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Title: A low-scale flavon model with a $$ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N$$ symmetry

Abstract

We propose a model that explains the fermion mass hierarchy by the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism with a discrete $$ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N^F $$ symmetry. As a concrete model, we study a super-symmetric model with a single flavon coupled to the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model. Flavon develops a TeV scale vacuum expectation value for realizing flavor hierarchy, an appropriateμ-term and the electroweak scale, hence the model has a low cutoff scale. We demonstrate how the flavon is successfully stabilized together with the Higgs bosons in the model. The discrete flavor symmetry $$ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N^F $$ controls not only the Standard Model fermion masses, but also the Higgs potential and a mass of the Higgsino which is a good candidate for dark matter. The hierarchy in the Higgs-flavon sector is determined in order to make the model anomaly-free and realize a stable electroweak vacuum. We show that this model can explain the fermion mass hierarchy, realistic Higgs-flavon potential and thermally produced dark matter at the same time. We discuss flavor violating processes induced by the light flavon which would be detected in future experiments.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Keio Univ., Yokohama (Japan). Dept. of Physics
  2. Keio Univ., Yokohama (Japan). Dept. of Physics; The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Physics
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1802255
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0011726
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: 2020; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Higgs Physics; Quark Masses and SM Parameters; Supersymmetric Standard Model

Citation Formats

Higaki, Tetsutaro, and Kawamura, Junichiro. A low-scale flavon model with a $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N$ symmetry. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1007/jhep03(2020)129.
Higaki, Tetsutaro, & Kawamura, Junichiro. A low-scale flavon model with a $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N$ symmetry. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2020)129
Higaki, Tetsutaro, and Kawamura, Junichiro. Mon . "A low-scale flavon model with a $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N$ symmetry". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2020)129. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1802255.
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title = {A low-scale flavon model with a $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N$ symmetry},
author = {Higaki, Tetsutaro and Kawamura, Junichiro},
abstractNote = {We propose a model that explains the fermion mass hierarchy by the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism with a discrete $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N^F $ symmetry. As a concrete model, we study a super-symmetric model with a single flavon coupled to the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model. Flavon develops a TeV scale vacuum expectation value for realizing flavor hierarchy, an appropriateμ-term and the electroweak scale, hence the model has a low cutoff scale. We demonstrate how the flavon is successfully stabilized together with the Higgs bosons in the model. The discrete flavor symmetry $ {\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_N^F $ controls not only the Standard Model fermion masses, but also the Higgs potential and a mass of the Higgsino which is a good candidate for dark matter. The hierarchy in the Higgs-flavon sector is determined in order to make the model anomaly-free and realize a stable electroweak vacuum. We show that this model can explain the fermion mass hierarchy, realistic Higgs-flavon potential and thermally produced dark matter at the same time. We discuss flavor violating processes induced by the light flavon which would be detected in future experiments.},
doi = {10.1007/jhep03(2020)129},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 3,
volume = 2020,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
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