23 research outputs found
The Minimal Left-Right Symmetric Model and Radiative Corrections to the Muon Decay
A self-consistent version of the left-right (LR) symmetric model is used to
examine tree- as well as one-loop level radiative corrections to the muon
decay. It is shown that constraints on the heavy sector of the model parameters
are different when going beyond tree-level physics. In fact, in our case, the
only useful constraints on the model can be obtained from the one-loop level
calculation. Furthermore, corrections coming from the subset of SM particles
within the LR model have a different structure from their SM equivalent, e.g.
the top quark leading term contribution to within the LR model is
different from its SM counterpart. As a consequence, care must be taken in
fitting procedures of models beyond the SM, where usually, only tree-level
couplings modified by the SM radiative corrections are considered. This
procedure is not always correct.Comment: small corrections, final version for proceeding
Gauge-Independent Analysis of K_L --> e \mu in Left-Right Models
The lepton-flavour-violating decay K_L --> e \mu is studied in detail within
the context of SU(2)_R x SU(2)_L x U(1)_(B-L) models, which include heavy
Majorana neutrinos. Particular attention is paid to the gauge independence of
this decay process to one loop. In analogy with earlier studies on the
K^0\bar{K}^0 mixing, it is explicitly shown how restoration of gauge invariance
occurs in the decay amplitude containing the box diagrams, when the relevant
Higgs-dependent self-energy and vertex graphs are taken into account in the
on-shell skeleton renormalization scheme. Based on the analytic expressions so
derived, we find that the branching ratio B(K_L --> e \mu) can be considerably
enhanced due to the presence of left- and right-handed currents in the loop,
and can reach values close to or even larger than the present experimental
limit 3.3 x 10^{-11} in the manifest left-right symmetric model. Constraints on
the parameter space of typical left-right models are derived from the possible
decay K_L --> e \mu and a global analysis of other low-energy data.Comment: 44 pages, LaTeX, six encapsulated figures include
Muon Decay to One Loop Order in the Left-Right Symmetric Model
One loop corrections to the muon decay are studied in a popular and
self-consistent version of the Left-Right symmetric model. It is shown
quantitatively, that the corrections do not split into those that come from the
Standard Model sector and some decoupling terms. For a heavy Spontaneous
Symmetry Breaking (SSB) scale of the order of a least 1 TeV, the contributions
from the top quark have a logarithmic behaviour and there is a strong quadratic
dependence on the heavy Higgs scalar masses. The dependence on the light Higgs
boson mass is small. The heavy neutrinos are shown to play an important role,
although secondary in comparison with the heavy scalar particles as long as the
heavy neutrinos' Majorana Yukawa coupling matrix obeys unitarity bounds.Comment: 20 pages, 7 figure
Left-right symmetry and heavy particle quantum effects
We have renormalized a classical left-right model with a bidoublet, and left
and right triplets in the Higgs sector. We focus on oblique corrections and
show the interplay between the top quark, heavy neutrinos and Higgses
contribution to the muon parameter. In the SM, custodial symmetry
prevents large oblique corrections to appear. Although in LR models there is no
such symmetry to make vanish the quadratically diverging terms, we have shown,
that heavy Higgses contributions to are under control. Also the top
contribution to , quite different from that in the SM, is discussed.
However, heavy neutrinos seem to give the most important contributions. From
oblique corrections, they can be as large as the SM top one. Moreover, vertex
and box diagrams give additional non-decoupling effects and only concrete
numerical estimates are able to answer whether the model is still
self-consistent.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figure
Is it still worth searching for lepton flavor violation in rare kaon decays?
