A Hybrid Type I + III Inverse Seesaw Mechanism in $U(1)_{R-L}$-symmetric MSSM

TL;DR

This paper introduces a supersymmetric model with a hybrid inverse seesaw mechanism (Type I + III) that explains neutrino masses via bino and wino mixing, predicts lepton flavor violation, and suggests distinctive collider signatures.

Contribution

It proposes a novel hybrid Type I + III inverse seesaw mechanism within a $U(1)_{R-L}$-symmetric MSSM, linking neutrino masses to supersymmetry breaking and messenger scale.

Findings

Neutrino masses depend on the ratio of gravitino mass to messenger scale.

Lepton flavor violation imposes a lower bound on the messenger scale ($ ext{500-1000 TeV}$).

Distinct collider signatures arise from the neutrino-mass generation mechanism.

Abstract

We show that, in a $U(1)_{R-L}$-symmetric supersymmetric model, the pseudo-Dirac bino and wino can give rise to three light neutrino masses through effective operators, generated at the messenger scale between a SUSY breaking hidden sector and the visible sector. The neutrino-bino/wino mixing follows a hybrid type I+III inverse seesaw pattern. The light neutrino masses are governed by the ratio of the $U(1)_{R-L}$-breaking gravitino mass, $m_{3/2}$, and the messenger scale $\Lambda_M$. The charged component of the $SU(2)_L$-triplet, here the lightest charginos, mix with the charged leptons and generate flavor-changing neutral currents at tree level. We find that resulting lepton flavor violating observables yield a lower bound on the messenger scale, $\Lambda_M \gtrsim (500-1000)~{\rm TeV}$ for a simplified hybrid mixing scenario. We identify interesting mixing structures for certain $U(1)_{R-L}$-breaking singlino/tripletino Majorana masses. For example, in some parameter regimes, bino or wino has no mixing with the electron neutrino. We also describe the rich collider phenomenology expected in this neutrino-mass generation mechanism.