Heavy neutrinos and the $pp\to lljj$ CMS data

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We show that the excess in the $pp \to ee jj$ CMS data can be naturally interpreted within the Minimal Left Right Symmetric model (MLRSM), keeping $g_L = g_R$, if CP phases and non-degenerate masses of heavy neutrinos are taken into account.

• As an additional benefit, a natural interpretation of the reported ratio (14:1) of the opposite-sign (OS) $pp\to l^\pm l^\mp jj$ to the same-sign (SS) $pp\to l^\pm l^\pm jj$ lepton signals is possible.
• Finally, a suppression of muon pairs with respect to electron pairs in the $pp \to lljj$ data is obtained, in accordance with experimental data.
• If the excess in the CMS data survives in the future, it would be a first clear hint towards presence of heavy neutrinos in right-handed charged currents with specific CP phases, mixing angles and masses, which will have far reaching consequences for particle physics directions.