Prospective searches for lepton flavor violation (LFV) in rare kaon decays at
the existing and future intermediate-energy accelerators are considered. The
proposed studies are complementary to LFV searches in muon-decay experiments
and offer a unique opportunity to probe models with approximately conserved
fermion-generation quantum number with sensitivity superior to that in other
processes. Consequently, new searches for LFV in kaon decays are an important
and independent part of the general program of searches for lepton flavor
violation in the final states with charged leptons.Comment: 30 pages, 10 figures. An extended version of the talk given at the
Chicago Flavor Seminar, February 27, 2004. In the new version some misprints
were corrected and some new data for LFV-processes were added. The main
content of the paper was not changed. The paper is published in Yad. Fiz. 68,
1272 (2005
Left-right symmetry at LHC and precise 1-loop low energy data
Despite many tests, even the Minimal Manifest Left-Right Symmetric Model
(MLRSM) has never been ultimately confirmed or falsified. LHC gives a new
possibility to test directly the most conservative version of left-right
symmetric models at so far not reachable energy scales. If we take into account
precise limits on the model which come from low energy processes, like the muon
decay, possible LHC signals are strongly limited through the correlations of
parameters among heavy neutrinos, heavy gauge bosons and heavy Higgs particles.
To illustrate the situation in the context of LHC, we consider the "golden"
process . For instance, in a case of degenerate heavy neutrinos
and heavy Higgs masses at 15 TeV (in agreement with FCNC bounds) we get
fb at TeV which is consistent with muon
decay data for a very limited masses in the range (3008 GeV, 3040 GeV).
Without restrictions coming from the muon data, masses would be in the
range (1.0 TeV, 3.5 TeV). Influence of heavy Higgs particles themselves on the
considered LHC process is negligible (the same is true for the light, SM
neutral Higgs scalar analog). In the paper decay modes of the right-handed
heavy gauge bosons and heavy neutrinos are also discussed. Both scenarios with
typical see-saw light-heavy neutrino mixings and the mixings which are
independent of heavy neutrino masses are considered. In the second case heavy
neutrino decays to the heavy charged gauge bosons not necessarily dominate over
decay modes which include only light, SM-like particles.Comment: 16 pages, 10 figs, KL-KS and new ATLAS limits taken into accoun
Rare Charm Decays in the Standard Model and Beyond
We perform a comprehensive study of a number of rare charm decays,
incorporating the first evaluation of the QCD corrections to the short distance
contributions, as well as examining the long range effects. For processes
mediated by the transitions, we show that sensitivity to
short distance physics exists in kinematic regions away from the vector meson
resonances that dominate the total rate. In particular, we find that
and are sensitive to non-universal
soft-breaking effects in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with
R-parity conservation. We separately study the sensitivity of these modes to
R-parity violating effects and derive new bounds on R-parity violating
couplings. We also obtain predictions for these decays within extensions of the
Standard Model, including extensions of the Higgs, gauge and fermion sectors,
as well as models of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking.Comment: 45 pages, typos fixed, discussions adde
Technical Design Report for the PANDA Solenoid and Dipole Spectrometer Magnets
This document is the Technical Design Report covering the two large
spectrometer magnets of the PANDA detector set-up. It shows the conceptual
design of the magnets and their anticipated performance. It precedes the tender
and procurement of the magnets and, hence, is subject to possible modifications
arising during this process.Comment: 10 pages, 14MB, accepted by FAIR STI in May 2009, editors: Inti
Lehmann (chair), Andrea Bersani, Yuri Lobanov, Jost Luehning, Jerzy Smyrski,
Technical Coordiantor: Lars Schmitt, Bernd Lewandowski (deputy),
Spokespersons: Ulrich Wiedner, Paola Gianotti (deputy
Physics Performance Report for PANDA: Strong Interaction Studies with Antiprotons
To study fundamental questions of hadron and nuclear physics in interactions
of antiprotons with nucleons and nuclei, the universal PANDA detector will be
built. Gluonic excitations, the physics of strange and charm quarks and nucleon
structure studies will be performed with unprecedented accuracy thereby
allowing high-precision tests of the strong interaction. The proposed PANDA
detector is a state-of-the art internal target detector at the HESR at FAIR
allowing the detection and identification of neutral and charged particles
generated within the relevant angular and energy range. This report presents a
summary of the physics accessible at PANDA and what performance can be
expected.Comment: 216 page