Published February 1, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Naturally small Dirac neutrino masses in supergravity

  • 1. Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP), Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Physics Department, University of Ioannina, GR 451 10, Ioannina (Greece)

Description

We show that Dirac neutrino masses of the right size can arise from the Kaehler potential of supergravity. They are proportional to the supersymmetry and the electroweak breaking scales. We find that they have the experimentally observed value provided that the ultraviolet cutoff of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model is between the Grand Unification scale and the heterotic string scale. If lepton number is not conserved, then relatively suppressed Majorana masses can also be present, resulting in pseudo-Dirac neutrino masses

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 033003-033003.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2005 The American Physical Society