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Search for Sphalerons at LHC and IceCube Kazuki Sakurai IPPP, Durham In collaboration with: John Ellis and Michael Spannowsky 3/8/2016 @ IPMU Plan Introduction Review of Sphalerons Sphalerons at the LHC Sphalerons at


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Search for Sphalerons at LHC and IceCube

Kazuki Sakurai

IPPP, Durham

3/8/2016 @ IPMU

In collaboration with:

John Ellis and Michael Spannowsky

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Plan

  • Introduction
  • Review of Sphalerons
  • Sphalerons at the LHC
  • Sphalerons at IceCube
  • Summary
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pp

80 µb−1

W

35 pb−1

Z

35 pb−1

t¯ t tt−chan WW H

total VBF VH t¯ tH

Wt

2.0 fb−1

WZ

13.0 fb−1

ZZ ts−chan t¯ tW t¯ tZ

σ [pb]

10−1 1 101 102 103 104 105 106 1011

Theory LHC pp √s = 7 TeV Data 4.5 − 4.9 fb−1 LHC pp √s = 8 TeV Data 20.3 fb−1 LHC pp √s = 13 TeV Data 85 pb−1

ATLAS Preliminary Run 1,2

√s = 7, 8, 13 TeV

  • Remarkable agreement between experimental results

and perturbative calculations.

How well do we know about EW theory?

  • How about non-perturbative part of EW theory?
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Vacua of EW theory

Fµν = ∂µAν − ∂νAµ + [Aµ, Aν]

Aµ → U †AµU + U †∂µU SEW → SEW

U ∈ SU(2) U = a + i(b · σ) a2 + b2 = 1

Aµ = 0

A = U †∂µU

The space of vacua is equivalent to the space of these maps.

At a given t, U(x) is a function that maps from x ∈ R3 to U ∈ SU(2).

action: a vacuum: gauge trans.:

SEW = 1 2g2

  • d4xFµνF µν
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Vacua of EW theory

Fµν = ∂µAν − ∂νAµ + [Aµ, Aν]

Aµ → U †AµU + U †∂µU

action:

SEW → SEW

U ∈ SU(2) U = a + i(b · σ) a2 + b2 = 1

a vacuum:

Aµ = 0

A = U †∂µU

π3(S3) = Z

R3 = S3 + (·), SU(2) = S3

The map has distinctive sectors classified by the winding number!

SU(2)

gauge trans.:

The space of vacua is equivalent to the space of these maps.

At a given t, U(x) is a function that maps from x ∈ R3 to U ∈ SU(2). SEW = 1 2g2

  • d4xFµνF µν
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E

perturbative

n

· · ·

An,µ(x) = Un(x)†∂µUn(x) Un(x) = exp

  • inπ

x · σ

  • x2 − ρ2
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E

instanton sphaleron

n

· · ·

An,µ(x) = Un(x)†∂µUn(x) Un(x) = exp

  • inπ

x · σ

  • x2 − ρ2
  • perturbative
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Instantons

˜ F µν = µνρσFρσ

  • K0(An(x))d3x = n

1 16π2 Fµν ˜ F µν = ∂µKµ Kµ = 1 8π2 µνρσtrAν(∂ρAσ + 2 3AρAσ)

  • 1

16π2 Fµν ˜ F µνd4x =

  • ∂µKµd3xdt

= h Z K0(t, x)d3x it=∞

t=−∞

= n(t = ∞) − n(t = −∞) = ∆n

Define a current K as Then it follows

Fµν(x) → 0 for x → ∞

therefore

finite energy condition:

, , ,

There exist evolutions of field configuration that change the winding number.

