FLAVIDAS

The physics of flavor in visible and dark sectors

Coordinatore	SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE SUPERIORE DI STUDI AVANZATI    more  Organization address address: VIA BONOMEA 265 city: TRIESTE postcode: 34136 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Luca Cognome: Bardi Email: send email Telefono: +39 040 3787 201 Fax: +39 040 3787 249
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	221˙553 €
EC contributo	221˙553 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-05-10   -   2011-01-09

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE SUPERIORE DI STUDI AVANZATI  Organization address address: VIA BONOMEA 265 city: TRIESTE postcode: 34136 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Luca Cognome: Bardi Email: send email Telefono: +39 040 3787 201 Fax: +39 040 3787 249	IT (TRIESTE)	coordinator	221˙553.20

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The topic of this proposal are two major open problems of high energy physics: the origin of flavor structure in the Standard Model and beyond, and the nature of Dark Matter (DM). We will (i) investigate the implications of flavor symmetries at future low energy machines and at CERN LHC, and (ii) develop a model independent description of direct DM searches and explore their relevance for astrophysical and collider signatures of DM. As part of the project we propose to implement General Minimal Flavor Violation in Minimal Superymmetric Standard Model (MSSM), calculate the renormalization group (RG) equations and discuss experimental consequences. We will explore how to extend the spurion analysis to the leptonic sector, e.g. for the description of deviations from tri-bimaximal neutrino mixing. In the course of the project we will also construct Effective Field Theory (EFT) operator basis for DM-nucleus scattering, and calculate the RG evolution. The Wilson coefficients will be constrained by fitting to the experimental data. We will perform matching calculations for representative DM models and show which representative DM models have LHC implications. The project will go well beyond the present 'state of the art' in the research field. As the end result of the first part of the project one may be able to describe consequences of supersymmetry breaking even when flavor symmetry is realized nonperturbatively. The second part of the project will lead to a much more efficient translation between experimental results and the theory space in DM models. For instance, after completion of this project in DM models with scalar exchanges only a tree level calculation will be needed instead of a 2-loop one in order to compare to data. In a few years, when the limits on DM scattering will be reduced by an additional order of magnitude, a model independent relation between direct detection and indirect astrophysical signature of DM annihilation will be possible.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU-funded researchers investigated open questions regarding the fundamental particles making up the Universe with important implications for high energy physics.