Higgs Triplet Model with Vector-like Fermions

The inability to predict neutrino masses and the existence of the Dark Matter are two essential shortcomings of the Standard Model. In this seminar, I will present a phenomenological study of a Beyond the Standard Model scenario, Higgs triplet model with non-negligible mixing in the CP-even Higgs sector. Then I analyze the effects of introducing vector-like fermions on the Higgs sector in the model. The Higgs triplet model provides an elegant resolution of neutrino masses via the seesaw mechanism. Introducing a full representation of vector-like fermions can solve the Dark Matter problem of the Higgs triplet model by assigning a vector-like neutrino to be the Dark Matter candidate. As a result, two important problems in the Standard Model will be resolved

All Faculty, staff and students are invited
Coffee will be served in the Department of Physics
SP-367-11 at 2:30 PM
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