  • What do such processes look like?
  • How large is the event rate?
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The triangle anomaly gives J(i)

µ

= ¯ ψ(i)

L γµψ(i) L

ψ(i)

L = {ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ℓe, ℓµ, ℓτ}

ˆ uL = uL dL

  • , ℓe =

νe eL

  • , · · ·

with

∂µJ(i)

µ

= 1 16π2 Fµν ˜ F µν

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The triangle anomaly gives J(i)

µ

= ¯ ψ(i)

L γµψ(i) L

ψ(i)

L = {ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ℓe, ℓµ, ℓτ}

ˆ uL = uL dL

  • , ℓe =

νe eL

  • , · · ·

with We have

∂µJ(i)

µ

= 1 16π2 Fµν ˜ F µν

= ∆N (i)

F

∆n =

  • 1

16π2 Fµν ˜ F µνd4x

= J(i)

0 d3x

t=∞

t=−∞

∆n = ∆Nˆ

uL = ∆Nˆ uL = ∆Nˆ uL

We find 12 related equalities

= ∆Nˆ

cL = · · ·

= ∆Nˆ

tL = · · ·

= ∆Nℓe = ∆Nℓµ = ∆Nℓτ

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ˆ uL

ˆ cL ˆ tL

ℓτ ℓe ℓµ ˆ uL ˆ cL ˆ tL ˆ tL ˆ cL

ˆ uL

∆n = 1

The triangle anomaly gives J(i)

µ

= ¯ ψ(i)

L γµψ(i) L

ψ(i)

L = {ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ˆ

L, ℓe, ℓµ, ℓτ}

ˆ uL = uL dL

  • , ℓe =

νe eL

  • , · · ·

with

∂µJ(i)

µ

= 1 16π2 Fµν ˜ F µν

= ∆N (i)

F

∆n =

  • 1

16π2 Fµν ˜ F µνd4x

= J(i)

0 d3x

t=∞

t=−∞

∆n = ∆Nˆ

uL = ∆Nˆ uL = ∆Nˆ uL

= ∆Nˆ

cL = · · ·

= ∆Nˆ

tL = · · ·

The event looks like a fire ball!

= ∆Nℓe = ∆Nℓµ = ∆Nℓτ

We have We find 12 related equalities

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⟨n|n + ∆n⟩ ∼ e− ˆ

SE

SE is the Euclidean action at the stationary point, which is given by

The tunnelling rate can be estimated using the WKB approximation as

ˆ SE = 1 2g2

  • FFd4x
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⟨n|n + ∆n⟩ ∼ e− ˆ

SE

  • FFd4x ≥
  • F ˜

Fd4x

  • (F ± ˜

F)2d4x ≥ 0

= ⇒

Note that:

SE is the Euclidean action at the stationary point, which is given by

The tunnelling rate can be estimated using the WKB approximation as

ˆ SE = 1 2g2

  • FFd4x
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E

n

n+1

⟨n|n + ∆n⟩ ∼ e− ˆ

SE

  • FFd4x ≥
  • F ˜

Fd4x

  • (F ± ˜

F)2d4x ≥ 0

= ⇒

e− 4π

αW ∼ 10−170

The tunnelling rate is unobservably small Note that:

SE is the Euclidean action at the stationary point, which is given by

The tunnelling rate can be estimated using the WKB approximation as

ˆ SE = 1 2g2

  • FFd4x

= 1 2g2

  • F

Fd4x

  • = 8π2

g2

  • ∆n
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E

n

n+1

ESph

sphaleron

ESph = 2mW αW B mH mW

  • The barrier hight was calculated by

F.R.Klinkhamer and N.S.Manton (1984)

≃ 9 TeV

(for mH = 125GeV)

  • At high temperature, the sphaleron rate may be unsuppressed.

It plays an important role in baryo(lepto)genesis.

Γ ∝ exp

  • − ESph(T)

T

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  • At high energy, the tunnelling exponent was calculated by a semi-

classical approach (perturbation in the instanton background).

10 20 30 40

  • 1.0
  • 0.5

0.0 0.5

(c ≃ 2)

instanton

E [TeV]

S(E)

instanton

σ(∆n = ±1) ∝ exp

  • c 4π

αW S(E)

  • S(E) = −1 + 9

8 E E0 4

3 − 9

16 E E0 2 + · · ·

E0 = √ 6πmW /αW ≃ 18 TeV

+ · · ·

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S.Khlebnikov, V.Rubakov, P.Tinyakov 1991, M.Porrati 1990, V.Zakharov 1992, …

(c ≃ 2)

E [TeV]

S(E)

instanton

10 20 30 40

  • 1.0
  • 0.5

0.0 0.5

  • At high energy, the tunnelling exponent was calculated by a semi-

classical approach (perturbation in the instanton background).

σ(∆n = ±1) ∝ exp

  • c 4π

αW S(E)

  • S(E) = −1 + 9

8 E E0 4

3 − 9

16 E E0 2 + · · ·

E0 = √ 6πmW /αW ≃ 18 TeV

+ · · ·

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S.Khlebnikov, V.Rubakov, P.Tinyakov 1991, M.Porrati 1990, V.Zakharov 1992, … P.Arnold, M.Mattis 1991, A.Mueller 1991, D.Diakonov, V.Petrov 1991, …

σ(∆n = ±1) ∝ exp

  • c 4π

αW S(E)

  • S(E) = −1 + 9

8 E E0 4

3 − 9

16 E E0 2 + · · ·

E0 = √ 6πmW /αW ≃ 18 TeV

(c ≃ 2)

E [TeV]

S(E)

instanton

10 20 30 40

  • 1.0
  • 0.5

0.0 0.5

  • At high energy, the tunnelling exponent was calculated by a semi-

classical approach (perturbation in the instanton background).

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Recently Tye and Wong (TW) have pointed out that the periodic nature of the EW potential is important and this effect was not taken into account in the previous calculations. They evaluated the sphaleron rate by constructing a 1D quantum mechanical system [1505.03690].

  • − 1

2m ∂2 ∂Q2 + V (Q)

  • Ψ(Q) = EΨ(Q)

Q = µ/mW nπ = µ − sin(2µ)/2

,

where Q is related to the winding number n as

˜ Φ = v (1 h(r)) U cos µ ! + h(r) v ! , Ai = i g(1 f(r))U∂iU†, U = cos µ + i sin µ cos θ sin µ sin θeiϕ sin µ sin θeiϕ cos µ i sin µ cos θ ! lim

r!0

f(r) r = h(0) = 0, f(1) = h(1) = 1,

By following a sphaleron trajectory in the original YM Lagrangian, they found:

V (Q) ' 4.75 TeV

  • 1.31 sin2(mWQ) + 0.60 sin4(mWQ)

  • ,

m = 17.1 TeV,

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The wave functions in periodic potentials are given by Bloch waves.

k2 2m

E

The spectrum exhibits a band structure.

k

  • 4
  • 2

2 4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

E

|Ψ(Q)|2 = |Ψ(Q +

π mW )|2

Ψ(Q) = eikQ uk(Q),

uk(Q) = uk(Q +

π mW )

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  • 4
  • 2

2 4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

π a 2π a 3π a 4π a −4π a −3π a −2π a −π a

k2 2m

E

(a = π/mW )

k

gaps bands

The spectrum exhibits a band structure. The wave functions in periodic potentials are given by Bloch waves.

|Ψ(Q)|2 = |Ψ(Q +

π mW )|2

Ψ(Q) = eikQ uk(Q),

uk(Q) = uk(Q +

π mW )

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Manton AKY Band center energy(TeV) Width (TeV) Band center energy(TeV) Width (TeV) 9.113 0.01555 9.110 0.01134 9.081 7.192 × 10−3 9.084 4.957 × 10−3 9.047 2.621 × 10−3 9.056 1.718 × 10−3 9.010 8.255 × 10−4 9.026 5.186 × 10−4 8.971 2.382 × 10−4 8.994 1.438 × 10−4 8.931 6.460 × 10−5 8.961 3.747 × 10−5 8.890 1.666 × 10−5 8.927 9.279 × 10−6 8.847 4.114 × 10−6 8.892 2.198 × 10−6 8.804 9.779 × 10−7 8.857 5.008 × 10−7 8.759 2.245 × 10−7 8.802 1.101 × 10−7 8.714 4.993 × 10−8 8.783 2.341 × 10−8 8.668 1.078 × 10−8 8.745 4.828 × 10−9 8.621 2.262 × 10−9 8.707 9.673 × 10−10 8.574 4.622 × 10−10 8.668 1.886 × 10−10 8.526 9.210 × 10−11 8.628 3.580 × 10−11 8.477 1.792 × 10−11 8.588 6.622 × 10−12 8.428 3.411 × 10−12 8.548 1.211 × 10−12 8.379 6.395 × 10−13 8.506 2.167 × 10−13 8.328 1.208 × 10−13 8.465 3.553 × 10−14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3084 ∼10−169 0.3146 ∼10−204 0.2398 ∼10−171 0.2454 ∼10−207 0.1712 ∼10−174 0.1759 ∼10−209 0.1027 ∼10−177 0.1061 ∼10−212 0.03421 ∼10−180 0.03574 ∼10−216

