Global Neutrino Constraints on the Minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ Model

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Main Authors: Ibe, Masahiro, Shirai, Satoshi, Watanabe, Keiichi
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author Ibe, Masahiro
Shirai, Satoshi
Watanabe, Keiichi
author_facet Ibe, Masahiro
Shirai, Satoshi
Watanabe, Keiichi
contents We examine the minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ gauge model in light of the latest neutrino data, including neutrino oscillations, cosmological observations, direct mass measurements, and neutrinoless double-beta decay. Using the most conservative oscillation data, we find that normal ordering is excluded at approximately the 90% confidence level (CL). Incorporating cosmological constraints from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations strengthens this exclusion to about 95% CL, while further including Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) data increases it to nearly 99% CL. The inverted ordering is even more strongly disfavored. Our analysis is performed within a frequentist framework, minimizing sensitivity to prior assumptions inherent in Bayesian approaches. These results impose strong constraints on the viability of the minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ gauge model.
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spellingShingle Global Neutrino Constraints on the Minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ Model
Ibe, Masahiro
Shirai, Satoshi
Watanabe, Keiichi
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We examine the minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ gauge model in light of the latest neutrino data, including neutrino oscillations, cosmological observations, direct mass measurements, and neutrinoless double-beta decay. Using the most conservative oscillation data, we find that normal ordering is excluded at approximately the 90% confidence level (CL). Incorporating cosmological constraints from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations strengthens this exclusion to about 95% CL, while further including Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) data increases it to nearly 99% CL. The inverted ordering is even more strongly disfavored. Our analysis is performed within a frequentist framework, minimizing sensitivity to prior assumptions inherent in Bayesian approaches. These results impose strong constraints on the viability of the minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ gauge model.
title Global Neutrino Constraints on the Minimal U(1)$_{L_μ-L_τ}$ Model
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01399