Displaced Photon Signal from a Light Scalar in Minimal Left-Right Symmetric Model

Abstract

We point out that in the minimal left-right realization of TeV scale seesaw for neutrino masses, the neutral scalar from the right-handed $SU(2{)}_R$ breaking sector could be much lighter than the right-handed scale. We discuss for the first time the constraints on this particle from low-energy flavor observables, find that the light scalar is necessarily long-lived. We show that it can be searched for at the LHC via displaced signals of a collimated photon jet, and can also be tested in current and future high-intensity experiments. In contrast to the unique diphoton signal (and associated jets) in the left-right case, a generic beyond Standard Model light scalar decays mostly to leptons or jets. Thus, the diphoton channel proposed here provides a new avenue to test the left-right framework and reveal the underlying neutrino mass generation mechanism.

9 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, minor changes, version to appear in PRD

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