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Neutrino Masses:Neutrino Masses:What Kind?What Kind?How Big?How Big?
Boris KayserJapan–US SeminarSeptember 17, 2005
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What Kind of Masses?There are two kinds of fermion masses:
XmD
f(—)
f(—)
Dirac mass: mDfLfR
XmR,L
f f—
Majorana mass: mRfRc fR or mLfL
c fL
A quark or charged-lepton Majorana masswould not conserve electric charge.
Only a neutrino can have a Majorana mass.
R L
R L
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If neutrinos do have Majorana masses, then —
The physics of neutrino mass is differentfrom that of the charged lepton, quark,
nucleon, human, earth, and galactic masses.
If neutrinos do have Majorana masses, then —
Each neutrino mass eigenstate νi isidentical to its antiparticle:
νi(h) = νi(h)helicity
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The other constituents of matter, the quarks andcharged leptons, being electrically charged,
are not identical to their antiparticles.
If neutrinos do have Majorana masses, then —The neutrinos and the physics of their
masses are very distinctive.
If neutrinos do have Majorana masses, then —
L(ν) = L(l–) = – L(ν) = – L (l+) = 1The Lepton Number L defined by —
is not conserved.
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• The presence of Majorana masses
• νi = νi (Majorana neutrinos)
• L not conserved
— are all equivalent
Any one implies the other two.
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Why Do Many Theorists ExpectMajorana Masses?
The Standard Model (SM) is defined by the fields itcontains, its symmetries (notably Electroweak IsospinInvariance), and its renormalizability.
Anything allowed by the symmetries occurs in nature.
The SM contains no νR field, only νL, and no ν mass.
This SM conserves the lepton number L.
We now know that the neutrino does have mass.
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Unlike νL , νR carries no Electroweak Isospin.
Thus, no SM symmetry prevents the occurrence of theMajorana mass term mRνR
c νR.
If, in the neutrino-mass sector as elsewhere, naturecontains everything allowed by the SM principles,then she contains Majorana neutrino masses.
To add the Dirac mass term, we had to add νR to the SM.
If we try to preserve conservation of L, weaccommodate this mass by adding to the SM a Dirac,L - conserving, mass term: mDνLνR.
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In the See-Saw Mechanism,
Lmass ~
with mR >> mD ~ mq or l .
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" L,"
R
c[ ]0 m
D
mD
mR
#
$ %
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c
"R
#
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Splitting due to mRDiracneutrino
N mN ~ mR–
ν mν ~ mD2 / mR–
One of the νi.
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Predictions
Each νi = νi (Majorana neutrinos)
The light neutrinos have heavy partners NHow heavy??
mN ~ ––––– ~ –––––– ~ 1015 GeV
Near the GUT scale.
m2top m2
top
mν 0.05 eV
–
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How Can We Demonstrate That νi = νi?We assume neutrino interactions are correctly described by
the SM. Then the interactions conserve L (ν → l– ; ν → l+).
An Idea that Does Not Work[and illustrates why most ideas do not work]
Produce a νi via—
π+νi µ+⇒Spin Pion Rest Frame
βπ(Lab) > βν(π Rest Frame)
π+
⇒ νiµ+ Lab. Frame
Give the neutrino a Boost:
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The SM weak interaction causes—
⇒νi
µ+
RecoilTargetat rest
—
⇒If νi
⇒our νi
— ⇒= νi ,
will make µ+ too.
νi = νi means that νi(h) = νi(h).helicity
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Minor Technical Difficulties� βπ(Lab) > βν(π Rest Frame)
Eπ(Lab) Eν(π Rest Frame) mπ mν
⇒ Eπ(Lab) > 105 TeV if mν ~ 0.05 eV
Fraction of all π – decay νi that get helicity flipped
≈ ( )2 ~ 10-18 if mν ~ 0.05 eV
Since L-violation comes only from Majorana neutrinomasses, any attempt to observe it will be at the mercy ofthe neutrino masses.
(BK & Stodolsky)
i⇒ >
~ i
i
mν
Eν(π Rest Frame)i
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The Idea That Can Work —Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay [0νββ]
Observation would imply L and νi = νi .
By avoiding competition, this process can cope with thesmall neutrino masses.
νiνi
W– W–
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
∑i
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0νββe– e–
u d d u
(ν)R νL
W W
Whatever diagrams cause 0νββ, its observationwould imply the existence of a Majorana mass term:
Schechter and Valle
(ν)R → νL : A Majorana mass term
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νiνi
W– W–
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
In
the νi is emitted [RH + O{mi/E}LH].
Thus, Amp [νi contribution] ∝ mi
Amp[0νββ] ∝ ∑ miUei2≡ mββ
Uei Uei
i
SM vertex
∑i
Mixing matrix
Mass (νi)
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The proportionality of 0νββ to mass is no surprise.
0νββ violates L. But the SM interactions conserve L.
The L – violation in 0νββ comes from underlying Majorana mass terms.
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Wouldn’t the dependence on neutrino mass beeliminated by a Right-Handed Current?
WL WR
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
SM LH current RH currentνRνLνR × ×mDmL
The SM LH current does not violate L.
An identical current, but of opposite handedness,wouldn’t violate L either.
We still need the L-violating Majorana neutrinomass to make this process occur.
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With a RH current at one vertex,
Amp[0νββ] ∝ (ν mass)2 .
Contributions with a RH current at one vertexare not likely to be significant.
BK, Petcov, RosenEnqvist, Maalampi, Mursula
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How Large is mββ?
How sensitive need an experiment be?
Suppose there are only 3 neutrino masseigenstates. (More might help.)
Then the spectrum looks like —
sol < ν2ν1
ν3atm
ν3
sol < ν1ν2
atmor
(Minakata)
Normal Inverted
mββ ≥ 0 mββ > 10 meV~ A Goal!
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Generically, grand unified models (GUTS) favor —
GUTS relate the Leptons to the Quarks.
is un-quark-like, and would probably involve alepton symmetry with no quark analogue.
The Mass Spectrum: or ?
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The Four Major Goals of Future Acceleratorand Reactor Neutrino Experiments
How big is θ13, the small mixing angle?
How big is θ23, the very large atmosphericmixing angle? Is it maximal?
or ?
Does neutrino oscillation violate CP?
If we learn the spectrum is inverted, and a secureupper limit well below 10 meV is placed on mββ,
then neutrinos are Dirac particles (ν ≠ ν).
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Evidence for 0νββ with mββ = (0.05 – 0.84) eV? Klapdor-Kleingrothaus
This evidence will be confirmed or refutedexperimentally.
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If ν = ν, How Is Neutrino CPAffected?
CP in neutrino oscillation is not affected at all.
We can still have P(“να νβ”) = P(να νβ), even if νi = νi.
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Source Detector
e- µ−
νi
Source Detector
e+ µ+
νi
νe νµ
exp(-imi2L/2E)Uei Uµi
Uei Uµiexp(-imi2L/2E)
*
*
“ νe νµ”
∑
∑
i
i
The probabilities can be different!
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Majorana CP-Violating PhasesThe 3x3 quark mixing matrix: 1 CP phase
When νi = νi —The 3x3 lepton mixing matrix: 3 CP phases
The 2 extra phases, α1 and α2, are called Majorana phases.Each Majorana phase is associated with a particular ν mass
eigenstate νi:
!
U"i =U"i0ei#i2 ; all " .
!
U =
"1 "2 "3
Ue1
0ei#12 Ue2
0ei#22 Ue3
0
Uµ10ei#12 Uµ2
0ei#22 Uµ3
0
U$10ei#12 U$2
0ei#22 U$3
0
%
&
' ' ' ' ' '
(
)
* * * * * *
e
µ
$
Bilenky, Hosek, and Petcov; Schechter and Valle, Doi et al.
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An L-conserving process:Amp[e–W+ → ν → µ–W+]
~ Σi 〈µ–W+Hνi〉 Propagator(νi) 〈νiHe–W+〉
Uei*Uµi
~ Σi Uµi Propagator(νi) Uei *
An L-nonconserving process:Amp[e+W– → ν → µ–W+]
~ Σi 〈µ–W+Hνi〉 Propagator(νi) 〈νiHe+W–〉
CTP: 〈νiHe+W–〉 = 〈νiHe–W+〉 = Uei
So Amp[ L ] ~ Σi Uµi Propagator(νi) Uei
This is sensitive to Majorana phases.
*
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Majorana phases have physical consequences,but only in physical processes that involveviolation of L.
They do not affect ν flavor oscillation, but theydo affect 0νββ:
mββ = ∑ miUei2
clearly depends on the relative phaseof Ue1
2 and Ue22.
i
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If the spectrum looks like —
then–
mββ ≅ m0[1 - sin22θ sin2(–––––)]½ .
