New Physics in ΔL = 2 neutrino oscillations
- 1. Division de Ciencias e Ingenierias de la Universidad de Guanajuato, C.P. 37150, Leon, Guanajuato (Mexico)
- 2. Centre for Theoretical Physics, British University in Egypt, El Sherouk City, Postal No, 11837, PO Box 43 (Egypt)
- 3. Departamento de Fisica, Cinvestav, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000 Mexico D.F. (Mexico)
Description
We propose a general framework to constrain ΔL = 2 processes by measuring observables associated with neutrino-antineutrino oscillations in π± decays. First, we use this formalism as a new strategy for detecting the CP-violating phases and the effective mass of muon Majorana neutrinos. Within the generic framework of quantum field theory, we compute the non-factorizable probability for producing a pair of same-charged muons in π± decays as a distinctive signature of νμ-ν*μ. Using the neutrino-antineutrino oscillation probability reported by MINOS collaboration, a new stringent bound on the effective muon-neutrino mass is derived. Secondly, we interpret the production of the pair of same-charged muons as a result of lepton number violating (LNV) interactions at the neutrino source, which allow us to constrain New Physics.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/287/1/012026Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 287
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [9 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 14. Mexican school on particles and fields
- Dates
- 4-12 Nov 2010
- Place
- Morelia, Michoacan (Mexico)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43042673
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTINEUTRINOS; CP INVARIANCE; EFFECTIVE MASS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON NUMBER; MUON NEUTRINOS; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PIONS MINUS; PIONS PLUS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BOSONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MESONS; NEUTRINOS; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS