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Neutrino masses and mixing from milli-charged dark matter

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-02-07 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose a simple extension to the Standard Model, wherein neutrinos naturally attain small Majorana masses through a one-loop radiative mechanism featuring particles within the loops characterized by milli-charges. Unlike the conventional scotogenic model, our approach avoids imposing a discrete symmetry or expanding the gauge sector. The minuscule electric charges ensure the stability of the lightest particle within the loop as a viable dark matter candidate. Our investigation systematically scrutinizes the far-reaching phenomenological implications arising from these minuscule charges.

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@article{arxiv.2406.18641,
  title  = {Neutrino masses and mixing from milli-charged dark matter},
  author = {Sudip Jana and Michael Klasen and Vishnu P. K. and Luca Paolo Wiggering},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.18641},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages + references, 7 figures