Leptogenesis in natural low-scale seesaw mechanisms

Abstract

We explore the hypothesis of having an approximate lepton number conservation as a way to achieve a successful leptogenesis in low-scale seesaw mechanisms. The smallness of the active neutrino masses, as well as a strong degeneracy in the mass spectrum of the heavy sterile states, are both consequence of the assumed approximate symmetry. We propose a minimal extension of the Standard Model in order to implement the idea, and perform an analytical and numerical study to determine the viable solutions in the model and the testability of this leptogenesis scenario in future experiments.