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Zee model and Neutrinoless double beta decay

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

The original Zee model can easily accommodate a bi-maximal mixing solution for the atmospheric and solar neutrino problems. From the most recent fit to the data we obtain a set of parameters for the Zee model. However, the recent claim on a positive signal observed in a neutrinoless double beta decay, which requires a nonzero meem_{ee}, cannot be accounted for by the Zee model. Based on the observed neutrino mass-square differences and mixings, we derive a few general patterns for the neutrino mass matrix in the flavor basis, which can correctly describe the atmospheric, solar, and 0νββ0\nu\beta\beta data. Finally, we investigate a few possible extensions to the Zee model, which can give the required mass patterns.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0203051,
  title  = {Zee model and Neutrinoless double beta decay},
  author = {Ming-Yang Cheng and Kingman Cheung},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0203051},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, references are added

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