Heavy neutrino searches at the LHC with displaced vertices

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作者
Helo, J. C. [1 ]
Kovalenko, S. G. [1 ]
Hirsch, M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Ctr Cient Tecnol Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
[2] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, AHEP Grp, E-46071 Valencia, Spain
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2014年 / 89卷 / 07期
关键词
MAJORANA NEUTRINOS; MASSES;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.89.073005
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Sterile neutrinos with masses in the range of 1-100 GeV have been searched for in a variety of experiments. Here, we discuss the prospects of searching for sterile neutrinos at the LHC using displaced vertices. Two different cases are discussed: (i) the standard model extended with sterile neutrinos, and (ii) right-handed neutrinos in a left-right symmetric extension of the standard model. A dedicated displaced vertex search will allow us to probe parts of the parameter space not accessible to other searches, but both cases will require a large luminosity.
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