For E ≪ ESph, TW found the band width is exponentially small compared to the gap, corresponding to the small tunnelling rate found in the previous calculations. For E > ESph, the wave functions are approximately plane waves with their momentum larger than the potential barrier, implying the exponential suppression disappears!

10 20 30 40

  • 1.0
  • 0.5

0.0 0.5

TW

E [TeV]

S(E)

σ(∆n = ±1) ∝ exp

  • c 4π

αW S(E)

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Sphalerons @ LHC

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S(E) = { (1 − a) ˆ E + a ˆ E2 − 1 for ˆ E < 1 for ˆ E ≥ 1 ˆ E = E/ESph

σ(∆n = ±1) =

We parametrise the sphaleron production rate as: The typical scale is given by 1/mW, and the unknown pre-factor is given by p(E), which we assume a constant p = p(ESph), because σ(E) very sharply peaks at E=ESph.

1 mW

σ0

(c ≃ 2)

We parametrise and use the TW’s exponent as

dLab dE = 2E E2

CM

Z − ln √τ

ln √τ

dyfa(pτey)fb(pτe−y)

(τ = E2/E2

Sph)

The parton luminosity function is given as usual as

a = −0.05

  • p(E)

m2

W

  • a,b

dLab dE exp

  • c 4π

αW S(E)

  • dE
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ˆ uL

ˆ cL ˆ tL

ℓτ ℓe ℓµ

ˆ uL

ˆ cL ˆ tL ˆ tL ˆ cL ˆ uL

∆n = 1

  • Only left-handed particles interact.
  • For collisions of the same generation particles, their colour charges

have to differ.

fa(x) → 1 2fa(x) fa(x)fb(x) → 1 3fa(x)fb(x)

(if a, b are the same generation)

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Differential Cross Section

  • J. Ellis, KS [1601.03654]

p(E) = p = 1

ESph = 9 TeV

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Sphaleron gg→H 13 TeV 7.3 fb 44 x 103 fb 14 TeV 41 fb 50 x 103 fb 33 TeV 0.3 x 106 fb 0.2 x 106 fb 100 TeV 141 x 106 fb 0.7 x 106 fb

ESph = 9 TeV

p = 1

Cross Section

  • J. Ellis, KS

[1601.03654]

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Event generation

  • We use our own toy MC code. There is a public code HERBVI

(by M.Gibbs, B.Webber).

  • We generate a quanta with its mass √s and decay it to fermions

according to the phase space.

⟨I|(¯ ℓe¯ ℓµ¯ ℓτ)(¯ q¯ q¯ q)(¯ q¯ q¯ q)(¯ q¯ q¯ q)|F⟩

∆n = −1

}

qq → 3¯ ℓ + 7¯ q

⟨I|(ℓeℓµℓτ)(qqq)(qqq)(qqq) · (¯ qq) · (¯ qq)|F⟩

}

∆n = +1

qq → 3ℓ + 11q

  • We randomly picks SU(2) component but takes it only if the net

EM charge is conserved.

  • We decay t, W and τ in our simulation.

I I

F F

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lep

N 0.5 − 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 Normalised Events 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45

13TeV 3l7q 3l11q

top

N 0.5 − 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 Normalised Events 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

13TeV 3l7q 3l11q

[TeV]

T

H 2 4 6 8 10 12 Normalised Events 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

3l7q 13 TeV 14 TeV

[TeV]

miss T

E 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Normalised Events 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1

3l7q 13 TeV 14 TeV

[TeV]

miss T

E 2 2.5

[TeV]

T

H 10 12

lep

N 4 4.5

top

N 3.5

29

J.Ellis, KS [1601.03654]

(=e,μ)

HT =

  • i

pjet,i

T

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[TeV]

