Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2011-11-09
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
6 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
We describe a class of supersymmetric models in which neutrinos are kept light by an R-symmetry. In supergravity, R-symmetry must be broken to allow for a small cosmological constant after supersymmetry breaking. In the class of models described here, this R-symmetry breaking results in the generation of Dirac neutrino masses, connecting the tuning of the cosmological constant to the puzzle of neutrino masses. Surprisingly, these masses are independent of the fundamental supersymmetry-breaking scale, and of the correct magnitude. This offers a novel explanation for the vastly different scales of neutrino and charged fermion masses. These models require that R-symmetric supersymmetry exists at the TeV scale, and predict that neutrino masses are purely Dirac, implying the absence of neutrino-less double beta-decay. Interesting collider signals can arise due to charged scalars which decay leptonically, with branching ratios determined by the neutrino mixing matrix.
Davies Richard
McCullough Matthew
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