Published February 25, 1988
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Journal article
A fourth generation neutrino with a standard Higgs scalar solves both the solar neutrino and dark matter problems
Description
Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) can solve both the solar neutrino and dark matter problems. In this paper we show that a fourth generation. Dirac neutrino with mass between 4-10 GeV, in conjunction with the standard, albeit light, Higgs with mass of order 400 MeV, is a candidate WIMP. We describe both the astrophysical and particle physics consequences of this new WIMP. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 202
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 47-52
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 19053796
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC NEUTRINOS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; FEYNMAN DIAGRAM; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HIGGS BOSONS; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINO REACTIONS; NEUTRINO-PROTON INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PARTICLE MULTIPLETS; PROTONS; REST MASS; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; STANDARD MODEL; WEAK INTERACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC RADIATION; CROSS SECTIONS; DIAGRAMS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; LEPTON REACTIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MULTIPLETS; NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SOLAR PARTICLES; SOLAR RADIATION; STELLAR RADIATION; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS