Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2002-04-19
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
12 pages, LaTeX, 2 figure
Scientific paper
We show that lepton number violating muon decays, \mu^+ -> e^+ + \nu_e-bar + \nu_i-bar (i=e, \mu or \tau), can consistently explain the neutrino anomaly reported by the LSND experiment. Two effective operators in the Standard Model are identified which lead to just such decays and no other processes. The scale of new physics \Lambda must be relatively low, \Lambda < 500 GeV. Extensions of the Standard Model which realize these effective operators are presented. Since new physics affects only the decay of the muon, and not of \pi^+-, our scenario predicts a null result for \nu_\mu-bar - \nu_e-bar oscillation searches at the Fermilab mini--BOONE experiment. Models which realize these effective operators, while consistent with all available data, can be tested in the near future through (i) discovery of new scalar particles with masses below about 500 GeV, (ii) small but observable deviations in e^+ e^- -> \mu^+ \mu^- and e^+ e^- -> \nu \nu \gamma cross sections, (iii) observable corrections to the muon g-2, and (iv) lepton number violating Z^0 decays with branching ratios of order 10^{-7}.
Babu K. S.
Pakvasa Sandip
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