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Neutrinoless double beta decay ($\znbb$) induced by superparticle exchange is investigated. Such a supersymmetric (SUSY) mechanism of $\znbb$ decay arises within SUSY theories with R-parity non-conservation (\rp). We consider the minimal…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-17 M. Hirsch , H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus , S. G. Kovalenko

The neutrinoless double $\beta$-decay is reviewed. Model independent evidence in favor of neutrino masses and mixing is briefly summarized. The data of the recent experiments on the search for $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay are presented and some…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. M. Bilenky

In this talk I will review the "state of the art" of the calculations of the nuclear matrix elements (NME) of the neutrinoless double beta decays for the nuclei 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 128Te, 130Te and 136Xe in the framework of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-09-15 J. Menendez , A. Poves , E. Caurier , F. Nowacki

In this paper a microscopic state-of-the-art approach to calculation of the nuclear matrix element $M^{0\nu}$ for neutrinoless double beta decay with an account for nuclear deformation is presented in length and applied for $^{76}$Ge,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-17 Dong-Liang Fang , Amand Faessler , Vadim Rodin , Fedor Simkovic

The data of the Heidelberg-Moscow double beta decay experiment for the measuring period August 1990 - May 2000 (54.9813 kg y or 723.44 molyears), published recently, are analyzed using the potential of the Bayesian method for low counting…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-06 H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus , A. Dietz , H. L. Harney , I. V. Krivosheina

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

Neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) is one of the most sensitive approaches to test particle physics beyond the standard model. During the last years, besides the most restrictive limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-25 H. Päs

The neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay is a hypothetical rare nuclear decay, which can be used for determining the neutrino-mass scale. The scheme to use this decay for determining the neutrino-mass scale is one of few limited methods…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-01-23 J. Terasaki

Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a predicted beyond Standard Model process that could clarify some of the not yet known neutrino properties, such as the mass scale, the mass hierarchy, and its nature as a Dirac or Majorana fermion. Should…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-07-06 Andrei Neacsu , Mihai Horoi

The neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) of nuclei is one of the major research subjects of neutrino physics nowadays because of its influence on particle physics and astrophysics. The predicted nuclear matrix elements…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-09-23 J. Terasaki , O. Civitarese

Neutrinoless double beta decay pops up almost in any extension of the standard model. It is perhaps the only process, which can unambiguously determine whether the massive neutrinos are Majorana or Dirac type particles. In addition from the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 J. D. Vergados

We consider a model for the electroweak interactions with $SU(3)_L\otimes U(1)_N$ gauge symmetry. We show that, it is the conservation of $F=L+B$ which forbids massive neutrinos and the neutrinoless double beta decay, $(\beta\beta)_{0\nu}$.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-22 V. Pleitez , M. D. Tonasse

We investigate some consequences if neutrinoless double beta decays of nuclei are dominated by short range interactions. To illustrate our results, we assume that such decays proceed mainly through short range interactions involving…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-07-22 C. Q. Geng , J. N. Ng

We present an ab initio study of the correlation between nuclear matrix elements of neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay and nucleon-nucleon scattering phase shifts in the $^1S_0$ channel. Starting from thirty-four…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-08-06 A. Belley , J. Pitcher , T. Miyagi , S. R. Stroberg , J. D. Holt

Nuclear matrix elements (NME) for the most promising candidates to detect neutrinoless double beta decay have been computed with energy density functional methods including deformation and pairing fluctuations explicitly on the same…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-01-06 Nuria López Vaquero , Tomás R. Rodríguez , J. Luis Egido

The $\beta$ and double-$\beta$ decay channels, which are not accompanied by excitation of the electron shells, are suppressed due to the nonorthogonality of the electron wave functions of the parent and daughter atoms. The effect is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-02-11 M. I. Krivoruchenko , K. S. Tyrin

We approach the calculation of the nuclear matrix element of the neutrinoless double-beta decay process, considering the light-neutrino-exchange channel, by way of the realistic shell model. To this end, we start from a realistic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-04-29 L. Coraggio , A. Gargano , N. Itaco , R. Mancino , F. Nowacki

The nuclear matrix elements that govern the rate of neutrinoless double beta decay must be accurately calculated if experiments are to reach their full potential. Theorists have been working on the problem for a long time but have recently…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-03-29 Jonathan Engel , Javier Menéndez

We investigate the impact of higher-dimensional operators on low-scale leptogenesis (LG) via oscillations of right-handed neutrinos within the neutrino-extended Standard Model Effective Field Theory ($\nu$SMEFT) and discuss the connection…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-10-30 Kaori Fuyuto , Julia Harz , Sascha Weber

Nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay in candidate nuclei play a crucial role in interpreting results from current experiments and in designing future ones. Accurate NME values serve as…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-08-08 C. R. Ding , Gang Li , J. M. Yao