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A New Parametrization of the Neutrino Mixing Matrix
The neutrino mixing matrix is expanded in powers of a small parameter
, which approximately equals to 0.1. The meaning of every order of the
expansion is discussed respectively, and the range of is carefully
calculated. We also present some applications of this new parametrization, such
as to the expression of the Jarlskog parameter , in which the simplicities
and advantages of this parametrization are shown.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, version published in PL
Verifiable Origin of Neutrino Mass at TeV Scale
The physics responsible for neutrino mass may reside at or below the TeV
energy scale. The neutrino mass matrix in the
basis may then be deduced from future high-energy accelerator experiments. The
newly observed excess in the muon anomalous magnetic moment may also be
related.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, talk at TAUP 200
Double Threefold Degeneracies for Active and Sterile Neutrinos
We explore the possibility that the 3 active (doublet) neutrinos have nearly
degenerate masses which are split only by the usual seesaw mechanism from 3
sterile (singlet) neutrinos in the presence of a softly broken symmetry.
We take the unconventional view that the sterile neutrinos may be light, i.e.
less than 1 keV, and discuss some very interesting and novel phenomenology,
including a connection between the LSND neutrino data and solar neutrino
oscillations.Comment: 8 pages, no figur
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
Connecting Dark Energy to Neutrinos with an Observable Higgs Triplet
To connect the scalar field (acceleron) responsible for dark energy to
neutrinos, the usual strategy is to add unnaturally light neutral singlet
fermions (right-handed neutrinos) to the Standard Model. A better choice is
actually a Higgs triplet, through the coupling of the acceleron to the
trilinear Higgs triplet-double-doublet interaction. This hypothesis predicts an
easily observable doubly-charged Higgs boson at the forthcoming Large Hadron
Collider (LHC).Comment: 9 page
Inverse seesaw in supersymmetry
We study a mechanism where tiny neutrino masses arise only from radiative
contribution in a supersymmetric model. In each generation, the tree-level
light neutrino mass is rotated away by introducing a second SM singlet
that forms a Dirac mass term with the right-handed neutrino . Even with
non-zero Majorana neutrino mass for the right-handed neutrinos , the lightest neutrino remains massless at tree level
due to an approximate symmetry as . Holomorphic feature of
superpotential ensures that the Majorana neutrino masses and are not generated simultaneously.
However, the is not respected by the SM gauge interactions or
interaction with Higgs. Consequently, tiny neutrino masses arise from radiative
contributions. It is also shown that the right-handed neutrino Majorana mass
can be at (KeV) to obtain the proper light neutrino mass.Comment: 10 page
Novel TeV-scale seesaw mechanism with Dirac mediators
We propose novel tree level seesaw mechanism with TeV-scale vectorlike Dirac
mediators that produce Majorana masses of the known neutrinos. The gauge
quantum number assignment to the Dirac mediators allows them to belong to a
weak triplet and a five-plet of nonzero hypercharge. The latter leads to new
seesaw formula m_\nu ~ v^6/M^5, so that the empirical masses m_\nu ~ 10^{-1} eV
can be achieved by M ~ TeV new states. There is a limited range of the
parameter space with M < a few 100 GeV where the tree level contribution
dominates over the respective loop contributions and the proposed mechanism is
testable at the LHC. We discuss specific signatures for Dirac type heavy
leptons produced by Drell-Yan fusion at the LHC.Comment: 10 pages, 1 figure, version corresponding to PL
Leptogenesis, Dark Matter and Higgs Phenomenology at TeV
We propose an interesting model of neutrino masses to realize leptogenesis
and dark matter at the TeV scale. A real scalar is introduced to naturally
realize the Majorana masses of the right-handed neutrinos. We also include a
new Higgs doublet that contributes to the dark matter of the universe. The
neutrino masses come from the vacuum expectation value of the triplet Higgs
scalar. The right-handed neutrinos are not constrained by the neutrino masses
and hence they could generate leptogenesis at the TeV scale without subscribing
to resonant leptogenesis. In our model, all new particles could be observable
at the forthcoming Large Hardon Collider or the proposed future International
Linear Collider.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures. References added. Accepted by NP
Light Unstable Sterile Neutrino
The three massless active (doublet) neutrinos may mix with two heavy and one
\underline {light} sterile (singlet) neutrinos so that the induced masses and
mixings among the former are able to explain the present data on atmospheric
and solar neutrino oscillations. If the LSND result is also to be explained,
one active neutrino mass eigenstate must mix with the light sterile neutrino. A
specific model is proposed with the spontaneous and soft explicit breaking of a
new global symmetry so that a sterile neutrino will decay into an
active antineutrino and a nearly massless pseudo-Majoron.Comment: Discussion and references adde
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