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Neutrino Masses and Mixings from Supersymmetry with Bilinear R--Parity Violation: A Theory for Solar and Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations

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M. Hirsch, M. A. Diaz, W. Porod, J. C. Romao, J.W.F. Valle

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 12 Apr 2000 · 34 references

Pith's verdict: A genuine technical advance — the full one-loop neutralino-neutrino mass matrix with a real gauge-invariance check — wrapped around a conditional SMA-only prediction that rests on an unquantified soft-term ratio.

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CitationJ. C. Romao, J.W.F. Valle, M. A. Diaz, M. Hirsch, W. Porod. "Neutrino Masses and Mixings from Supersymmetry with Bilinear R--Parity Violation: A Theory for Solar and Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations." arXiv:hep-ph/0004115 (2000). https://pith.science/paper/7O6LK75K
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The paper argues that the simplest supersymmetric model with bilinear R-parity violation explains the atmospheric neutrino scale and maximal mixing at tree level, and the solar scale through a gauge-invariant one-loop calculation.

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The paper tries to establish that the simplest unified supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model with bilinear R-parity violation gives a natural account of both the atmospheric and solar neutrino anomalies. In this model the neutrino–neutralino mass matrix is rank one at tree level, so one neutrino picks up mass by mixing with neutralinos while the other two stay massless; the atmospheric scale and maximal $��_mu$–$��_tau$ mixing come from that tree-level structure. The paper performs a full one-loop calculation, with an explicit check of gauge invariance and a renormalization of the heaviest neutrino, and argues that the loop corrections generate the solar mass splitting and mixing. If the soft supersymmetry-breaking terms are universal at unification, the running driven by the bottom Yukawa coupling ties the R-parity-breaking parameters together and leaves only the small-angle MSW solar solution; relaxing universality admits large-angle MSW or just-so solutions. The same small R-parity violation makes the lightest supersymmetric particle decay visibly at high-energy colliders, which the paper presents as an independent test.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the alignment vector $��vec��Lambda$ with components $��Lambda_i=��mu v_i+v_d��epsilon_i$, where $v_i$ are sneutrino vacuum expectation values and $��epsilon_i$ are the bilinear R-parity-violating parameters. At tree level the neutralino–neutrino mass matrix reduces to $m_{��rm eff}=(M_1g^2+M_2g'^2)/(4��det M_{��chi^0})��,��Lambda_i��Lambda_j$, a rank-one matrix whose single nonzero eigenvalue is $m_��u��propto|��vec��Lambda|^2$; its eigenvectors fix the atmospheric angle through $��tan��theta_{23}=��Lambda_��mu/��Lambda_��tau$ and enforce small $U_{e3}$ when $��Lambda_e$ is small. The one-loop self-energies and the pole-mass renormalization of the heaviest neutrino supply the second scale; the paper's $R_��xi$ gauge check, including Goldstone-boson tadpoles, is what makes the loop result a controlled calculation rather than a gauge-dependent artefact.

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Core claim

The central claim is that bilinear R-parity violation in the MSSM supplies a two-scale neutrino spectrum without added flavour symmetries: a rank-one tree-level mass matrix $m_{��rm eff}��propto ��Lambda_i��Lambda_j$, with $��Lambda_i=��mu v_i+v_d��epsilon_i$, gives one massive neutrino and, for $��Lambda_��mu��simeq��Lambda_��tau$ with small $��Lambda_e$, maximal atmospheric mixing and a small $U_{e3}$. The two remaining neutrinos are massless at tree level and acquire a calculable one-loop mass matrix whose index structure contains terms $a��epsilon_i��epsilon_j+b(��epsilon_i��Lambda_j+��Lambda_i��epsilon_j)+c��Lambda_i��Lambda_j$; the $a$ and $b$ terms control the solar splitting and angle. The paper's full one-loop, gauge-invariant calculation and its renormalization of the heaviest neutrino are what make the solar prediction meaningful rather than an artefact of an unrenormalized expansion.

