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来自奇异瞬子的中子马约拉纳质量

Neutron Majorana mass from exotic instantons

Andrea Addazi, Massimo Bianchi

摘要:

我们展示了中子的马约拉纳质量是如何由弦论特有的非微扰量子引力效应产生的。特别是,在非定向弦紧化中的“奇异瞬子”,用扩展(超对称)标准模型的D-膜,可以间接地产生一个有效的算符delta{m} n^t n+ h. c。在一个具有额外的矢量状“夸克”对的特定模型中,获得与弦质量标度成比例的大质量(由弦模场的函数指数抑制),δ {m}可以低至10^{-24}-10 ^{-25} eV。中子-反中子振荡的时间尺度τ_{n \bar{n} } > 10 ^8 s,可以通过下一代实验进行验证。另一方面,质子衰变和FCNC的自动强烈抑制,并与目前的实验限制兼容。根据膜交叉点的数量,该模型也可能导致产生马约拉纳质量的R-手中微子。我们的建议也可能建议中子-中性伴子或中子-轴伴子振荡,在UCN,暗物质直接探测,UHECR和中子-反中子振荡的影响。这意味着要改进中子-反中子振荡的极限,作为弦论和量子引力的一个可能的检验。

英文摘要:

We show how a Majorana mass for the Neutron could result from non-perturbative quantum gravity effects peculiar to string theory. In particular, "exotic instantons" in un-oriented string compactifications with D-branes extending the (supersymmetric) standard model could indirectly produce an effective operator delta{m} n^t n+h.c. In a specific model with an extra vector-like pair of `quarks', acquiring a large mass proportional to the string mass scale (exponentially suppressed by a function of the string moduli fields), delta{m} can turn out to be as low as 10^{-24}-10^{-25} eV. The induced neutron-antineutron oscillations could take place with a time scale tau_{n\bar{n}} > 10^8 s, that could be tested by the next generation of experiments. On the other hand, proton decay and FCNC's are automatically strongly suppressed and are compatible with the current experimental limits. Depending on the number of brane intersections, the model may also lead to the generation of Majorana masses for R-handed neutrini. Our proposal could also suggest neutron-neutralino or neutron-axino oscillations, with implications in UCN, Dark Matter Direct Detection, UHECR and Neutron-Antineutron oscillations. This suggests to improve the limits on neutron-antineutron oscillations, as a possible test of string theory and quantum gravity.

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