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NeutrinoNeutrinoPhenomenology,Phenomenology,
FactsFacts, and Questions, and QuestionsBoris Kayser
Fermilab, July 2009Part 3
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CoherenceCoherence vs. IncoherenceIncoherence
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The reactions —
!
S" R + l#+
+ $
!
l"#
+ S$ R + %and
always produce .
!
" = "#
να is a coherent superposition of mass eigenstates νi :
!
"# = U#i*
i
$ "i
Nevertheless, the different νi do not contributecoherently to every process.
Whether they contribute coherently or incoherentlydepends on what you do with them.
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Does Neutrino Mass MakeDecay RatesDecay Rates Oscil
late?
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Naively, we expect that —
142Pmleads to —
!
dN
dtt( ) = "
N 0( )#
e" t # ; τ ≡ meanlife
Electron Capture(EC) Decay
142Nd
ν
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But, Litvinov et al. report that —
EC decays of H-like 142Pm, 140Pr, and 122I ionsin a storage ring at GSI oscillate.
ExponentialOscillation
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Can the reported oscillatory behaviorbe due to coherentcoherent interference
between neutrino mass eigenstateswith different masses??
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Quantum Mechanical RulesIf different intermediate states (or paths) lead to
the same final state, and we don’t know which pathis taken in each event, then the paths contribute to
the event rate coherently.
Source
Screen Detector
Total Amp = Amp(1) + Amp(2)
1
2
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The rates to produce different final statesthat differ from one another in any way
(particle content, kinematical properties, etc.)contribute to the total event rate incoherently.
This is true whether or not we can actuallydistinguish the different final states in practice.
!
"total #( ) = " #$ p%&( ) + " #$ n% 0( ) + ...
!
" #0$%+%&( ) = d cos'( )d" #0$%+%&; cos'( )
d cos'( )&1+1(
!
"0
!
"+
!
"#!
"
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Neutrino Flavor ChangeNeutrino Flavor Change(Oscillation)(Oscillation)
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Flavor change oscillatesoscillates because of coherent interferencecoherent interferencebetween different neutrino mass eigensates νi
with different masses mi.
Intermediate state
µ+
νDetector
e–
π+ SourceAmp
!
=i
"
µ+
νiDetector
e–
π+ SourceAmp
The neutrinos are an intermediateintermediate state.
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µ+
νDetector
e–
π+ SourceAmp
!
=i
"
µ+
νie–
π+Amp
!
Uµi*
!
Uei
!
e
"imi
2 L
2E
!
= Uµi*e
"imi
2 L
2EUeii#
Neutrino mass-splittingNeutrino mass-splittingdependence is from dependence is from interferenceinterference..
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Electron Capture DecayElectron Capture Decay
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in which a parent particle P decays to a daughterparticle D plus a neutrino, there are actually 3distinct decay modes:
In electron-capture (EC) decays such as —
!
H " like142
Pm#142
Nd + $ ,
!
D+ "1
!
D+ "2
!
D+ "3
P
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In principle, we can capture theIn principle, we can capture thefinal-statefinal-state neutrino and measure its mass. neutrino and measure its mass.
Then we will know which Then we will know which ννii it is. it is.
In principle, we can also measure theIn principle, we can also measure theenergy-momentum of the recoil energy-momentum of the recoil DD,,
and that of the neutrino.and that of the neutrino.
!
D+ "1
!
D+ "2
!
D+ "3
P
None of these measurements affects the decay.
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The 3 possible final statesThe 3 possible final statesdiffer in particle content.differ in particle content.
For given For given PP energy, they also differ in the energy, they also differ in theenergy-momenta of the individual particles.energy-momenta of the individual particles.
!
D+ "1
!
D+ "2
!
D+ "3
P
The rates for decay to these 3 finalstates contribute incoherently
to the total decay rate.
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!
dN
dtH " like 142Pm# 142
Nd + $; t( )
=dN
dtH " like 142Pm# 142
Nd + $i ; t( )%
& ' (
) * i
+
Mass eigenstate
For example —
An incoherent sum
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!
LSM = "g
2l L#$
%&L#W%" + & L#$
%lL#W%
+( )#=e,µ,'
(
= "g
2l L#$
%U#i&LiW%
" + & Li$%U#i
*lL#W%
+( )#=e,µ,'i = 1,2,3
(
The Standard-Model Lagrangian for the leptoniccouplings to the W boson is —
!
P" D+ #i comes from the term involving
!
" Li .
This term doesn’t know about the otherneutrino mass eigenstates or their masses.
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!
dN
dtP"D+ #; t( ) =
dN
dtP"D+ #i ; t( )
$
% & '
( ) i
*
does not depend on neutrino mass splittings.does not depend on neutrino mass splittings.
Neither does the rate for tritium decay:Neither does the rate for tritium decay:
!
dN
dt
3H"3
He + e# + $ ; t( ) =dN
dt
3H"3
He + e# + $i ; t( )%
& ' (
) * i
+
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OpenOpenQuestionsQuestions
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Does Does νν = = νν??
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What Is the Question?For each mass eigenstate νi , and given helicty h,does —
• νi(h) = νi(h) (Majorana neutrinos)or
• νi(h) ≠ νi(h) (Dirac neutrinos) ?
Equivalently, do neutrinos have Majoranamasses? If they do, then the mass eigenstates are
Majorana neutrinos.