Load-bearing premise

The sharpest prediction—that only the small-angle MSW solar solution survives—rests on universal supergravity boundary conditions at unification, especially $B=B_i$, which tie the ratios $��epsilon_i/��epsilon_j$ to $��Lambda_i/��Lambda_j$; the paper itself states that relaxing these conditions admits large-angle MSW or just-so solutions.

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  • Atmospheric oscillations are accounted for by a tree-level rank-one mass matrix, with maximal $��_mu$–$��_tau$ mixing when $��Lambda_��mu��simeq��Lambda_��tau$ and $U_{e3}$ suppressed when $��Lambda_e$ is smaller than the other two components.
  • The solar mass splitting and mixing angle are generated by one-loop corrections, so the model predicts a hierarchical spectrum with two light neutrinos split radiatively.
  • Under universal supergravity boundary conditions the atmospheric scale is calculable from a single R-parity-violating parameter through renormalization-group running driven by the bottom Yukawa coupling, and the solar solution is fixed to SMA MSW.
  • If universality is relaxed, the general MSSM branch can accommodate LMA MSW or just-so solar solutions, so the solar angle is not a universal prediction of the model.
  • The lightest supersymmetric particle decays through small R-parity violation with a path that can be shorter than detector sizes, giving a collider test independent of neutrino oscillations.

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  • The loop index structure $a��epsilon_i��epsilon_j+b(��epsilon_i��Lambda_j+��Lambda_i��epsilon_j)+c��Lambda_i��Lambda_j$ suggests a general diagnostic for rank-one neutrino mass models: the solar angle measures the misalignment between the $��epsilon$ and $��Lambda$ directions, so it is a probe of soft-term universality rather than of the tree-level flavour structure.
  • If LSP decays are observed, the branching ratios into final states containing different lepton flavours could be used to extract $��Lambda_��mu/��Lambda_��tau$ and cross-check the atmospheric mixing angle independently of oscillation data.
  • The predicted suppression of $U_{e3}$ follows from $��Lambda_e��ll��Lambda_{��mu,��tau}$; a future reactor measurement near the current bound would require a less hierarchical alignment vector and would put pressure on the maximal atmospheric fit.
  • Because the two oscillation scales are separated by loop order, the model suggests looking for similar radiative generation of the solar scale in other supersymmetric or seesaw models where the tree-level neutrino mass matrix is rank one.
Original abstract

The simplest unified extension of the MSSM with bi-linear R--Parity violation naturally predicts a hierarchical neutrino mass spectrum, in which one neutrino acquires mass by mixing with neutralinos, while the other two get mass radiatively. We have performed a full one-loop calculation of the neutralino-neutrino mass matrix in the bi-linear \rp MSSM, taking special care to achieve a manifestly gauge invariant calculation. Moreover we have performed the renormalization of the heaviest neutrino, needed in order to get meaningful results. The atmospheric mass scale and maximal mixing angle arise from tree-level physics, while solar neutrino scale and oscillations follow from calculable one-loop corrections. If universal supergravity assumptions are made on the soft-supersymmetry breaking terms then the atmospheric scale is calculable as a function of a single \rp violating parameter by the renormalization group evolution due to the non-zero bottom quark Yukawa coupling. The solar neutrino problem must be accounted for by the small mixing angle (SMA) MSW solution. If these assumptions are relaxed then one can implement large mixing angle solutions, either MSW or just-so. The theory predicts the lightest supersymmetic particle (LSP) decay to be observable at high-energy colliders, despite the smallness of neutrino masses indicated by experiment. This provides an independent way to test this solution of the atmospheric and solar neutrino anomalies.

