Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:14:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 354736 bytes, checksum: 7cf5aa1bfd0c39f4aa895f8ab4ba7e67 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / For a long time it is known that neutrinos have mass and are also able to oscilate between their flavor states. However, the Standard Model only contain massless neutrinos, what lead us to believe that, among other known issues of the model, it is not the final theory. If we want to give an explanation to the neutrino masses we would have to extend the Standard Model in such a way to naturally accommodate these tiny masses. A great number of mechanisms appeared for such matters and the Canonical Seesaw Mechanism was highly accepted for its simplicity and beautifulness. Simple because it demands the addition of a minimal set of fields possible to obtain the neutrino mass at the order of sub-eV. Beautiful because it requires the breaking of lepton number at the scale of Great Unification Theories, bringging effects of high energy theories to low energy ones. Nevertheless, its beauty has a price. It will be impossible for the Canonical Seesaw Mechanism to be tested in recent and future experiments, hence new mechanisms emerged with the possibility of being probed by the experiments. We propose a mechanism based on the Inverse Seesaw Mechanism, which gives rise to the neutrino mass at sub-eV relying on a tiny leptonic breaking scale μ ∼ KeV. The Inverse Seesaw is not able to explain, in a natural way, the smallness of the μ parameter and it is here that our modifications emerge. With the introduction of new scalar fields and assuming a Z5⊗Z2 symmetry it is possible to dinamicaly explain the smallness of μ and also recover the Canonical Seesaw formula for the neutrino masses. Along with that, the right-handed neutrinos are able to be at the eletroweak scale, hence it is possible to test the model in actual experiments. / Sabemos há vários anos que os neutrinos possuem massa, bem como oscilam entre seus estados de sabor. No entanto, o Modelo Padrão contém apenas neutrinos sem massa, o que nos leva a crer, juntamente com outros problemas conhecidos da teoria, que ele não é a teoria final. Se quisermos explicar as massas dos neutrinos, devemos estender o Modelo Padrão de tal forma a acomodar estas pequenas massas naturalmente. Muitos mecanismos com este fim surgiram e o Mecanismo Seesaw Canônico se destacou por sua simplicidade e beleza. Simples por exigir a menor modificação possível do Modelo Padrão para que ele seja realizado. Belo pois requer a quebra explícita do número leptônico em uma escala de energia da ordem da escala das Teorias de Grande Unificação, trazendo efeitos de teorias a altas energias para teorias a baixas energias. Contudo, sua beleza tem um preço. Em experimentos recentes e futuros é impossível que o Mecanismo Seesaw Canônico seja testado, consequentemente novos mecanismos surgiram com a possibilidade de que os experimentos possam comprová-los. Nossa proposta é baseada no Mecanismo Seesaw Inverso, cujo objetivo é gerar a massa dos neutrinos da ordem de sub-eV através de uma pequena escala de quebra do número leptônico μ ∼ KeV. O Seesaw Inverso não é capaz de explicar de uma forma natural a pequenez do parâmetro μ e é neste ponto que nossas modificações surgem. Com a introdução de novos campos escalares e assumindo uma simetria Z5 ⊗ Z2 é possível explicar dinamicamente a pequenez de μ e também recuperar a fórmula para as massas dos neutrinos obtidas no Seesaw Canônico. Juntamente com isso, os neutrinos de mão-direita podem ter massas até da ordem da escala Eletro-Fraca, portanto passa a ser possível que este modelo seja testado em experimentos atuais.

Cette thèse aborde quelques scénarios de nouvelle physique, ainsi que leurs manifestations dans le secteur des leptons.Le fait que les neutrinos soient massifs est un des problèmes non élucidés par le Modèle Standard. Une des solutions possibles est le mécanisme de seesaw, qui fait intervenir de nouveaux états lourds dont la désintégration viole le nombre leptonique. À cause de ce dernier point, ces états peuvent jouer un rôle clé dans la leptogenèse, un des scénarios susceptibles d'expliquer l'origine de l'asymétrie observée entre matière et antimatière dans l'univers. Nous étudions ici la leptogenèse avec un triplet scalaire et nous intéressons tout particulièrement l'impact des effets de saveur.Dans un second temps, nous considérons des théories supersymétriques. Nous étudions un modèle où le partenaire fermionique d'un pseudo-boson de Goldstone joue le rôle d'un neutrino stérile, qui pourrait expliquer certaines anomalies expérimentales. Enfin, pour être viable, la supersymétrie doit être brisée dans un secteur caché, et cette brisure doit ensuite être transmise aux champs de la théorie à basse énergie. Un des scénarios les plus élégants pour cela est la médiation de jauge. Malheureusement, celle-ci peine à reproduire la masse du boson de Higgs mesurée au LHC. Nous nous intéressons ici à des extensions susceptibles de réhabiliter ce scénario tout en le reliant mécanisme de seesaw. / This thesis addresses some scenarios of new physics as well as their consequences on the lepton sector. The fact that neutrinos are massive is one of the problems left unsolved by the Standard Model. One of the possible solutions is the seesaw mechanism, that involves new heavy states whose decay violates lepton number. Because of this, these states can participate in leptogenesis, one of the scenarios that could explain the origin of the asymmetry between matter and antimatter in our universe. Here, we study leptogenesis with a scalar triplet and consider especially the impact of flavour effects. After that, we turn to supersymmetric models. We consider a model in which the fermionic partner of a pseudo-Goldstone boson, associated to a symmetry broken at high energy, plays the role of a sterile neutrino, that could explain some experimental anomalies. Finally, to be viable, supersymmetry should be broken in a hidden sector, and this breaking should be transmitted to the fields of the low energy theory. One of the most elegant scenarios for this is gauge mediation. Unfortunately, it cannot easily reproduce the mass of the Higgs boson measured at LHC. We study here extensions that could rehabilitate this scenario and relate it to the seesaw mechanism.

