Neutrino Mass and Neutrinoless double beta decay in SO(10) GUT with Pati-Salam symmetry

Abstract

We demonstrate how a class of non-supersymmetric $SO(10)$ GUT with asymmetric left-right theory $SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R \times U(1)_{B-L} \times SU(3)_C$ and Pati-Salam theory $SU(2)_L \times SU(2)_R \times SU(4)_C$ as intermediate symmetry breaking steps leads to successful gauge coupling unification satisfying proton decay constraints. The motivation behind this work is two fold: firstly to study the renormalization group evolution equations for gauge couplings by keeping right-handed neutral gauge boson $Z_R$ around LHC energy range leading interesting dilepton searches at collider while fixing charge partner of the gauge boson $W_R$ at very high scale; secondly to explain neutrino masses and associated lepton number violating process like neutrinoless double beta decay in three possible cases depending on how $SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R \times U(1)_{B-L} \times SU(3)_C$ breaks down to SM. We include one extra fermion singlet per generation in order to implement gauged extended seesaw where light neutrino mass is governed by natural type-II seesaw mechanism whereas type-I seesaw contribution is exactly canceled out. Since light neutrino mass formula is independent of Dirac neutrino mass matrix, the value of Dirac neutrino mass is taken to be up-type quark mass matrix which is a characteristics of Pati-Salam symmetry relating quarks with leptons. We present analytic relation for effective Majorana mass parameter and corresponding half-life arising from new physics contributions due to purely left-handed currents through exchange of heavy right-handed neutrinos and sterile neutrinos. We numerically estimate effective Majorana mass parameter and half-life vs. lightest neutrino mass and derive lower bound on lightest neutrino mass by saturating with experimental bounds like GERDA Phase-II, KamLANDZen and EXO.