TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-lived doubly charged scalars in the left-right symmetric model
T2 - Catalyzed nuclear fusion and collider implications
AU - Akhmedov, Evgeny
AU - Bhupal Dev, P. S.
AU - Jana, Sudip
AU - Mohapatra, Rabindra N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - We show that the doubly charged scalar from the SU(2)R-triplet Higgs field in the Left-Right Symmetric Model has its mass governed by a hidden symmetry so that its value can be much lower than the SU(2)R breaking scale. This makes it a long-lived particle while being consistent with all existing theoretical and experimental constraints. Such long-lived doubly charged scalars have the potential to trigger catalyzed fusion processes in light nuclei, which may have important applications for energy production. We show that it could also bear consequences on the excess of large ionization energy loss (dE/dx) recently observed in collider experiments.
AB - We show that the doubly charged scalar from the SU(2)R-triplet Higgs field in the Left-Right Symmetric Model has its mass governed by a hidden symmetry so that its value can be much lower than the SU(2)R breaking scale. This makes it a long-lived particle while being consistent with all existing theoretical and experimental constraints. Such long-lived doubly charged scalars have the potential to trigger catalyzed fusion processes in light nuclei, which may have important applications for energy production. We show that it could also bear consequences on the excess of large ionization energy loss (dE/dx) recently observed in collider experiments.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138616
DO - 10.1016/j.physletb.2024.138616
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85189806028
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 852
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
M1 - 138616
ER -