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The simplest unified extension of the MSSM with bi-linear R--Parity violation naturally predicts a hierarchical neutrino mass spectrum, in which one neutrino acquires mass by mixing with neutralinos, while the other two get mass radiatively. We have performed a full one-loop calculation of the neutralino-neutrino mass matrix in the bi-linear \rp MSSM, taking special care to achieve a manifestly gauge invariant calculation. Moreover we have performed the renormalization of the heaviest neutrino, needed in order to get meaningful results. The atmospheric mass scale and maximal mixing angle arise from tree-level physics, while solar neutrino scale and oscillations follow from calculable one-loop corrections. If universal supergravity assumptions are made on the soft-supersymmetry breaking terms then the atmospheric scale is calculable as a function of a single \rp violating parameter by the renormalization group evolution due to the non-zero bottom quark Yukawa coupling. The solar neutrino problem must be accounted for by the small mixing angle (SMA) MSW solution. If these assumptions are relaxed then one can implement large mixing angle solutions, either MSW or just-so. The theory predicts the lightest supersymmetic particle (LSP) decay to be observable at high-energy colliders, despite the smallness of neutrino masses indicated by experiment. This provides an independent way to test this solution of the atmospheric and solar neutrino anomalies.

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s0 The simplest unified extension of the MSSM with bi-linear R--Parity violation naturally predicts a hierarchical neutrino mass spectrum, in which one neutrino acquires mass by mixing with neutralinos, while the other two get mass radiatively. result 0.74 0.24 0.53 asserted 0.96
s1 We have performed a full one-loop calculation of the neutralino-neutrino mass matrix in the bi-linear \rp MSSM, taking special care to achieve a manifestly gauge invariant calculation. method 0.77 0.97 0.06 asserted 1.00
s2 Moreover we have performed the renormalization of the heaviest neutrino, needed in order to get meaningful results. method 0.71 0.96 0.04 asserted 1.00
s3 The atmospheric mass scale and maximal mixing angle arise from tree-level physics, while solar neutrino scale and oscillations follow from calculable one-loop corrections. result 0.86 0.78 0.48 asserted 1.00
s4 If universal supergravity assumptions are made on the soft-supersymmetry breaking terms then the atmospheric scale is calculable as a function of a single \rp violating parameter by the renormalization group evolution due to the non-zero bottom quark Yukawa coupling. result 0.88 0.65 0.11 asserted 0.78
s5 The solar neutrino problem must be accounted for by the small mixing angle (SMA) MSW solution. result 0.67 0.41 0.13 asserted 0.99
s6 If these assumptions are relaxed then one can implement large mixing angle solutions, either MSW or just-so. result 0.74 0.43 0.07 hedged possibility 0.93
s7 The theory predicts the lightest supersymmetic particle (LSP) decay to be observable at high-energy colliders, despite the smallness of neutrino masses indicated by experiment. result 0.69 0.72 0.19 asserted 1.00
s8 This provides an independent way to test this solution of the atmospheric and solar neutrino anomalies. interpretation 0.92 0.45 0.13 asserted 0.97

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Figure 1. Example of calculated ∆m2 atm as a function of (left) the alignment parameter Λ~ and (right), as function of |Λ~ |/( √ M2µ), all of these expressed in GeV. The figure shows that eq. (41) can be used to fix the relative size of R-parity breaking parameters to obtain the correct ∆m2 atm. First we note that in order to solve the atmospheric and solar neutrino problem one requires m1−loop ≪ mtree. If this is fullfilled it is essentially trivial within our model to solve the atmospheric neutrino problem. It is simply equivalent to choosing an adequate size of the alignment vector |Λ~ |
Figure 2. Example of calculated neutrino masses in units of eV as a fun
Figure 3. The neutrino mass spectrum versus tan β, for parameters otherwise chosen as in Fig. (2). The importance of loops increases strongly with tan β. 200 300 500 700 1000 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 100 200 300 500 700 1000 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 100 m1;2;3 [eV] m0 [GeV] m1;2;3 [eV] m0 [GeV]
Figure 4. The neutrino mass spectrum versus m0, for parameters otherwise chosen as in Fig. (2). The importance of loops decreases with increasing m0. 18
Figure 5. ∆m2 sol versus |ǫ|/µ for µ ≤ 0 (left) and µ > 0 (right). For the analysis of the neutrino masses these two scenarios are very similar so we focus on the case where the low–scale paramaters are derivable from a universal super￾gravity scheme. In Fig. (5) we show the mass squared difference ∆m2 12 which is relevant for the analysis of neutrino oscillations and therefore relevant to the interpretation of solar data, as a function of the parameter |ǫ|/µ. In the left panel we display µ ≤ 0 while on the right panel µ > 0. Small values prefer ∆m2 12 in the range of the vacuum solution to…
Figure 6. ∆m2 12 versus tan β for points which solve the atmospheric neutrino problem. connecting mass-eigenstate and weak-eigenstate neutrinos are recovered in our notation as Uαk = N 1L 4+k,4+α (64) where the mixing coefficients N are determined numerically by diagonalizing the neutral fermion mass matrix. Note that, without loss of generality, in the bilinear model one can always choose as basis the one in which the charged lepton mass matrix is already diagonal. The neutrino mixing angles relevant in the interpretation of solar and atmospheric data are identified as (if Ue3 ≪ 1, as indi
Figure 7. Atmospheric angle versus Λµ/ q Λ2 e + Λ2 τ . Maximality is obtained for Λµ ≃ Λτ if Λe is smaller than the other two (see Fig. (8)). 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1 10-2 10-1 100 U2 e3 e= q 2  + 2
Figure 8. U 2 e3 versus Λe/ q Λ2 µ + Λ2 τ . To obey the experimental bound U 2 e3 ≤ 0.05 Λe must be smaller than Λµ, Λτ . 21
Figure 9. sin2 (2θsol) versus Λe/ q Λ2 µ + Λ2 τ for the SUGRA case, for a discussion see text. In order to proceed further with the discussion of the solutions to the solar neutrino problem in this model we must analyse carefully the implications of eq. (28). Here it is important to distinguish between case 1 (SUGRA) and case 2 (MSSM) discussed above. In the SUGRA case by taking the ratio of the first two equations in eq. (28) ǫe ǫµ ∆m2 e − tan βµ∆Be ∆m2 µ − tan βµ∆Bµ ≃ Λe Λµ (68) we conclude that, since Λe < Λµ and, since the relevant ratio of SUSY Soft–breaking terms is close to
Figure 10. sin2 (2θsol) versus ǫe/ q ǫ 2 µ + ǫ 2 τ . The left panel corresponds to the case without the sign condition and the the right panel assumes the sign condition. and Λ ratios are fixed within a narrow range, leading to the small mixing angle prediction for the solution to the solar neutrino problems. There is however another way to obtain predictivity for the general MSSM case, namely by applying eq. (61). The possibility of our model predicting the solar angle even in the general MSSM case by assuming eq. (61) can be understood as follows. Consider first the simplified limit Λe

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  • The generation of the latter requires the relevant $λ$ or $λ'$ couplings to be $∼(10^-3-10^-4)$ for superparticle masses of order 100 GeV, but in our scenario these couplings are significantly more suppressed (For a detailed discussion of how RPV couplings generate neutrino masses and mixing, see, for example, [ref] ).

    A reappraisal of spontaneous R-parity violation · Combined astrophysical and neutrino mass constraints · 0.91

  • The bilinear $R$–Parity violating models are characterized by two properties [ref] : first, the usual MSSM superpotential is enlarged according to [equation] where there are 3 new superpotential parameters $(μ^i)$, one for each fermion generation.

    Phenomenology of supersymmetric models with anomalous symmetries $U(1)_{H}$ · Getting bilinear $R$-parity violation · 0.95

  • Neutrino masses have been calculated with trilinear couplings [ref] and for pure bilinear models [ref] .

    LHC phenomenology of the $\mu\nu$SSM · Introduction · 0.91

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