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Dirac MassesTo build a Dirac mass for the neutrino ν, we require
not only the left-handed field νL in the StandardModel, but also a right-handed neutrino field νR.
The Dirac neutrino mass term is —
mDνL νR XmD
νLνR( ) ( )
Dirac neutrino masses do not mixneutrinos and antineutrinos.
Dirac neutrino massses are the neutrino analoguesof the SM quark and charged lepton masses.
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Majorana Masses
mLνL νLc
Out of, say, a left-handed neutrino field, νL,and its charge-conjugate, νL
c, we can build aLeft-Handed Majorana mass term —
XmL
νL(ν)R
Majorana masses do mix ν and ν, so they do notconserve the Lepton Number L defined by — L(ν) = L(l–) = –L(ν) = –L(l+) = 1.
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A Majorana mass for any fermion f causes f f.
Quark and charged-lepton Majorana massesare forbidden by electric charge conservation.
Neutrino Majorana masses would makethe neutrinos very distinctive.
Majorana ν masses cannot come from , theprogenitor of the Dirac mass term, and the ν analogueof the Higgs coupling that leads to the q and l masses.
!
HSM" R"L
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Possible progenitors of Majorana mass terms:
Majorana neutrino masses must have a different originthan the masses of quarks and charged leptons.
!
HSMHSM "Lc"L , HIW =1"L
c"L , mR"Rc"R
Not renormalizable This Higgsnot in SM
No Higgs
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The objects νL and νLc in mLνL νL
c are not the
mass eigenstates, but just the neutrinos in termsof which the model is constructed.
mLνL νLc induces νL νL
c mixing.
As a result of K0 K0 mixing, the neutral Kmass eigenstates are —
KS,L ≅ (K0 ± K0)/√2 . KS,L = KS,L .
As a result of νL νLc mixing, the neutrino
mass eigenstate is —
νi = νL + νLc = “ ν + ν ”. νi = νi .
Why Majorana Masses Majorana Neutrinos
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When ν ≠ νWe have 4 mass-degenerate states:
ν
ν
ν
ν
This collection of 4 states is a Diracneutrino plus its antineutrino.
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The SM lνW interaction is —
!
LSM = "g
2l L#
$%LW$"
+ % L#$lLW$
+
Left-handed
When ν ≠ ν
ν
ν
makes l–
makes nothing
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We have only 2 mass-degenerate states:
ν
ν
This collection of 2 states is a Majorana neutrino.
When ν = ν
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The SM lνW interaction is —
!
LSM = "g
2l L#
$%LW$"
+ % L#$lLW$
+
Left-handed
When ν = ν
ν
ν
makes l–
makes l+
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Splitting due toMajorana massDirac
neutrino
A Majorana mass term splits a Dirac neutrinointo two Majorana neutrinos.
Majorana Masses SplitDirac Neutrinos
Majorananeutrino
Majorananeutrino
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In the See-Saw picture, the Majorana massis much larger than the Dirac mass,so the splitting is very large as well.
In a scheme where the Majorana massis much smaller than the Dirac mass,a pair of Majorana neutrinos can look
almost like one Dirac neutrino.
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Why Most TheoristsExpect Majorana Masses
The Standard Model (SM) is defined by the fields itcontains, its symmetries (notably weak isospin invariance),
and its renormalizability.
Leaving neutrino masses aside, anything allowed by theSM symmetries occurs in nature.
Right-Handed Majorana mass termsare allowed by the SM symmetries.
Then quite likely Majorana massesoccur in nature too.
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To DetermineTo DetermineWhetherWhether
Majorana MassesMajorana MassesOccur in NatureOccur in Nature
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The Promising Approach — SeekNeutrinoless Double Beta Decay [0νββ]
We are looking for a small Majorana neutrino mass. Thus,we will need a lot of parent nuclei (say, one ton of them).
e– e–
Nucl Nucl’
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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 (tiny) Majorana mass term∴ 0νββ νi = νi
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νiνi
W– W–
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
Uei Uei
SM vertex
∑i
Mixing matrix
We anticipate that 0νββ is dominated bya diagram with Standard Model vertices:
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But there could be other contributions to 0νββ,which at the quark level is the process
dd → uuee.
An example from Supersymmetry:
d d
u u
e e
eeγ∼ ∼∼
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νiνi
W– W–
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
Uei Uei
SM vertex
∑i
Mixing matrix
Assume the dominant mechanism is —
The νi is emitted [RH + O{mi/E}LH].
Thus, Amp [νi contribution] ∝ mi
Amp[0νββ] ∝ ∑ miUei2≡ mββ
Mass (νi)
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Why Amp[0νββ] Is ∝ Neutrino Masse– e–
Nucl Nucl’
— manifestly does not conserve L.
But the Standard Model (SM) weak interactionsdo conserve L. Absent any non-SM L-violatinginteractions, the ΔL = 2 of 0νββ can only comefrom Majorana neutrino masses, such as —
mLX
νL(ν)RmL( νLc νL + νLνL
c)
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W– W–
e– e–
Nuclear ProcessNucl Nucl’
mLX
νL(ν)R
Treating the neutrino masses perturbatively,we have —
A Left-Handed Majorana mass term is just whatis needed to —
1) Violate L2) Flip handedness
— and allow the decay to occur.