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Title: Constraining the Self-Interacting Neutrino Interpretation of the Hubble Tension

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

Large, nonstandard neutrino self-interactions have been shown to resolve the ~4σ tension in Hubble constant measurements and a milder tension in the amplitude of matter fluctuations. Herein we demonstrate that interactions of the necessary size imply the existence of a force carrier with a large neutrino coupling (>10-4) and mass in the keV–100 MeV range. This mediator is subject to stringent cosmological and laboratory bounds, and we find that nearly all realizations of such a particle are excluded by existing data unless it carries spin 0 and couples almost exclusively to $$τ$$-flavored neutrinos. Furthermore, we find that the light neutrinos must be Majorana particles, and that a UV-complete model requires a nonminimal mechanism to simultaneously generate neutrino masses and appreciable self-interactions.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1545086
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1905.02727; FERMILAB-PUB-19-175-A-T; arXiv:1905.02727v2; PRLTAO; oai:inspirehep.net:1733842
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 123, Issue 19; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 92 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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