Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2000-10-26
Phys.Lett.B501:115-127,2001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
19 pages, 3 figures, references added, results unchanged
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00103-4
We consider the simplest model which solves the solar and atmospheric neutrino puzzles, in the sense that it contains the smallest amount of beyond the Standard Model ingredients. The solar neutrino data is accounted for by Planck-mass effects while the atmospheric neutrino anomaly is due to the existence of a single right-handed neutrino at an intermediate mass scale between 10^9 GeV and 10^14 GeV. Even though the neutrino mixing angles are not exactly predicted, they can be naturally large, which agrees well with the current experimental situation. Furthermore, the amount of lepton asymmetry produced in the early universe by the decay of the right-handed neutrino is very predictive and may be enough to explain the current baryon-to-photon ratio if the right-handed neutrinos are produced out of thermal equilibrium. One definitive test for the model is the search for anomalous seasonal effects at Borexino.
Gouvea Andre de
Valle Jose W. F.
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