With α2–α1 ≡ Δα,
CP: Δα ≠ 0, π. sin2(Δα/2) ≠ 0, 1.
α2–α12
Can Γ[0νββ] Reveal Majorana Phases?
sol <atm
m0
!
sin2 "#
2
$
% &
'
( ) =
1
sin22*
1+m,,
m0
$
% &
'
( )
2-
. / /
0
1 2 2
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Experimentally, 1/sin2 2θ ≅ 1.2 .
Thus,
Establishing that sin2(Δα/2) ≠ 0, 1 requires — A knowledge of m0 [Tritium?] Shrinking the present (factor of three)2
theoretical uncertainty in Γ[0νββ] / mββ2
Studies of Observability of Δα ≠ 0, πBarger, Glashow, Langacker, Marfatia;
Pascoli, Petcov, Rodejohann; Pascoli, Petcov
!
sin2 "#
2
$
% &
'
( ) *1.2 1+
m,,
m0
$
% &
'
( )
2-
. / /
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1 2 2 .
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How Big Are the Neutrino Masses?
The exploration of this question isexperimentallyexperimentally driven.
What have we learned so far?What have we learned so far?
There are at least 3 neutrino mass eigenstates.
Are there more than 3, as LSND suggests?
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Normal Inverted
Δm2atm
ν1
ν2
ν3
(Mass)2
Δm2sol} ν3
Δm2atm
ν1
ν2
Δm2sol}
or
sin2θ13
sin2θ13
The three-neutrino spectrum is —
To e To µ To τ(Coupling)2 :
Δm2sol = 8 x 10–5 eV2, Δm2
atm = 2.5 x 10–3 eV2~ ~
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How Far Above Zero IsThe Entire Spectrum?
Cosmological Data + Cosmological Assumptions ⇒Σ mi < (0.4 – 1.0) eV .
Mass(νi) (Pastor)
If there are only 3 neutrinos,
0.04 eV < Mass[Heaviest νi] < (0.2 – 0.4) eV
√Δm2atm Cosmology
~
Oscillation Data ⇒ √Δm2atm < Mass[Heaviest νi]
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What Size Neutrino MassesDoes Theory Predict?
There is no firm theoretical guidanceon the absolute scale of neutrino mass.
There are only hints.
The See-Saw HintAssuming the physics of neutrino mass resides atthe Grand Unification (GUT) scale, mGUT ,
Mass[Heaviest νi] ~mtop
2
mGUT~ (173 GeV)2
1016 GeV~ 0.003 eV.
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The Extra Dimension Hint
In some models with extra spatial dimensions, onlyparticles with no non-zero SM quantum numbers
can travel in the extra dimensions.
These special travelers are the graviton and theright-handed, weak isosinglet, neutrinos, νR .
The mass of a Dirac neutrino, νLνR , is then suppressedby the fact that νL is confined to 3 dimensions, while νR
is spread out over the extra dimensions.
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From short-distance probes of the law of gravity,the present bound is —
R < 0.1mm.
Perhaps the natural scale of neutrino mass in aworld with an extra dimension of size R is 1/R.
~
Then —
mν > 1/(0.1mm) = 0.002 eV.~
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The Leptogenesis HintThe hypothesis that the matter-antimatterasymmetry of the universe is due toleptogenesis suggests that —
Mass[Each νi] < 0.13 eV.
(Buchmüller, Di Bari, Plümacher)
• See-Saw relation between the heavy neutrinos Niinvolved in leptogenesis and the light neutrinos νi
• Hierarchical (non-degenerate) Ni
Assumes:
Implications for direct neutrino mass searches
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Can Cosmology Determine theAbsolute Scale of Neutrino Mass?
Is determination via a laboratoryexperiment unnecessary?
Cosmological determination of neutrinomass is model-dependent.
Beacom, Bell, and Dodelson:
Suppose neutrinos couple to anextra scalar particle ϕ.
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νν → ϕϕ can eliminate the Big Bang relicneutrinos from the universe before
large-scale structure formation.
Then the determination of neutrino massfrom large-scale structure is invalid.
CosmologyCosmology is wonderful, but a LaboratoryLaboratorydetermination of the absolute scale of
neutrino mass would be very important.
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Conclusion
The search for 0νββ is verystrongly motivated theoretically.
The observation of 0νββ would establish thatneutrinos are very distinctive fermions.
There is no firm theoretical guidance on theabsolute scale of neutrino mass.
A laboratory determination of this scale wouldprovide very important input to our search for the
physics behind neutrino mass.