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<p>In recent years, there has been a large interest in the subject of extra dimensions in particle physics. In particular, a number of models have been suggested which provide solutions to some of the problems with the current Standard Model of particle physics, and which could be tested in the next generation of high-energy experiments. Among the most important of these models are the large extra dimensions model by Arkani-Hamed, Dimopoulos, and Dvali, the universal extra dimensions model, and models allowing right-handed neutrinos to propagate in the extra dimensions. In this thesis, we study phenomenological aspects of these three models, or simple modifications of them.</p><p> </p><p>The Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali model attempts to solve the gauge hierarchy problem through a volume suppression of Newton's gravitational constant, lowering the fundamental Planck scale down to the electroweak scale. However, this solution is unsatisfactory in the sense that it introduces a new scale through the radius of the extra dimensions, which is unnaturally large compared to the electroweak scale. It has been suggested that a similar model, with a hyperbolic internal space, could provide a more satisfactory solution to the problem, and we consider the hadron collider phenomenology of such a model.</p><p> </p><p>One of the main features of the universal extra dimensions model is the existence of a potential dark matter candidate, the lightest Kaluza-Klein particle. In the so-called minimal universal extra dimensions model, the identity of this particle is well defined, but in more general models, it could change. We consider the indirect neutrino detection signals for a number of different such dark matter candidates, in a five- as well as a six-dimensional model.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, right-handed neutrinos propagating in extra dimensions could provide an alternative scenario to the seesaw mechanism for generating small masses for the left-handed neutrinos. Since extra-dimensional models are non-renormalizable, the Kaluza-Klein tower is expected to be cut off at some high-energy scale. We study a model where a Majorana neutrino at this cutoff scale is responsible for the generation of the light neutrino masses, while the lower modes of the tower could possibly be observed in the Large Hadron Collider. We investigate the bounds on the model from non-unitarity effects, as well as collider signatures of the model.</p>

This thesis is an investigation of the subject of extra dimensions in particle physics. In recent years, there has been a large interest in this subject. In particular, a number of models have been suggested that provide solutions to some of the problem with the current Standard Model of particle physics. These models typically give rise to experimental signatures around the TeV energy scale, which means that they could be tested in the next generation of high-energy experiments, such as the LHC. Among the most important of these models are the universal extra dimensions model, the large extra dimensions model by Arkani-Hamed, Dimopolous, and Dvali, and models where right-handed neutrinos propagate in the extra dimensions. In the thesis, we study phenomenological aspects of these models, or simple modifications of them. In particular, we focus on Kaluza–Klein dark matter in universal extra dimensions models, different aspects of neutrino physics in higher dimensions, and collider phenomenology of extra dimensions. In addition, we consider consequences of the enhanced renormalization group running of physical parameters in higher-dimensional models. / QC 20120427

This thesis is devoted to the theory and phenomenology of neutrino physics. While the standard model of particle physics has been extremely successful, it fails to account for massive neutrinos, which are necessary to describe the observations of neutrino oscillations made by several different experiments. Thus, neutrino physics is a possible window for exploring the physics beyond the standard model, making it both interesting and important for our fundamental understanding of Nature. Throughout this thesis, we will discuss different aspects of neutrino physics, ranging from taking all three types of neutrinos into account in neutrino oscillation experiments to exploring the possibilities of neutrino mass models to produce a viable source of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe. The emphasis of the thesis is on neutrino oscillations which, given their implication of neutrino masses, is a phenomenon where other results that are not describable in the standard model could be found, such as new interactions between neutrinos and fermions. / QC 20100630

In recent years, there has been a large interest in the subject of extra dimensions in particle physics. In particular, a number of models have been suggested which provide solutions to some of the problems with the current Standard Model of particle physics, and which could be tested in the next generation of high-energy experiments. Among the most important of these models are the large extra dimensions model by Arkani-Hamed, Dimopoulos, and Dvali, the universal extra dimensions model, and models allowing right-handed neutrinos to propagate in the extra dimensions. In this thesis, we study phenomenological aspects of these three models, or simple modifications of them.   The Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali model attempts to solve the gauge hierarchy problem through a volume suppression of Newton's gravitational constant, lowering the fundamental Planck scale down to the electroweak scale. However, this solution is unsatisfactory in the sense that it introduces a new scale through the radius of the extra dimensions, which is unnaturally large compared to the electroweak scale. It has been suggested that a similar model, with a hyperbolic internal space, could provide a more satisfactory solution to the problem, and we consider the hadron collider phenomenology of such a model.   One of the main features of the universal extra dimensions model is the existence of a potential dark matter candidate, the lightest Kaluza-Klein particle. In the so-called minimal universal extra dimensions model, the identity of this particle is well defined, but in more general models, it could change. We consider the indirect neutrino detection signals for a number of different such dark matter candidates, in a five- as well as a six-dimensional model.   Finally, right-handed neutrinos propagating in extra dimensions could provide an alternative scenario to the seesaw mechanism for generating small masses for the left-handed neutrinos. Since extra-dimensional models are non-renormalizable, the Kaluza-Klein tower is expected to be cut off at some high-energy scale. We study a model where a Majorana neutrino at this cutoff scale is responsible for the generation of the light neutrino masses, while the lower modes of the tower could possibly be observed in the Large Hadron Collider. We investigate the bounds on the model from non-unitarity effects, as well as collider signatures of the model. / QC 20110324