A NEW MECHANISM TO GENERATE A 17 KEV NEUTRINO

被引:12
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CHOUDHURY, D
SARKAR, U
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[1] Theory Group, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, 380 009, Navrangpura
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10.1016/0370-2693(91)90929-K
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We propose a new mechanism to generate a 17 keV pseudo-Dirac neutrino naturally without subscribing to the see-saw mechanism. The nu-L's combine with the only sterile neutrino of the model to form a Dirac neutrino at the one-loop level. Two-loop contributions generate small masses for nu-e and nu-mu, the mass squared difference and the mixing being of the right magnitude to solve the solar neutrino puzzle. The 17 keV neutrino decays very fast into the lighter neutrinos and a singlet-doublet majoron.
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