New light Higgs boson and short-baseline neutrino anomalies

Asaadi, J.; Church, E.; Guenette, R.; Jones, B. J.  P.; Szelc, A. M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.075021

Title: New light Higgs boson and short-baseline neutrino anomalies

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.075021· OSTI ID:1438974

Asaadi, J.; Church, E.; Guenette, R.; Jones, B. J. P.; Szelc, A. M.

The low-energy excesses observed by the MiniBooNE experiment have, to date, defied a convincing explanation under the standard model even with accommodation for non-zero neutrino mass. In this paper we explore a new oscillation mechanism to explain these anomalies, invoking a light neutrinophilic Higgs boson, conceived to induce a low Dirac neutrino mass in accord with experimental limits. Beam neutrinos forward-scattering off of a locally over-dense relic neutrino background give rise to a novel matter-effect with an energy-specific resonance. An enhanced oscillation around this resonance peak produces flavor transitions which are highly consistent with the MiniBooNE neutrino- and antineutrino-mode data sets. The model provides substantially improved $$\chi^2$$ values beyond either the no-oscillation hypothesis or the more commonly explored 3+1 sterile neutrino hypothesis. This mechanism would introduce distinctive signatures at each baseline in the upcoming SBN program at Fermilab, presenting opportunities for further exploration.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1438974

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-131323; PRVDAQ

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Vol. 97, Issue 7; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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