Published April 1, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

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/10.1088/1742-6596/287/1/012026

Additional details

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