T

H 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 Events / 0.1 TeV

1 −

10 1 10

2

10

3

10

= 9TeV, p = 0.2

Sph

3l7q: E = 9TeV, p = 0.2

Sph

3l11q: E

  • 1

7, L = 3 fb ≥

jet

ATLAS13, n

njet ≥ HT > Hmin

T

(TeV) Expected limit (fb) Observed limit (fb) 3 5.8 1.63+0.70

−0.57

1.33 4 5.6 1.77+0.70

−0.57

1.77 5 5.5 1.56+0.73

−0.50

1.75 6 5.3 1.52+0.69

−0.50

2.15 7 5.4 1.02+0.36

−0.0

1.02 8 5.1 1.01+0.29

−0.0

1.01

We confront our sphaleron events with the ATLAS mini black hole search results @ 13TeV with 3.6/fb [1512.02586], where the signal regions are defined for different # of jets and HT.

HT =

  • i

pjet,i

T

J.Ellis, KS [1601.03654]

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The best expected SR is SR8 for ESph < 9.3TeV, SR7 otherwise.

J.Ellis, KS [1601.03654]

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If LHC finds an excess in a black hole signature, can we distinguish it from sphaleron signature?

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Sphalerons @ IceCube

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ˆ uL ˆ cL ˆ tL ℓτ ℓe ℓµ ˆ uL ˆ cL ˆ tL ˆ tL ˆ cL ˆ uL ∆n = 1

What neutrino energy is required to create a sphaleron?

(mN, 0)

(Eν, Eν)

sNν = E2 − p2 = (mN + EN)2 − E2

N ≃ 2mNEν

sqν ≃ 2xmNEν

(x = Eq/EN)

Eν ≥ E2

Sph

2xmN ≃ (9 TeV)2 2x(0.94 GeV) ≃ 4 · 107 x GeV

To create a sphaleron, one needs

(for 10−3 x 10−1)

ν

Eν 108−10 GeV

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~106 GeV neutrinos have been

  • bserved.
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uot

~106 GeV neutrinos have been

  • bserved.

Cosmic ray spectrum falling sharply above 1011 GeV has been observed.

p + γCMB → n + π+

p + γCMB → p + π0

Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin (GZK) process:

(EγCMB ∼ 2.6 · 10−13 GeV)

Ep ≥ (mN + mπ)2 − m2

p

4EγCMB

∼ 3 · 1011 GeV

(pp + pγCMB)2 ≥ (mN + mπ)2

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uot

~106 GeV neutrinos have been

  • bserved.

p + γCMB → n + π+

p + γCMB → p + π0

Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin (GZK) process:

(EγCMB ∼ 2.6 · 10−13 GeV)

Ep ≥ (mN + mπ)2 − m2

p

4EγCMB

∼ 3 · 1011 GeV

(pp + pγCMB)2 ≥ (mN + mπ)2

: π0 → γγ : π+ → µ+νµ → e+νe¯ νµνµ

These high energy neutrinos and photons should reach the earth. Cosmic ray spectrum falling sharply above 1011 GeV has been observed.

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38 10−11 10−10 10−9 10−8 10−7 10−6 10−5 0.1 1 10 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 1010 1011 1012 E2J [GeV cm−2 s−1 sr−1] E [GeV]

maximal cascade

Emin = 1018.5 eV

HiRes I&II Fermi LAT p (best fit) ν, ¯ ν (99% C.L.) γ (99% C.L.)

γ ν

M.Ahlers et.al [1005.2620]

ESph

ν

108−10 GeV

One could predict GZK neutrino and gamma ray fluxes by modelling the cosmic ray spectrum and fit it to the observed spectrum.

While neutrino energy is unchanged apart from redshift, the photons loose their energy by interacting with the intergalactic radiation fields.

γGZK + γ → e+e−

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/GeV)

ν

(E

10

log

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

]

2

Neutrino Effective Area [m

  • 1

10 1 10

2

10

3

10

4

10

5

10

e

ν

µ

ν

τ

ν

IC86

  • Ethree

dEνAeff(Eν) d2Φ dEνdt dNCC/NC dt =

  • Ethree

dEν σSph

νN (Eν)

σCC/NC

νN

(Eν) Aeff(Eν) d2Φ dEνdt

dNSph dt =

Event rate can be calculated using the energy dependent effective neutrino detection area.

