Speaker
Susan Gardner
(U Kentucky)
Description
In many models of new physics, the expected rate of processes that break
baryon number by two units rests on the features of a poorly known
scalar sector, whose members can carry B or L quantum numbers. Thus
the BNV discovery prospects in these channels are controlled by the extent
to which the associated scalars are excluded by experiments. Working
in the context of minimal scalar models, I will survey and discuss
the existing constraints and note what windows of opportunity remain for
the discovery of light new scalars. With these, new experiments
become tenable, and I emphasize the complementary of these
to other ongoing efforts and their broader implications.
| Contribution Title | Searches for scalars that carry B or L, taken broadly: whither and wherefore |
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Primary author
Susan Gardner
(U Kentucky)