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Rahul Srivastava

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arXiv2022

Interpreting B-anomalies within an extended 331 gauge theory

In light of the recent $R_{K^{(*)}}$ data on neutral current flavour anomalies in $B \to K^{(*)} \ell^+ \ell^-$ decays, we re-examine their quantitative interpretation in terms of an extended 331 gauge theory framework. We achieve this by adding two extra lepton species with novel 331 charges, while ensuring that the model remains anomaly free. In contrast to the canonical 331 models, the gauge charges of the first and second lepton families differ from each other, allowing lepton flavour universality violation. We further expand the model by adding the neutral fermions required to provide an adequate description for small neutrino masses.

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arXiv2022

Dark matter detectors as a novel probe for light new physics

We explore the prospect of constraining light mediators at the next generation direct detection dark matter detectors through coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE$ν$NS) and elastic neutrino-electron scattering (E$ν$ES) measurements. Taking into account various details like the quenching factor corrections, atomic binding effects, realistic backgrounds, detection efficiency, energy resolution etc., we consider two representative scenarios regarding detector specifications. For both scenarios, we obtain the model-independent projected sensitivities for all possible Lorentz-invariant interactions, namely scalar ($S$), pseudoscalar ($P$), vector ($V$), axial vector ($A$) and tensor ($T$). For the case of vector interactions, we also focus on two concrete examples: the well-known $U(1)_{B-L}$ and $U(1)_{L_μ- L_τ}$ gauge symmetries. For all interaction channels $X=\{S,P,V,A,T\}$, our results imply that the upcoming dark matter detectors have the potential to place competitive constraints, improved by about 1 order of magnitude compared to existing ones from dedicated CE$ν$NS experiments, XENON1T, beam dump experiments and collider probes.

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arXiv2022

W boson mass in Singlet-Triplet Scotogenic dark matter model

The recent high precision measurement of $W$ boson mass by CDF-II collaboration points to the contribution(s) of new physics beyond the Standard Model. One of the minimalistic ways to account for the anomalous $W$ boson mass is by introducing a hyperchargeless real $SU(2)_L$ triplet scalar whose vacuum expectation value explicitly contributes to the $W$ boson mass at the tree level while the $Z$ boson mass remains the same. Such a triplet can be naturally embedded in a singlet-triplet scotogenic model for one loop neutrino mass generated by dark sector particles running in the loop. We discuss the detailed phenomenology of the model, obtaining the parameter space consistent with the CDF-II $W$ boson mass measurements. The dark matter as well as the constraints comings from $S$, $T$, $U$ parameters are also analyzed.

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arXiv2022

The Triplet Dirac Seesaw in the View of the Recent CDF-II W Mass Anomaly

In the present letter, a Dirac neutrino mass model is presented in the view of the new result on W boson mass of $m_W^{CDF-II}=80.4335\pm 0.0094$ GeV, recently reported by the CDF-II experimental collaboration. The newly measured value of the W mass anomaly shows a 7-$σ$ deviation from that predicted by the standard model. The model explains the CDF-II W boson mass anomaly by extending the standard model with hypercharge zero vector-like fermion triplet. Symmetry is amended with a global $U(1)_{B-L}$ which is broken with an hypercharge zero electroweak triplet. It is demonstrated that the model can successfully explain CDF-II result, Dirac neutrino mass origin, while satisfying standard model precision constraints and collider constraints with scalar and fermion triplet masses in the ranger $1.4$ TeV$-5.2$ TeV and $100$ TeV $-10^{13}$ GeV, respectively.

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arXiv2021

Dark matter as the origin of neutrino mass in the inverse seesaw mechanism

We propose that neutrino masses are "seeded" by a dark sector within the inverse seesaw mechanism. This way we have a new, "hidden", variant of the scotogenic scenario for radiative neutrino masses. We discuss both explicit and dynamical lepton number violation. In addition to invisible Higgs decays with majoron emission, we discuss in detail the pheneomenolgy of dark matter, as well as the novel features associated to charged lepton flavour violation, and neutrino physics.

