scholarly journals Neutrinoless double-beta decay: A probe of physics beyond the Standard Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 1530001 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Bilenky ◽  
C. Giunti
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Majorana Neutrino ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Beyond The Standard Model ◽  
Β Decay ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Double Β Decay

In the Standard Model the total lepton number is conserved. Thus, neutrinoless double-β decay, in which the total lepton number is violated by two units, is a probe of physics beyond the Standard Model. In this review we consider the basic mechanism of neutrinoless double-β decay induced by light Majorana neutrino masses. After a brief summary of the present status of our knowledge of neutrino masses and mixing and an introduction to the seesaw mechanism for the generation of light Majorana neutrino masses, in this review we discuss the theory and phenomenology of neutrinoless double-β decay. We present the basic elements of the theory of neutrinoless double-β decay, our view of the present status of the challenging problem of the calculation of the nuclear matrix element of the process and a summary of the experimental results.

scholarly journals MODEL FOR SMALL NEUTRINO MASSES AT THE TeV SCALE

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALAH NASRI ◽  
SHERIF MOUSSA
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Majorana Neutrino ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Mass Generation ◽  
Seesaw Mechanism ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Neutrino Mass Generation ◽  
The One

We propose a model for neutrino mass generation in which no physics beyond a TeV is required. We extend the standard model by adding two charged singlet fields with lepton number two. Dirac neutrino masses mνD ≤ MeV are generated at the one-loop level. Small left-handed Majorana neutrino masses can be generated via the seesaw mechanism with right-handed neutrino masses MR of order TeV scale.

scholarly journals $\bar{B}\rightarrow X_s\gamma$ in the μνSSM

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (38) ◽  
pp. 1450196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Bin Zhang ◽  
Guo-Hui Luo ◽  
Tai-Fu Feng ◽  
Shu-Min Zhao ◽  
Tie-Jun Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Rare Decay ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Majorana Neutrino ◽  
Decay Process ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Beyond The Standard Model ◽  
Seesaw Mechanism ◽  
The Standard Model

The μνSSM, one of supersymmetric extensions beyond the Standard Model, introduces three singlet right-handed neutrino superfields to solve the μ problem and can generate three tiny Majorana neutrino masses through the seesaw mechanism. In this paper, we investigate the rare decay process [Formula: see text] in the μνSSM, under a minimal flavor violating assumption for the soft breaking terms. Constrained by the SM-like Higgs with mass around 125 GeV, the numerical results show that the new physics can fit the experimental data for [Formula: see text] and further constrain the parameter space.

Generating Majorana neutrino masses with loops

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (24) ◽  
pp. 1530018
Author(s):  
Chao-Qiang Geng
Keyword(s):  
Neutrino Mass ◽  
Mass Matrix ◽  
Majorana Neutrino ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Beyond The Standard Model ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Neutrino Mass Spectrum ◽  
Doubly Charged ◽  
Global Fitting

We give a review on neutrino models in which Majorana neutrino masses are generated radiatively through loop diagrams. In particular, we concentrate on the two-loop models which contain extra doubly charged singlet [Formula: see text] and triplet [Formula: see text] scalars beyond the Standard Model so that the new Yukawa [Formula: see text] and effective [Formula: see text] couplings can be induced. In these two-loop models, we find that the neutrino mass spectrum is a normal hierarchy and the rate of the neutrinoless double beta decay [Formula: see text] can be large as it is dominated by the short-distance tree contribution. In addition, by using the neutrino oscillation data and comparing with the global fitting result in the literature, we find a unique neutrino mass matrix and predict the Dirac and two Majorana CP phases to be [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text], respectively.

Cosmological implications of lepton number violation

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (31) ◽  
pp. 1844017
Author(s):  
Heinrich Päs
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Beyond The Standard Model ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Lepton Number Violation ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Number Violation ◽  
The Universe

The abundances of baryons and leptons are not only closely related to each other and to the generation of neutrino masses but may also be linked to the dark matter in the Universe. In this paper we review how a consistent physics beyond the Standard Model framework for cosmology and neutrino masses could arise by studying these interrelations.

scholarly journals Baryogenesis and dark matter in U(1) extensions

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 1740005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Zhe Feng ◽  
Pran Nath
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Neutrino Experiment ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Reactor Neutrino ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Neutrino Masses And Mixings

A brief review is given of some recent works where baryogenesis and dark matter have a common origin within the U(1) extensions of the Standard Model (SM) and of the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). The models considered generate the desired baryon asymmetry and the dark matter to baryon ratio. In one model, all of the fundamental interactions do not violate lepton number, and the total [Formula: see text] in the Universe vanishes. In addition, one may also generate a normal hierarchy of neutrino masses and mixings in conformity with the current data. Specifically, one can accommodate [Formula: see text] consistent with the data from Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment.

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