BSM physics and Heavy neutral lepton searches at FCC-ee
The origin of the neutrinos masses, baryon asymmetry in the universe, and the nature of dark matter remain fundamental open problems in HEP. The FCC-ee provides exciting opportunities to resolve these mysteries with the discovery of heavy neutral leptons (HNLs) via $e^+e^- \to Z \to \nu N$ by exploiting a huge sample ($8\times 10^{12}$) of Z bosons. The expected very small mixing between light and heavy neutrinos leads to tiny mixing angles, resulting in very long HNL lifetimes and a spectacular signal topology. Recent work based on a parametrised simulation of the IDEA detector will be described. The sensitivity region in the HNL parameter space will be mapped for prompt and long-lived signatures. A percent-level mass resolution can be achieved with inner-detector timing over large part of the HNL parameter space. Results of models with HNLs oscillations inside the detector will be also presented.
Authors
- N. Valle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-4788)
Institutions
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia (IT)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22323/1.476.0271
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00