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arXiv2021

The simplest scoto-seesaw model: WIMP dark matter phenomenology and Higgs vacuum stability

We analyze the consistency of electroweak breaking, neutrino and dark matter phenomenology within the simplest scoto-seesaw model. By adding the minimal dark sector to the simplest "missing partner" type-I seesaw one has a physical picture for the neutrino oscillation lengths: the "atmospheric" mass scale arises from the tree-level seesaw, while the "solar" scale is induced radiatively, mediated by the dark sector. We identify parameter regions consistent with theoretical constraints, as well as dark matter relic abundance and direct detection searches. Using two-loop renormalization group equations we explore the stability of the vacuum and the consistency of the underlying dark parity symmetry. One also has a lower bound for the neutrinoless double beta decay amplitude.

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arXiv2021

Electroweak symmetry breaking in the inverse seesaw mechanism

We investigate the stability of Higgs potential in inverse seesaw models. We derive the full two-loop RGEs of the relevant parameters, such as the quartic Higgs self-coupling, taking thresholds into account. We find that for relatively large Yukawa couplings the Higgs quartic self-coupling goes negative well below the Standard Model instability scale $\sim 10^{10}$ GeV. We show, however, that the ``dynamical'' inverse seesaw with spontaneous lepton number violation can lead to a completely consistent and stable Higgs vacuum up to the Planck scale.

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arXiv2021

Dynamical inverse seesaw mechanism as a simple benchmark for electroweak breaking and Higgs boson studies

The Standard Model(SM) vacuum is unstable for the measured values of the top Yukawa coupling and Higgs mass. Here we study the issue of vacuum stability when neutrino masses are generated through spontaneous low-scale lepton number violation. In the simplest dynamical inverse seesaw, the SM Higgs has two siblings: a massive CP-even scalar plus a massless Nambu-Goldstone boson, called majoron. For TeV scale breaking of lepton number, Higgs bosons can have a sizeable decay into the invisible majorons. We examine the interplay and complementarity of vacuum stability and perturbativity restrictions, with collider constraints on visible and invisible Higgs boson decay channels. This simple framework may help guiding further studies, for example, at the proposed FCC facility.

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arXiv2020

The Inverse Seesaw Family: Dirac And Majorana

After developing a general criterion for deciding which neutrino mass models belong to the category of inverse seesaw models, we apply it to obtain the Dirac analogue of the canonical Majorana inverse seesaw model. We then generalize the inverse seesaw model and obtain a class of inverse seesaw mechanisms both for Majorana and Dirac neutrinos. We further show that many of the models have double or multiple suppressions coming from tiny symmetry breaking "$μ$-terms". These models can be tested both in colliders and with the observation of lepton flavour violating processes.

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arXiv2020

Scotogenic neutrino masses and dark matter stability from residual gauge symmetry

In the context of the $\mathrm{SU(3)_c \otimes SU(3)_L \otimes U(1)_X \otimes U(1)_{N}}$ (3-3-1-1) extension of the standard model, we show how the spontaneous breaking of the gauge symmetry gives rise to a residual symmetry which accounts for dark matter stability and small neutrino masses in a scotogenic fashion. As a special feature, the gauge structure implies that one of the light neutrinos is massless and, as a result, there is a lower bound for the $0νββ$ decay rate.

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arXiv2020

Consistency of the dynamical high-scale type-I seesaw mechanism

We analyze the consistency of electroweak breaking within the simplest high-scale Standard Model type-I seesaw mechanism. We derive the full two-loop RGEs of the relevant parameters, including the quartic Higgs self-coupling of the Standard Model. For the simplest case of bare "right-handed" neutrino mass terms we find that, with large Yukawa couplings, the Higgs quartic self-coupling becomes negative much below the seesaw scale, so that the model may be inconsistent even as an effective theory. We show, however, that the "dynamical" type-I high-scale seesaw with spontaneous lepton number violation has better stability properties.

