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The predicted neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay is the crucial phenomenon to prove the existence of the Majorana neutrino, which gives a foundation to leptogenesis to explain the matter prevalence of the universe. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-09-04 Jun Terasaki

We discuss the variation of the nuclear matrix element (NME) for the neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay of $^{76}$Ge when the wave functions are constrained to reproduce the experimental occupancies of the two nuclei involved…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-29 J. Menéndez , A. Poves , E. Caurier , F. Nowacki

We propose a consistent prescription for the derivation of the particle number and angular momentum projected QRPA (PQRPA) equation in the Generator Coordinate Method (GCM) framework for calculation of NME's of double-beta decay of axially…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-11 Andrzej Bobyk , Wiesław A. Kamiński

The existing calculations of the nuclear matrix elements of the neutrinoless double $\beta$-decay differ by about a factor three. This uncertainty prevents quantitative interpretation of the results of experiments searching for this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 S. M. Bilenky , J. A. Grifols

A new generation of neutrinoless double beta decay experiments with improved sensitivity is currently under design and construction. They will probe inverted hierarchy region of the neutrino mass pattern. There is also a revived interest to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 Amand Faessler , Vadim Rodin , Fedor Simkovic

Neutrinoless double-beta decay, if observed, would signal physics beyond the Standard Model that could be discovered at energies significantly lower than those at which the relevant degrees of freedom could be excited. Therefore, it could…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-07-13 Mihai Horoi , Andrei Neacsu

The study of the neutrinoless double beta ($0 \beta\beta$) decay mode can provide us with important information on the neutrino properties, particularly on the electron neutrino absolute mass. In this work we revise the present constraints…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-11-25 Sabin Stoica , Andrei Neacsu

Experimental studies for nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for neutrinoless double beta decays (DBDs) and astro-neutrino inverse beta decays (IBDs) are crucial for neutrino studies beyond the standard model and the astro neutrino reactions…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-07-19 Hiroyasu Ejiri

We compute nuclear matrix elements for neutrinoless double electron capture on $^{152}$Gd, $^{164}$Er and $^{180}$W nuclei. Recent precise mass measurements for these nuclei have shown a large resonance enhancement factor that makes them…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-04 Tomas R. Rodriguez , Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo

The nuclear matrix element (NME) of the neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay is an essential input for determining the neutrino effective mass, if the half-life of this decay is measured. The reliable calculation of this NME…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-15 J. Terasaki , Y. Iwata

In this work we discuss the neutrino mass dependent nuclear matrix element (NME) of the neutrinoless double beta decay process and derive the limit on the parameter space of the minimal Type-I seesaw model from the current available…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-08-20 Dong-Liang Fang , Yu-Feng Li , Yi-Yu Zhang , Jing-Yu Zhu

Neutrinos are perhaps the most elusive known particles in the universe. We know they have some nonzero mass, but unlike all other particles, the absolute scale remains unknown. In addition, their fundamental nature is uncertain; they can…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-07-31 A. Belley , T. Miyagi , S. R. Stroberg , J. D. Holt

Background: Neutrinoless double beta decay, if observed, would reveal physics beyond the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics, namely it would prove that neutrinos are Majoran fermions and that the lepton number is not conserved.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-01-18 Mihai Horoi

Nuclear weak decays provide important probes to fundamental symmetries in nature. A precise description of these processes in atomic nuclei requires comprehensive knowledge on both the strong and weak interactions in the nuclear medium and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-06-16 J. M. Yao , J. Meng , Y. F. Niu , P. Ring

The nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) of the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double-$\beta$ decays of $^{48}$Ca are calculated by the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) with emphasis on the consistency examinations of this…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-03-07 J. Terasaki

Background: Direct determination of the neutrino mass through double-$\beta$ decay is at the present time one of the most important areas of experimental and theoretical research in nuclear and particle physics. Purpose: We calculate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-01-18 J. Barea , J. Kotila , F. Iachello

Using an angular momentum projected single particle basis, a pnQRPA approach is used to study the $2\nu\beta\beta$ properties of ten isotopes, exhibiting various quadrupole deformations. The mother and daughter nuclei exhibit different…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 A. A. Raduta , C. M. Raduta , A. Escuderos

In this study, we calculate the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for the light neutrino-exchange mechanism of neutrinoless double beta $0\nu\beta\beta$) decay of $^{124}$Sn within the framework of the interacting nuclear shell model using the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-03-05 Shahariar Sarkar , P. K. Rath , V. Nanal , R. G. Pillay , Pushpendra P. Singh , Y. Iwata , K. Jha , P. K. Raina

Calculation of the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for double-beta decay is of paramount importance for guiding experiments and for analyzing and interpreting the experimental data, especially for the search of the neutrinoless double beta…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-04-26 Mihai Horoi , Andrei Neacsu , Sabin Stoica

Neutrinoless double-beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) is a rare hypothesised process that, if discovered, would establish that the neutrino is Majorana, that is, it is its own antiparticle. Interpretation of experimental results relies on…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2025-04-29 Anthony V. Grebe