^3
trinification to [SU(3)]^4 quartification. In addition to the unbroken color
SU(3)_q of quarks, there is now also a color SU(3)_l of leptons which reduces
to an unbroken SU(2)_l. We discuss the natural occurrence of SU(2)_l doublets
at the TeV energy scale, which leads remarkably to the unification of all gauge
couplings without supersymmetry. Proton decay occurs through the exchange of
scalar bosons, with a lifetime in the range 10^{34} - 10^{36} years.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures. Reference adde
Inverse seesaw and dark matter in models with exotic lepton triplets
We show that models with exotic leptons transforming as E ~ (1,3,-1) under
the standard model gauge symmetry are well suited for generating neutrino mass
via a radiative inverse seesaw. This approach realizes natural neutrino masses
and allows multiple new states to appear at the TeV scale. The exotic leptons
are therefore good candidates for new physics that can be probed at the LHC.
Furthermore, remnant low-energy symmetries ensure a stable dark matter
candidate, providing a link between dark matter and the origins of neutrino
mass.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures (revtex4.1, two-columns
Sterile Neutrinos in E_6 and a Natural Understanding of Vacuum Oscillation Solution to the Solar Neutrino Puzzle
If Nature has chosen the vacuum oscillation solution to the Solar neutrino
puzzle, a key theoretical challenge is to understand the extreme smallness of
the () required for the purpose.
We find that in a class of models such as [SU(3)]^3 or its parent group E_6,
which contain one sterile neutrino, for each family, the is proportional to the cube of the lepton Yukawa
coupling. Therefore fitting the atmospheric neutrino data then predicts the
mass difference square to be , where the atmospheric neutrino data is assumed to be
solved via the oscillation. This provides a natural
explanation of the vacuum oscillation solution to the solar neutrino problem.Comment: 7 pages, UMD-PP-99-109; new references added; no other chang
Heavy Triplet Leptons and New Gauge Boson
A heavy triplet of leptons per family is
proposed as the possible anchor of a small seesaw neutrino mass. A new U(1)
gauge symmetry is then also possible, and the associated gauge boson may be
discovered at or below the TeV scale. We discuss the phenomenology of this
proposal, with and without possible constraints from the NuTeV and atomic
parity violation experiments, which appear to show small discrepancies from the
predictions of the standard model.Comment: 20 pages including 4 figure
Mirror model for sterile neutrinos
Sterile neutrinos are studied as subdominant contribution to solar neutrino
physics. The mirror-matter neutrinos are considered as sterile neutrinos. We
use the symmetric mirror model with gravitational communication between mirror
and visible sectors. This communication term provides mixing between visible
and mirror neutrinos with the basic scale mu=v^2/M_Pl=5*10^-6 eV, where v=174
GeV is the vacuum expectation value of the standard electroweak group and M_Pl
is the Planckian mass. It is demonstrated that each mass eigenstate of active
neutrinos splits into two states separated by small Delta m^2. Unsuppressed
oscillations between active and sterile neutrinos nu_a --> nu_s occur only in
transitions between each of these close pairs (``windows''). These oscillations
are characterized by very small Delta m^2 and can suppress the flux and distort
spectrum of pp-neutrinos in detectable way. The other observable effect is
anomalous seasonal variation of neutrino flux, which appears in LMA solution.
The considered subdominant neutrino oscillations nu_a nu_s can reveal
itself as big effects in observations of supernova neutrinos and high energy
(HE) neutrinos. In the case of HE neutrinos they can provide a very large
diffuse flux of active neutrinos unconstrained by the e-m cascade upper limit.Comment: 30 pags, 5 figs. V2: Refs added, minor editing. Accepted in NP
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