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Examining the sensitivity of FASER to Generalized Neutrino Interactions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-08-31 v1

Abstract

We investigate the sensitivity of the FASERν\nu detector, a novel experimental setup at the LHC, to probe and constrain generalized neutrino interactions (GNI). Employing a comprehensive theoretical framework, we model the effects of generalized neutrino interactions on neutrino-nucleon deep inelastic scattering processes within the FASERν\nu detector. By considering all the neutrino channels produced at the LHC, we perform a statistical analysis to determine the sensitivity of FASERν\nu to constrain these interactions. Our results demonstrate that FASERν\nu can place stringent constraints on the GNI effective couplings. Additionally, we study the relation between GNI and a minimal Leptoquark model where the SM is augmented by a singlet Leptoquark with hypercharge 1/31/3. We have found that the sensitivities for various combinations of the Leptoquark Yukawa couplings are approximately O(1)\mathcal{O}(1), particularly when considering a Leptoquark mass in the TeV range.

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@article{arxiv.2308.15630,
  title  = {Examining the sensitivity of FASER to Generalized Neutrino Interactions},
  author = {F. J. Escrihuela and L. J. Flores and O. G. Miranda and Javier Rendón and R. Sánchez-Vélez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.15630},
  year   = {2023}
}

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26 pages, 15 figures