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S4 Flavor Model of Quarks and Leptons
We present an S4 flavor model to unify quarks and leptons in the framework of the SU(5) GUT. Three generations of 5-plets in SU(5) are assigned to be 31 of S4 while the first and the second generations of 10-plets in SU(5) are assigned to be 2 of S4 ,a nd the third generation of 10-plet is to be 11 of S4. Right-handed neutrinos are also assigned to be 2 for the first and second generations and 11 for the third generation, respectively. Taking vacuum alignments of relevant gauge singlet scalars, we predict the quark mixing as well as the tri-bimaximal mixing of neutrino flavors. Especially, the Cabbibo angle is predicted to be 15 ◦ in the limit of the vacuum alignment. We can improve the model to predict observed CKM mixing angles.
118837490
Minimal neutrino texture with neutrino mass ratio and Cabibbo angle
We present neutrino mass matrix textures in a minimal framework of the type-I seesaw mechanism, where two right-handed Majorana neutrinos are introduced in order to reproduce experimental results of neutrino oscillations. The textures can lead to experimentally favored leptonic mixing angles described by tri-bimaximal mixing with one additional rotation. We present minimal and next to minimal textures for the normal mass hierarchy case in the context of the texture zero. A minimal texture in the inverted hierarchy case is also constructed, which does not have any vanishing entries in a Dirac neutrino mass matrix. We also discuss some cases in which the model parameters in the textures are supposed to be a neutrino mass ratio and/or the Cabibbo angle. Predicted regions of mixing angles, a leptonic CP-violation parameter, and an effective mass for the neutrinoless double beta decay are presented in all textures.
118806271
Supersymmetry contributions to CP violations in b→s and b→d transitions taking account of new data
We study the contribution of the gluino-squark mediated flavor changing process for the CP violation in $b\to s$ and $b\to d$ transitions facing on recent experimental data. The mass insertion parameters of squarks are constrained by the branching ratios of $b\to s\gamma $ and $b\to d\gamma $ decays. In addition, the time dependent CP asymmetries of $B^0\to \phi K_S$ and $B^0\to \eta ' K^0$ decays severely restrict the allowed region of the mass insertion parameter for the $b\to s$ transition. By using these constraints with squark and gluino masses of 1.5 TeV, we predict the CP asymmetries of $B_s\to \phi \phi $, $B_s\to \eta '\phi $, and $B^0\to K^0\bar K^0$ decays, as well as the CP asymmetries in $b\to s\gamma $ and $b\to d\gamma $ decays. The CP violation in the $B_s\to \phi \phi$ decay is expected to be large owing to the squark flavor mixing, which will be tested at LHCb soon.
120533600
An Introduction to Non-Abelian Discrete Symmetries for Particle Physicists
Introduction.- Basics of Finite Groups.- Subgroups and Decompositions of Multiplets.- Anomalies.- Non-Abelian Discrete Symmetry in Quark/Lepton Flavor Models.- Useful Theorems.- Representations of S4 in Different Bases.- Representations of A4 in Different Bases.- Representations of A5 in Different Bases.- Representations of T1 in Different Bases.- Other Smaller Groups.- References.
9783573
S4 Flavor Symmetry of Quarks and Leptons in SU(5) GUT
We present an S4 flavor model to unify quarks and leptons in the framework of the SU(5) GUT. Three generations of 5-plets in SU(5) are assigned to 31 of S4, while the first and second generations of 10-plets in SU(5) are assigned to 2 of S4, and the third generation of 10-plets is assigned to 11 of S4. Right-handed neutrinos are also assigned to 2 for the first and second generations and to 11 for the third generation. By considering the vacuum alignments of relevant gauge singlet scalars, we predict the quark mixing as well as the tribimaximal mixing of neutrino flavors. In particular, the Cabbibo angle is predicted to be 15 ◦ in the limit of the vacuum alignment. We can improve the model to predict observed CKM mixing angles as well as the nonvanishing Ue3 of the neutrino flavor mixing. Subject Index: 140, 154
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Non-Abelian Discrete Symmetries in Particle Physics
We review pedagogically non-Abelian discrete groups, which play an important role in the particle physics. We show group-theoretical aspects for many concrete groups, such as representations, their tensor products. We explain how to derive, conjugacy classes, characters, representations, and tensor products for these groups (with a finite number). We discussed them explicitly for $S_N$, $A_N$, $T'$, $D_N$, $Q_N$, $\Sigma(2N^2)$, $\Delta(3N^2)$, $T_7$, $\Sigma(3N^3)$ and $\Delta(6N^2)$, which have been applied for model building in the particle physics. We also present typical flavor models by using $A_4$, $S_4$, and $\Delta (54)$ groups. Breaking patterns of discrete groups and decompositions of multiplets are important for applications of the non-Abelian discrete symmetry. We discuss these breaking patterns of the non-Abelian discrete group, which are a powerful tool for model buildings. We also review briefly about anomalies of non-Abelian discrete symmetries by using the path integral approach.
