Publications by Steve Blanchet

Leptogenesis with heavy neutrino flavours: from density matrix to Boltzmann equations

Leptogenesis with heavy neutrino flavours is discussed within a density matrix formalism. We write the density matrix equation, describing the generation of the matter-antimatter asymmetry, for an arbitrary choice of the right-handed (RH) neutrino masses. ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2013

Diffuse gamma-ray constraints on dark matter revisited I: the impact of subhalos

Steve Blanchet

We make a detailed analysis of the indirect diffuse gamma-ray signals from dark matter annihilation in the Galaxy. We include the prompt emission, as well as the emission from inverse Compton scattering whenever the annihilation products contain light lept ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2012

The minimal scenario of leptogenesis

Steve Blanchet

We review the main features and results of thermal leptogenesis within the type I seesaw mechanism, the minimal extension of the Standard Model explaining neutrino masses and mixing. After presenting the simplest approach, the vanilla scenario, we discuss ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2012

Viability of Dirac phase leptogenesis

Steve Blanchet

We discuss the conditions for a non-vanishing Dirac phase delta and mixing angle theta(13), sources of CP violation in neutrino oscillations, to be uniquely responsible for the observed matter - antimatter asymmetry of the Universe through leptogenesis. We ...

2008

The nuMSM, dark matter and neutrino masses

Mikhail Chapochnikov, Steve Blanchet

We investigate an extension of the Minimal Standard Model by right-handed neutrinos (the νMSM) to incorporate neutrino masses consistent with oscillation experiments. Within this theory, the only candidates for dark matter particles are sterile right-hande ...

2005