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Leptogenesis and neutrino mass with one right-handed neutrino and Higgs inflaton

Disha Bandyopadhyay1,*, Debasish Borah1,2,†, Suruj Jyoti Das3,‡, and Nobuchika Okada4,§

  • *Contact author: b.disha@iitg.ac.in
  • †Contact author: dborah@iitg.ac.in
  • ‡Contact author: surujjd@gmail.com
  • §Contact author: okadan@ua.edu
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Phys. Rev. D 113, 075025 – Published 20 April, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/7q6t-2qbc

Abstract

We propose a novel and minimal setup where the observed baryon asymmetry of the Universe and neutrino oscillation data can be satisfied with only one right-handed neutrino and a second Higgs doublet with the latter being also responsible for driving cosmic inflation. While inflation is realized via nonminimal coupling of the Higgs to gravity, baryon asymmetry is generated via Affleck-Dine leptogenesis. Due to the presence of only two new fields beyond the standard model (BSM), the proposed setup remains very predictive with only a small allowed parameter space consistent with the PLANCK 2018 and ACT 2025 data simultaneously. The preferred mass spectrum of the BSM particles also keeps the detection prospects alive at terrestrial experiments.

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Phys. Rev. D 113, 075025– Published 20 April, 2026
  • Received 26 August 2025
  • Accepted 16 March 2026
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