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arXiv2020

Gravitational footprints of massive neutrinos and lepton number breaking

We investigate the production of primordial Gravitational Waves (GWs) arising from First Order Phase Transitions (FOPTs) associated to neutrino mass generation in the context of type-I and inverse seesaw schemes. We examine both "high-scale" as well as "low-scale" variants, with either explicit or spontaneously broken lepton number symmetry $U(1)_L$ in the neutrino sector. In the latter case, a pseudo-Goldstone majoron-like boson may provide a candidate for cosmological dark matter. We find that schemes with softly-broken $U(1)_L$ and with single Higgs-doublet scalar sector lead to either no FOPTs or too weak FOPTs, precluding the detectability of GWs in present or near future measurements. Nevertheless, we found that, in the majoron-like seesaw scheme with spontaneously broken $U(1)_L$ at finite temperatures, one can have strong FOPTs and non-trivial primordial GW spectra which can fall well within the frequency and amplitude sensitivity of upcoming experiments, including LISA, BBO and u-DECIGO. However, GWs observability clashes with invisible Higgs decay constraints from the LHC. A simple and consistent fix is to assume the majoron-like mass to lie above the Higgs-decay kinematical threshold. We also found that the majoron-like variant of the low-scale seesaw mechanism implies a different GW spectrum than the one expected in the high-scale seesaw. This feature will be testable in future experiments. Our analysis shows that GWs can provide a new and complementary portal to test the neutrino mass generation mechanism.

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arXiv2020

Dark matter stability and Dirac neutrinos using only Standard Model symmetries

We provide a generic framework to obtain stable dark matter along with naturally small Dirac neutrino masses generated at the loop level. This is achieved through the spontaneous breaking of the global $U(1)_{B-L}$ symmetry already present in Standard Model. The $U(1)_{B-L}$ symmetry is broken down to a residual even $\mathcal{Z}_n$; $n \geq 4$ subgroup. The residual $\mathcal{Z}_n$ symmetry simultaneously guarantees dark matter stability and protects the Dirac nature of neutrinos. The $U(1)_{B-L}$ symmetry in our setup is anomaly free and can also be gauged in a straightforward way. Finally, we present an explicit example using our framework to show the idea in action.

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arXiv2020

A theory for scotogenic dark matter stabilised by residual gauge symmetry

Dark matter stability can result from a residual matter-parity symmetry, following naturally from the spontaneous breaking of the gauge symmetry. Here we explore this idea in the context of the $\mathrm{SU(3)_c \otimes SU(3)_L \otimes U(1)_X \otimes U(1)_{N}}$ electroweak extension of the standard model. The key feature of our new scotogenic dark matter theory is the use of a triplet scalar boson with anti-symmetric Yukawa couplings. This naturally implies that one of the light neutrinos is massless and, as a result, there is a lower bound for the $\rm 0νββ$ decay rate.

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arXiv2019

Systematic classification of two loop d = 4 Dirac neutrino mass models and the Diracness-dark matter stability connection

We provide a complete systematic classification of all two-loop realizations of the dimension four operator for Dirac neutrino masses. Our classification is multi-layered, starting first with a classification in terms of all possible distinct two-loop topologies. Then we discuss the possible diagrams for each topology. Model-diagrams originating from each diagram are then considered. The criterion for genuineness is also defined and discussed at length. Finally, as examples, we construct two explicit models which also serve to highlight the intimate connection between the Dirac nature of neutrinos and dark matter stability.

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arXiv2019

Scotogenic dark matter stability from gauged matter parity

We explore the idea that dark matter stability results from the presence of a matter-parity symmetry, arising naturally as a consequence of the spontaneous breaking of an extended $\mathrm{SU(3) \otimes SU(3)_L \otimes U(1)_X \otimes U(1)_{N}}$ electroweak gauge symmetry with fully gauged B-L. Using this framework we construct a theory for scotogenic dark matter and analyze its main features.

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arXiv2019

Dirac neutrinos from Peccei-Quinn symmetry: a fresh look at the axion

We show that a very simple solution to the strong CP problem naturally leads to Dirac neutrinos. Small effective neutrino masses emerge from a type I Dirac seesaw mechanism. Neutrino mass limits probe the axion parameters in regions currently inaccessible to conventional searches.

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arXiv2019

Status and prospects of `bi-large' leptonic mixing

Bi-large patterns for the leptonic mixing matrix are confronted with current neutrino oscillation data. We analyse the status of these patterns and determine, through realistic simulations, the potential of upcoming long-baseline experiment DUNE in testing bi-large \emph{ansatze} and discriminating amongst them.

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