Neutrino Mass from Triplet and Doublet Scalars at the TeV Scale

Abstract

If the minimal standard model of particle interactions is extended to include a scalar triplet with lepton number $L=-2$ and a scalar doublet with $L=-1$, neutrino masses $m_ν\sim μ_{12}^4 v^2/M^5 \sim 10^{-2}$ eV is possible, where $v \sim 10^2$ GeV is the electroweak symmetry breaking scale, $M \sim 1$ TeV is the typical mass of the new scalars, and $μ_{12} \sim 1$ GeV is a soft lepton-number-violating parameter.