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$W$ Boson Mass and Grand Unification via the Type-$\rm{I\hspace{-.01em}I}$ Seesaw-like Mechanism

Yusuke Shimizu·Shonosuke Takeshita
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We propose an SU(5) GUT model extended with two additional pairs of $\mathbf{10}$ representation vector-like fermions. The CDF collaboration $W$ boson mass anomaly is explained by using the VEV of a real $\mathrm{SU(2)_L}$ triplet scalar coming from the $\mathbf{24}$ representation Higgs. The vector-like fermions are decomposed partly into vector-like quark doublets. Those vector-like quark doublets acquire mass from two sources; through the Yukawa interaction with the real $\mathrm{SU(2)_L}$ triplet via a type-$\rm{I\hspace{-.01em}I}$ seesaw-like mechanism. And, they acquire mass from the $\mathbf{24}$ representation Higgs. We assume that the mass for the vector-like quark doublets is expressed in terms of the real triplets mass. By combining the constraints on the vector-like quark masses with those on the heavy Higgs boson masses, we can obtain the narrow allowed mass ranges for the vector-like quark doublet and the real triplet. Therefore, our model can be tested in searches for these particles in the near future. In addition, the two additional pairs of vector-like fermions allow the SM gauge couplings to unify successfully at $M_{\mathrm{GUT}}\thickapprox5.1\times10^{15}$~GeV. Our model is also testable by the future Hyper-Kamiokande experiment via the proton decay lifetime $\tau_p(p\to\pi^0{e^+})<1.0\times10^{35}$~years.

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Yusuke Shimizu, Shonosuke Takeshita. 2023-03-20. $W$ Boson Mass and Grand Unification via the Type-$\rm{I\hspace{-.01em}I}$ Seesaw-like Mechanism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2023.116290

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