Double Beta Decay
Nuclear Experiment
2012-04-20 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
At least one neutrino has a mass of about 50 meV or larger. However, the absolute mass scale for the neutrino remains unknown. Furthermore, the critical question: Is the neutrino its own antiparticle? is unanswered. Studies of double beta decay offer hope for determining the absolute mass scale. In particular, zero-neutrino double beta decay (\BBz) can address the issues of lepton number conservation, the particle-antiparticle nature of the neutrino, and its mass. A summary of the recent results in \BBz, and the related technologies will be discussed in the context of the future \BBz\ program.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1110.6159,
title = {Double Beta Decay},
author = {Steven R. Elliott},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.6159},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Invited presentation at the Rutherford Centennial Meeting