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Future DUNE constraints on EFT

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Author(s):
Falkowski, Adam ; di Cortona, Giovanni Grilli ; Tabrizi, Zahra
Total Authors: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of High Energy Physics; v. N/A, n. 4, p. 23-pg., 2018-04-17.
Abstract

In the near future, fundamental interactions at high-energy scales may be most efficiently studied via precision measurements at low energies. A universal language to assemble and interpret precision measurements is the so-called SMEFT, which is an effective field theory (EFT) where the Standard Model (SM) Lagrangian is extended by higher-dimensional operators. In this paper we investigate the possible impact of the DUNE neutrino experiment on constraining the SMEFT. The unprecedented neutrino flux offers an opportunity to greatly improve the current limits via precision measurements of the trident production and neutrino scattering off electrons and nuclei in the DUNE near detector. We quantify the DUNE sensitivity to dimension-6 operators in the SMEFT Lagrangian, and find that in some cases operators suppressed by an O(30) TeV scale can be probed. We also compare the DUNE reach to that of future experiments involving atomic parity violation and polarization asymmetry in electron scattering, which are sensitive to an overlapping set of SMEFT parameters. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/17041-0 - Setor de Higgs das Full-hierarchy Quiver Theories
Grantee:Giovanni Grilli Di Cortona
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 16/02636-8 - Probing physics beyond the standard model using sterile neutrino models
Grantee:Zahra Khajeh Tabrizi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral