Self-interacting neutrinos: Solution to Hubble tension versus experimental constraints
Abstract
Exotic self-interactions among the Standard-Model neutrinos have been proposed as a potential reason behind the tension in the expansion rate, H0, of the universe inferred from different observations. We constrain this proposal using electroweak precision observables, rare meson decays, and neutrinoless double-β decay. In contrast to previous works, we emphasize the importance of carrying out this study in a framework with full Standard-Model gauge invariance. We implement this first by working with a relevant set of Standard- Model-Effective-Field-Theory operators and subsequently by considering a UV completion in the inverse See-Saw model. We find that the scenario in which all flavors of neutrinos self-interact universally is strongly constrained, disfavoring a potential solution to the H0 problem in this case. The scenario with self-interactions only among tau neutrinos is the least constrained and can potentially be consistent with a solution to the H0 problem.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF); Heising-Simons Foundation; Simons Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1755475
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1735343; OSTI ID: 1822834
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0009924; SC0013642; 200021–178999; PHY-1748958
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D.
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 103 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Cosmic microwave background; Electroweak interaction; Evolution of the Universe; Extensions of fermion sector; Hypothetical particle physics models; Invisible decays; Neutrino interactions; Particle astrophysics; Particle decays; Particle interactions; Rare decays; W & Z bosons
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Lyu, Kun-Feng, Stamou, Emmanuel, and Wang, Lian-Tao. Self-interacting neutrinos: Solution to Hubble tension versus experimental constraints. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.103.015004.
Lyu, Kun-Feng, Stamou, Emmanuel, & Wang, Lian-Tao. Self-interacting neutrinos: Solution to Hubble tension versus experimental constraints. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.015004
Lyu, Kun-Feng, Stamou, Emmanuel, and Wang, Lian-Tao. Mon .
"Self-interacting neutrinos: Solution to Hubble tension versus experimental constraints". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.015004.
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title = {Self-interacting neutrinos: Solution to Hubble tension versus experimental constraints},
author = {Lyu, Kun-Feng and Stamou, Emmanuel and Wang, Lian-Tao},
abstractNote = {Exotic self-interactions among the Standard-Model neutrinos have been proposed as a potential reason behind the tension in the expansion rate, H0, of the universe inferred from different observations. We constrain this proposal using electroweak precision observables, rare meson decays, and neutrinoless double-β decay. In contrast to previous works, we emphasize the importance of carrying out this study in a framework with full Standard-Model gauge invariance. We implement this first by working with a relevant set of Standard- Model-Effective-Field-Theory operators and subsequently by considering a UV completion in the inverse See-Saw model. We find that the scenario in which all flavors of neutrinos self-interact universally is strongly constrained, disfavoring a potential solution to the H0 problem in this case. The scenario with self-interactions only among tau neutrinos is the least constrained and can potentially be consistent with a solution to the H0 problem.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.103.015004},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
number = 1,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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