Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A bstract We consider the extension of the Standard Model with an inert scalar doublet, three right-handed neutrinos, and singlet scalar fields, φ and S . In this model, neutrino masses are zero in the limit of the unbroken Z 4 discrete symmetry. We show that when the singlet scalar field φ gets a VEV, the Z 4 symmetry is broken to Z 2 , and neutrino masses are generated at one-loops due to the mixings between the neutral components of the inert scalar doublet and the singlet scalar field S . There is a dark matter candidate from the lightest neutral scalar field, which is a mixture of the inert scalar doublet and the singlet scalar field S , in general. The Z 4 breaking mass terms are constrained by electroweak precision data and direct detection (DD) bounds for dark matter, favoring small mixings or almost degenerate masses for the DM scalars. As a result, we discuss the implications of the results for small neutrino masses and DD-safe dark matter.
Source: Journal of High Energy Physics
Authors: Jongkuk Kim, Seong-Sik Kim, Hyun Min Lee, Rojalin Padhan
Institution: Chung-Ang University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: G3018278954, G7556027042
OpenAlex ID: W4414988152