Published February 1, 2005
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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
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.033003;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-ph/0402287v2;
Publishing Information
- 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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37021107
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- LEPTON NUMBER; NEUTRINOS; POTENTIALS; REST MASS; STANDARD MODEL; SUPERGRAVITY; SUPERSYMMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; SYMMETRY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 The American Physical Society