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We present a novel framework within the conformal inverse seesaw scheme allowing large lepton number violation while the neutrino mass formula is still governed by the low-scale inverse seesaw mechanism. This model includes new contributions to rare low-energy lepton number violating processes like neutrinoless double beta decay. We find that the lifetime for this rare process due to heavy sterile neutrinos can saturate current experimental limits in contrast to the usual inverse seesaw where this process is suppressed. The characteristic collider signature of the present conformal inverse seesaw scheme includes, same-sign dilepton plus two jets and same-sign dilepton plus four jets. Finally, we comment on the testability of the model at the Large Hadron Collider since there are new scalars, new fermions and an extra neutral gauge boson with masses around few 100 GeV to few TeV.
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Humbert, P., Lindner, M., Patra, S. et al. Lepton number violation within the conformal inverse seesaw. J. High Energ. Phys. 2015, 64 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2015)064
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