Trinification, the hierarchy problem, and inverse seesaw neutrino masses

Journal Article · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.83.093008· OSTI ID:21541581

Cauet, Christophe; Paes, Heinrich ^[1]; Wiesenfeldt, Soeren ^[2]

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1. Fakultaet fuer Physik, Technische Universitaet Dortmund, 44221 Dortmund (Germany)
2. Helmholtz Association, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2, 10178 Berlin (Germany)

In minimal trinification models light neutrino masses can be generated via a radiative seesaw mechanism, where the masses of the right-handed neutrinos originate from loops involving Higgs and fermion fields at the unification scale. This mechanism is absent in models aiming at solving or ameliorating the hierarchy problem, such as low-energy supersymmetry, since the large seesaw scale disappears. In this case, neutrino masses need to be generated via a TeV-scale mechanism. In this paper, we investigate an inverse seesaw mechanism and discuss some phenomenological consequences.

• OSTI ID: 21541581
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 83, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.83.093008; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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