J.Ellis, KS, M.Spannowsky [1603.06573]

ist

5 106 107 108 109 1010 1011 1012

ν

10−11 10−10 10−9 10−8 10−7

E2Φ [GeV cm−2 s−1 sr−1]

E [GeV]

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  • Ethree

dEνAeff(Eν) d2Φ dEνdt dNCC/NC dt =

  • Ethree

dEν σSph

νN (Eν)

σCC/NC

νN

(Eν) Aeff(Eν) d2Φ dEνdt

dNSph dt =

Event rate can be calculated using the energy dependent effective neutrino detection area.

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J.Ellis, KS, M.Spannowsky [1603.06573]

Sensitivity

  • For ESph ~ 9TeV, IceCube and LHC sensitivities are comparable.
  • Good IceCube sensitivity persists for E > ESph.

(because the fall of PDF is faster than that of GZK neutrino spectrum)

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p = 1

p = 0.05

  • If unknown pre-factor p is small,

the sphaleron events may be hidden in the GZK neutrino events via the ordinary EW interaction.

  • In this case, discrimination using

the event shape is important.

How do sphaleron events look different from the ordinary neutrino events at IceCube?

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p = 1

p = 0.05

  • If unknown pre-factor p is small,

the sphaleron events may be hidden in the GZK neutrino events via the ordinary EW interaction.

  • In this case, discrimination using

the event shape is important.

How do sphaleron events look different from the ordinary neutrino events at IceCube?

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“muon bundle” “shower” “double bang” νµN → µX

νeN → eX

νiN → νiX ντN → τX ντN → τX1 → X1ντX2

Eτ ∈ [106, 107] GeV

17 m

}

μ νμ νθ с

IceCube Events:

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ν

Eν 108−10 GeV mall ∼ ESph ∼ 9 TeV

ˆ uL

ˆ cL

ˆ tL ℓτ ℓe ℓµ ˆ uL

ˆ cL ˆ tL

ˆ tL ˆ cL ˆ uL

∆n = 1

What does the sphaleron event look like?

“shower”

  • quarks and leptons are stopped in the ice (except for μ). ⇒ “shower”
  • If μ is produced. ⇒ “bundle”
  • If τ is produced with Eτ ∈ [106,107] GeV. ⇒ “double bang”
  • If primary μ and a μ from a top-quark decay has an opening angle

with θ > 10-2 rad ⇒ “double bundle”??

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/GeV)

τ , µ

(E

10

Log

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Events per Interaction

0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 τ , µ Primary τ , µ Secondary

double bang

)

lep,lep

θ (

10

Log

7 − 6.5 − 6 − 5.5 − 5 − 4.5 − 4 − 3.5 − 3 − 2.5 − 2 −

Events per Interaction

0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025

1

τ ,

1

µ

2 i

, lep

1 i

lep

2 j

, lep

1 i

lep

2 i

, lep

2 i

lep

2 j

, lep

2 i

lep

Only 5% of the sphaleron-induced events have double bang taus.

double bundle

particles are highly collimated and double bundles cannot be expected.

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Summary

  • EW theory has an interesting non-perturbative aspect, but it has

not been observed experimentally.

  • Inspired by the recent work by Tye and Wong, we have studied

the sensitivity of observing sphaleron-induced processes at the LHC and IceCube.

  • The event rate can be quite large at 13 TeV LHC. The 13 TeV BH

analysis already excludes some parameter region.

  • Sphaleron can be produced by high energy GZK neutrinos

colliding with nucleus in the ice at IceCube. For ESph = 9TeV, the sensitivity is compatible with the 13TeV LHC with 3/fb.

  • The event rage grows rapidly as the collision energy. A future

100TeV hadron collider can explore up to p ~10-11.

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Resonant Tunneling

e−SE

e−2SE ?

A B A B C

tAB = 1 ΓAB ∼ eSE

tAC = tAB + tBC ∼ eSE

tAC = 1 ΓAC ∼ e2SE ?

actual tunnelling rate is much larger!

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For some energies, different paths interfere coherently.

Resonant Tunneling

Resonant tunneling