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Title: A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle

Abstract

We introduce a set of clockwork models of flavor that can naturally explain the large hierarchies of the Standard Model quark masses and mixing angles. Since the clockwork only contains chains of new vector-like fermions without any other dynamical fields, the flavor constraints allow for relatively light new physics scale. For two benchmarks with gear masses just above 1 TeV, allowed by flavor constraints, we discuss the collider searches and the possible ways of reconstructing gear spectra at the LHC. We also examine the similarities and differences with the other common solutions to the SM flavor puzzle, i.e., with the Froggatt-Nielsen models, where we identify a new clockworked version, and with the Randall-Sundrum models.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
  2. Johannes Gutenberg Univ., Mainz (Germany)
  3. Plymouth Univ. (United Kingdom)
  4. Jozef Stefan Inst. (IJS), Ljubljana (Slovenia); Univ. of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
  5. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland); Inst. of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain); Univ. of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)
  6. Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
OSTI Identifier:
1593748
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0011784
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2018; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Beyond Standard Model; Heavy Quark Physics; Quark Masses and SM Parameters

Citation Formats

Alonso, Rodrigo, Carmona, Adrian, Dillon, Barry M., Kamenik, Jernej F., Camalich, Jorge Martin, and Zupan, Jure. A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP10(2018)099.
Alonso, Rodrigo, Carmona, Adrian, Dillon, Barry M., Kamenik, Jernej F., Camalich, Jorge Martin, & Zupan, Jure. A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2018)099
Alonso, Rodrigo, Carmona, Adrian, Dillon, Barry M., Kamenik, Jernej F., Camalich, Jorge Martin, and Zupan, Jure. Tue . "A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2018)099. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1593748.
@article{osti_1593748,
title = {A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle},
author = {Alonso, Rodrigo and Carmona, Adrian and Dillon, Barry M. and Kamenik, Jernej F. and Camalich, Jorge Martin and Zupan, Jure},
abstractNote = {We introduce a set of clockwork models of flavor that can naturally explain the large hierarchies of the Standard Model quark masses and mixing angles. Since the clockwork only contains chains of new vector-like fermions without any other dynamical fields, the flavor constraints allow for relatively light new physics scale. For two benchmarks with gear masses just above 1 TeV, allowed by flavor constraints, we discuss the collider searches and the possible ways of reconstructing gear spectra at the LHC. We also examine the similarities and differences with the other common solutions to the SM flavor puzzle, i.e., with the Froggatt-Nielsen models, where we identify a new clockworked version, and with the Randall-Sundrum models.},
doi = {10.1007/JHEP10(2018)099},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 10,
volume = 2018,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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