Lepton Universality in the $\nu$MSM

TL;DR

This paper explores how the $ u$MSM extension of the Standard Model predicts potential deviations in lepton universality in meson decays, especially kaons, which could be observed in upcoming experiments.

Contribution

It analyzes the impact of heavy neutral leptons in the $ u$MSM on lepton universality, highlighting possible observable deviations in kaon decay.

Findings

Deviations in kaon decay can reach ${\cal O}(10^{-3})$

Future experiments can test these predicted deviations

Heavy neutral leptons significantly influence lepton universality

Abstract

We consider the $\nu$MSM which is an extension of the Standard Model by three right-handed neutrinos with masses below the electroweak scale, in which the origins of neutrino masses, dark matter, and baryon asymmetry of the universe are simultaneously explained. Among three heavy neutral leptons, $N_2$ and $N_3$, which are responsible to the seesaw mechanism of active neutrino masses and the baryogenesis via flavor oscillation, can induce sizable contributions to various lepton universality in decays of charged mesons. It is then investigated the possible deviations of the universality in the $\nu$MSM. We find that the deviation in kaon decay can be large as ${\cal O}(10^{-3})$, which will be probed in near future experiments.