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Neutrinoless double beta decay and new physics in the neutrino sector

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-11-03 v2

Abstract

Neutrinoless double beta decay belongs to the most sensitive tools for the search of new physics beyond the standard model. The recent half life limit of the Heidelberg-Moscow experiment implies restrictive bounds on the absolute mass scale in the neutrino sector. Possible improvements by the GENIUS project provide a unique possibility to reconstruct the neutrino mass spectrum. Further constraints on new interactions in the neutrino sector are given in a model-independent way. Consequences for neutrino anomalies and theories beyond the standard model such as left-right symmetric models, R-parity violating SUSY and leptoquarks are discussed. The potential of double beta decay experiments in the search for WIMP dark matter is reviewed.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0002109,
  title  = {Neutrinoless double beta decay and new physics in the neutrino sector},
  author = {H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus and H. Päs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0002109},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Plenary talk presented by H. Paes at COSMO99, Trieste/Italy, 8 pages, 1 figure, requires ws-p8-50x6-00.cls