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Calculation of strongly-coupled rotational bands in terms of the tilted axis cranking model
Abstract Recently observed strongly-coupled rotational bands associated with the ν[505] 11 2 − quasiparticle state are studied by means of a microscopic tilted axis cranking (TAC) model. The results of calculation for the routhians and the B (M1)/ B (E2) ratios are investigated in the light of other existing models, i.e., the strong-coupling model and the conventional cranking model. It is demonstrated that only the TAC model can successfully reproduce these two observables at the same time. The reason of the success is clarified by making connections between these models.
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Vacuum system for the SAMURAI spectrometer
Abstract The first commissioning experiment of the SAMURAI spectrometer and its beam line was performed in March, 2012. The vacuum system for the SAMURAI spectrometer includes its beam line and the SAMURAI vacuum chamber with the windows for detecting neutrons and charged particles. The window for neutrons was made of stainless steel with a thickness of 3 mm and was designed with a shape of partial cylinder to support itself against the atmospheric pressure. The window for charged particles was of the combination of Kevlar and Mylar with the thickness of 280 and 75 μm, respectively. The pressure in the vacuum system was at a few Pa throughout the commissioning experiment.
55566134
Current status of the LHCf experiment and future plan
The Large Hadron Collider forward (= LHCf) experiment has successfully finished the first phase of data taking at LHC √ s = 0.9 and 7 TeV proton-proton collisions in 2010. As current status, we concentrate on analyzing the obtained data. As the first result, the energy spectra of photon measured by LHCf during = 7 TeV p-p collision has been published recently. Also the study of the upgraded version of LHCf detector for future = 14TeV run scenario is developed with the GSO scintillator. Another possible plan of p-A(nuclear) collision in LHC is also studied. In this paper, as the current status of the experiment, analyses, and works for foreseen detector upgrade are summarized.
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Full $\mathcal{O}(\alpha)$ electroweak radiative corrections to $e^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow t \bar{t} \gamma$ with GRACE-Loop
We present the full $\mathcal{O}(\alpha)$ electroweak radiative corrections to the process $e^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow t \bar{t} \gamma$ at the International Linear Collider (ILC). The computation is performed with the help of the GRACE-Loop system. We present the total cross-section and the top quark forward–backward asymmetry (AFB) as a function of the center-of-mass energy and compare them with the process $e^{+}e^{-} \rightarrow t \bar{t}$. We find that the value of AFB in $t \bar{t} \gamma$ production is larger than AFB in $t\bar{t}$ production. It is an important result for the measurement of the top quark forward–backward asymmetry at the ILC. Applying a structure function method, we also subtract the QED correction to gain the genuine weak correction in both the α scheme and the Gμ scheme ($\delta_{W}^{G_{\mu}}$). We obtain numerical values for $\delta_{W}^{G_{\mu}}$ which are changing from 2 % to −24 % when we vary the center-of-mass energy from 360 GeV to 1 TeV.
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SHARAQ spectrometer for high-resolution studies for RI-induced reactions
Abstract The SHARAQ spectrometer and High-Resolution Beamline, which began operation in March 2009, have been put into use for six experiments using charge exchange reactions with radioactive isotope beams. For experiments at SHARAQ, detector developments and ion optics studies continue to improve performance in high-resolution nuclear spectroscopy. We have introduced improved timing resolution with CVD diamond detectors, high count-rate beamline tracking detectors and development of multi-particle detection by cathode-readout drift chambers. Ion-optics studies for the high-resolution achromatic (HA) and dispersion-matching (DM) transport modes are also reported here. Momentum tagging in the HA mode demonstrated an improvement in spectroscopic resolution with respect to the momentum spread of the radioactive beam. For the DM transportation mode, a momentum resolution of 1 / 8100 (FWHM) was achieved by taking into account the positions and angles of the beam at the third focal plane of BigRIPS.