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Invisible Z decay width bounds on active-sterile neutrino mixing in the (3+1) and (3+2) models
In this work we consider the standard model extended with singlet sterile
neutrinos with mass in the eV range and mixed with the active neutrinos. The
active-sterile neutrino mixing renders new contributions to the invisible Z
decay width which, in the case of light sterile neutrinos, depends on the
active-sterile mixing matrix elements only. We then use the current
experimental value of the invisible Z decay width to obtain bounds on these
mixing matrix elements for both (3+1) and (3+2) models.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Five-Dimensional QED, Muon Pair Production and Correction to the Coulomb Potential
We consider QED in five dimensions in a configuration where matter is
localized on a 3-brane while foton propagates in the bulk. The idea is to
investigate the effects of the Kaluza-Klein modes of the photon in the
relativistic regime, but in low energy, and in the nonrelativistic regime. In
the relativistic regime, we calculate the cross section for the reaction . We compare our theoretical result with a precise
measurement of this cross section at GeV. As result, we
extract a lower bound on the size of the extra dimension. In the
nonrelativistic regime, we derive the contribution for the Coulomb potential
due to the whole tower of the Kaluza-Klein excited modes of the photon. We use
the modified potential to calculate the Rutherford scattering differential
cross section.Comment: minor changes, three new refs. added, to appear in IJMP
Estudo da herança da resistência a brusone em duas cultivares de arroz (Oryza sativa).
O objetivo do presente trabalho foi de identificar o número de alelos envolvidos na expressão da resistência qualitativa à brusone nas folhas nas cultivares Cica-8 e Metica-1.Conpeex 2010
Perfil eletroforético de zeinas extraÃdas do milho integral ou do endosperma utilizando diferentes solventes.
Efeito alelopático de Leucena (Leucaena leucocephala) sobre três espécies de plantas daninhas da cultura do milho.
Combining type I and type II seesaw mechanisms in the minimal 3-3-1 model
The minimal 3-3-1 model is perturbative until energies around 4-5TeV, posing
a challenge to generate neutrino masses at eV scale, mainly if one aims to take
advantage of the seesaw mechanism. As a means to circumvent this problem we
propose a modification of the model such that it accommodates the type I and
type II seesaw mechanisms altogether. We show that the conjunction of both
mechanisms yield a neutrino mass expression suppressed by a high power of the
cutoff scale, , in its denominator. With such a suppression term we
naturally obtain neutrino masses at eV scale when is around few TeV. We
also investigate the size of lepton flavor violation through the process .Comment: about 15 pages, no figure
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