30 July 2026 to 5 August 2026
Natal, Brazil
America/Sao_Paulo timezone

Probing heavy neutrinos through semileptonic decays

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20m
Natal, Brazil

Natal, Brazil

Via Costeira Sen. Dinarte Medeiros Mariz, 6664-6704 - Ponta Negra, Natal - RN, 59090-002
Talk Quark and Lepton Flavor Physics

Speaker

Claire Chevallier (IJCLab - Université Paris Saclay)

Description

The small masses of neutrinos strongly suggest the existence of mass-generating mechanisms beyond the Standard Model, likely involving additional neutral lepton fields (either left-handed, right-handed, or both). These mechanisms can give rise to effective four-fermion couplings, which are accessible through semileptonic decays.
By analyzing the angular spectra of these semileptonic decays, we've identified novel observables. These observables are precisely zero within the Standard Model, making them highly sensitive to the presence of new neutral leptons. This talk will demonstrate how these specific observables can be used to probe the mass and handedness of these additional neutral leptons.

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Author

Claire Chevallier (IJCLab - Université Paris Saclay)

Co-authors

Dr Damir BECIREVIC (IJCLab, CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay) Lovre Pavicic Dr Nejc Košnik (J. Stefan Institute, University of Ljubljana) S Fajfer

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