154 research outputs found
Bilinear R-parity Violation and Small Neutrino Masses: a Self-consistent Framework
We study extensions of supersymmetric models without R-parity which include
an anomalous U(1)_H horizontal symmetry. Bilinear R-parity violating terms
induce a neutrino mass at tree level of approximately eV
where is the U(1)_H breaking parameter and is an
integer number that depends on the horizontal charges of the leptons. For
a unique self-consistent model arises in which i) all the
superpotential trilinear R-parity violating couplings are forbidden by
holomorphy; ii) the tree level neutrino mass falls in the range suggested by
the atmospheric neutrino problem; iii) radiative contributions to neutrino
masses are strongly suppressed resulting in a squared solar mass difference of
few 10^{-8} eV^2 which only allows for the LOW (or quasi-vacuum) solution to
the solar neutrino problem; iv) the neutrino mixing angles are not suppressed
by powers of and can naturally be large.Comment: Latex, 15 pages including 1 figure, some typos correcte
A study of heavy metal complexation in wines
DPV was used to study complexation processes of Zn in must samples, at their natural pH. Titration curves allowed the calculation of ligand concentration and stability constants, following the suitable linearization methods
Self-employment. The Case of Spain
This article is a study on self-employment in Spain, and particularly on a target group: worker-members of small limited liability companies. Through the descriptive analysis of a sample of workers extracted from the Continuous Work History Sample (CWHS), on the one hand, we evaluate the con-ditions which determine the decision to become your own employer, and on the other hand, we reflect a number of socio-demographic characteristics related to the working life of our target group
Reconstructing Neutrino Properties from Collider Experiments in a Higgs Triplet Neutrino Mass Model
We extend the minimal supersymmetric standard model with bilinear R-parity
violation to include a pair of Higgs triplet superfields. The neutral
components of the Higgs triplets develop small vacuum expectation values (VEVs)
quadratic in the bilinear R-parity breaking parameters. In this scheme the
atmospheric neutrino mass scale arises from bilinear R-parity breaking while
for reasonable values of parameters the solar neutrino mass scale is generated
from the small Higgs triplet VEVs. We calculate neutrino masses and mixing
angles in this model and show how the model can be tested at future colliders.
The branching ratios of the doubly charged triplet decays are related to the
solar neutrino angle via a simple formula.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures; one formula corrected, two author's names
corrected; some explanatory comments adde
Diversity of Acari and Collembola along a pollution gradient in soils of a pre-pyrenean forest ecosystem
Mites and springtails are important members of soil mesofauna and have been proven to be good bioindicators of airborne pollutants. We studied the surrounding area of a steel mill located in a mountain valley of North Spain. Previous studies had documented the existence of a pollution gradient in this area due to the emissions of the factory, thus providing an interesting site to investigate the potential effects of pollutants (heavy metals and nitrogen) on soil biodiversity.
The density of Acari and Collembola significantly decreased with the increase in concentration of Cr, Mn, Zn, Cd and Pb. Mites appeared to be more sensitive to heavy metal pollution than springtails. Likewise, the density of these microarthropoda was lower in those soils exhibiting higher nitrogen content.
The species composition of the community of Acari and Collembola changed according to heavy metal pollution. Significant differences in abundance, species richness and diversity were observed between the communities of the sampling sites. Some species were exclusive of the less polluted sites, while other appeared in the most contaminated ones. This different response of soil mesofauna to pollutants suggests that some mite or springtail species could be used as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution
Solar Neutrino Masses and Mixing from Bilinear R-Parity Broken Supersymmetry: Analytical versus Numerical Results
We give an analytical calculation of solar neutrino masses and mixing at
one-loop order within bilinear R-parity breaking supersymmetry, and compare our
results to the exact numerical calculation. Our method is based on a systematic
perturbative expansion of R-parity violating vertices to leading order. We find
in general quite good agreement between approximate and full numerical
calculation, but the approximate expressions are much simpler to implement. Our
formalism works especially well for the case of the large mixing angle MSW
solution (LMA-MSW), now strongly favoured by the recent KamLAND reactor
neutrino data.Comment: 34 pages, 14 ps figs, some clarifying comments adde
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