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Main Authors: Chen, Zi-Qiang, Hu, Xi-He, Zhou, Ye-Ling
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.04279
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author Chen, Zi-Qiang
Hu, Xi-He
Zhou, Ye-Ling
author_facet Chen, Zi-Qiang
Hu, Xi-He
Zhou, Ye-Ling
contents We propose a parametrization of neutrino masses and mixing in the minimal seesaw model (MSM). The MSM, which introduces two heavy sterile neutrinos, is the minimal extension of the Standard Model in addressing the tiny masses of active neutrinos. The parametrization includes 11 free parameters: 6 neutrino oscillation parameters (2 mass-squared differences $Δm^2_{21}$, $Δm^2_{31}$, 3 mixing angles $θ_{12}$, $θ_{13}$, $θ_{23}$, and 1 Dirac phase $δ_{\rm CP}$), 1 mass parameter in $0\nu2β$ decay $m_{ee}$, and 4 additional parameters: 2 heavy neutrino masses $M_1$ and $M_2$, 1 active-sterile mixing angle $θ_{14}$ and 1 CP-violating phase $δ_{14}$. This parametrization is derived exactly from the most general neutrino mass matrix in the MSM without any approximation. We further discuss its implications in phenomenological studies.
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spellingShingle Exact parametrization of a minimal seesaw model
Chen, Zi-Qiang
Hu, Xi-He
Zhou, Ye-Ling
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We propose a parametrization of neutrino masses and mixing in the minimal seesaw model (MSM). The MSM, which introduces two heavy sterile neutrinos, is the minimal extension of the Standard Model in addressing the tiny masses of active neutrinos. The parametrization includes 11 free parameters: 6 neutrino oscillation parameters (2 mass-squared differences $Δm^2_{21}$, $Δm^2_{31}$, 3 mixing angles $θ_{12}$, $θ_{13}$, $θ_{23}$, and 1 Dirac phase $δ_{\rm CP}$), 1 mass parameter in $0\nu2β$ decay $m_{ee}$, and 4 additional parameters: 2 heavy neutrino masses $M_1$ and $M_2$, 1 active-sterile mixing angle $θ_{14}$ and 1 CP-violating phase $δ_{14}$. This parametrization is derived exactly from the most general neutrino mass matrix in the MSM without any approximation. We further discuss its implications in phenomenological studies.
title Exact parametrization of a minimal seesaw model
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.04279