Physics Letters B 748 (2015) 311–315
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A model for large non-standard interactions of neutrinos leading to
the LMA-Dark solution
Yasaman Farzan
School of Physics, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), P.O. Box 19395-5531, Tehran, Iran
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Article history:
Received
7 June 2015
Accepted
8 July 2015
Available
online 13 July 2015
Editor:
G.F. Giudice
It is well-known that in addition to the standard LMA solution to solar anomaly, there is another solution
called LMA-Dark which requires Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) with effective couplings as large as
the Fermi coupling. Although this solution satisfies all the bounds from various neutrino oscillation
observations and even provides a better fit to low energy solar neutrino spectrum, it is not as popular
as the LMA solution mainly because no model compatible with the existing bounds has been so far
constructed to give rise to this solution. We introduce a model that provides a foundation for such
large NSI with strength and flavor structure required for the LMA-Dark solution. This model is based
on anew U (1)
gauge interaction with a gauge boson of mass ∼ 10 MeV under which quarks as well as
the second and third generations of leptons are charged. We show that observable effects can appear in
the spectrum of supernova and high energy cosmic neutrinos. Our model predicts a new contribution to
the muon magnetic dipole moment and new rare meson decay modes.
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1. Introduction
Three neutrino mass and mixing scheme has been established
as the standard solution to the solar and atmospheric neutrino
anomalies. In general, the implicit assumption is that the alter-
native
solutions to these anomalies (e.g., the magnetic transition
moment of neutrinos) are now ruled out and can at most pro-
vide
only a subdominant effect yet to be resolved. However, the
so-called LMA-Dark solution, which is based on relatively large
non-standard neutral current interactions of neutrinos with mat-
ter ,
is an exception that defies this general assumption.
Surprisingly,
the LMA-Dark solution not only passes all the
bounds from various neutrino oscillation experiments but is also
considered as one of the solutions for the suppression of the up-
turn
on low energy spectrum of solar neutrinos which is in a mild
tension with the standard neutrino oscillation scenario [1]. In other
words, the compatibility of LMA-Dark solution with the neutrino
data is even better than the standard three neutrino oscillation
scheme without Non-Standard Interaction (NSI). The reason for this
solution staying in the shadow of the LMA solution is mostly theo-
retical.
In fact, there is no shortage of beyond standard models that
give rise to NSI of neutrinos with matter [2,3]. The ratio of new
effects within beyond Standard Model (SM) scenarios on forward
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scattering amplitude of neutrinos on matter to the SM contribu-
tion
is expected to be given by (g
2
X
m
−2
X
)/G
F
, where g
X
and m
X
are respectively the coupling and mass of the new particle whose
exchange leads to an effective four-Fermi interaction between neu-
trinos
and matter field. Taking m
X
m
W
to avoid bounds from
direct collider searches of new particles and requiring g
X
to be
relatively small to remain in the perturbative region, we find that
the NSI effects are suppressed relative to the standard model ef-
fects.
For the LMA-Dark solution, the NSI effects should be as large
as the standard ones. Thus, in the framework of beyond standard
models with heavy particles (m
X
m
W
), there is no theoretical
basis for the LMA-Dark solution. The purpose of this letter is to
build a model or a class of models that provide such a basis.
The
model presented here is based on a new U (1) gauge inter-
action
with a gauge boson of mass m
Z
∼ few 10 MeV and gauge
coupling of g
Z
∼ 10
−5
which couples to the second and third
generations of leptons (but not to the electron) as well as to the
quarks. This gauge interaction leads to effective four-Fermi interac-
tions
with form and coupling strength required for the LMA-Dark
solution. We expect new observable effects on the muon magnetic
dipole moment, supernova evolution, trident neutrino production,
meson decays and the spectrum of high energy cosmic neutrinos
[4,5]. As shown in [6], such a model can be tested by studying
μ + A →μ + A + Z
where A is a nucleus.
The
letter is organized as follows: In Section 2, the LMA-Dark
solution is briefly reviewed. In Section 3, the model is presented.
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