Neutrino mass operators of dimension up to nine in two-Higgs-doublet model

We study higher-dimensional neutrino mass operators in a low energy theory that contains a second Higgs doublet, the two Higgs doublet model. The operators are relevant to underlying theories in which the lowest dimension-five mass operators would not be induced. We list the independent operators with dimension up to nine with the help of Young tableau. Also listed are the lowest dimension-seven operators that involve gauge bosons and violate the lepton number by two units. We briefly mention some of possible phenomenological implications. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.