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Long-lived heavy neutral leptons at lepton colliders as a probe of left-right symmetric models

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-03-04 v2

Abstract

Left-right symmetric models (LRSM) were proposed to reconcile the apparent parity violation in weak interactions with our intrinsic notion of fundamental parity symmetry. It was quickly realized that LRSM offers a viable framework for explaining neutrino masses by incorporating right-handed neutrinos, NN, into its spectrum. In this study, we investigate for the first time the potential of future lepton colliders (including the FCC-ee, CEPC, ILC, CLIC, and a muon collider) to detect signals stemming from NN's, focusing primarily on displaced vertex signals, and on prompt signals to a lesser degree. Our results demonstrate that these signals can effectively probe the characteristic scales of LRSM, providing evidence that would be unobtainable through any other experimental means.

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@article{arxiv.2310.17406,
  title  = {Long-lived heavy neutral leptons at lepton colliders as a probe of left-right symmetric models},
  author = {Kevin A. Urquía-Calderón},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.17406},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

16 pages, 13 figures, matching PRD version. Properly considered decay volume depending on final leptons, added appendix on different mixing scenarios. Conclusions unchanged