How Can We Test the Neutrino Mass Seesaw Mechanism Experimentally?

Matthew R. Buckley and Hitoshi Murayama

Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 231801 – Published 8 December 2006

Abstract

The seesaw mechanism for the small neutrino mass has been a popular paradigm, yet it has been believed that there is no way to test it experimentally. We present a conceivable outcome from future experiments that would convince us of the seesaw mechanism. It would involve data from the CERN Large Hadron Collider, International Linear Collider, cosmology, underground, and low-energy flavor experiments to establish the case.

Received 27 June 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.231801

Authors & Affiliations

Matthew R. Buckley and Hitoshi Murayama

Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
Theoretical Physics Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

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Vol. 97, Iss. 23 — 8 December 2006

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