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The neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay and the double Gamow-Teller (DGT) transition are investigated with the state-of-the-art Relativistic Configuration-interaction Density functional theory. A strong linear correlation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-06-25 Y. K. Wang , P. W. Zhao , J. Meng

Neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) nuclear matrix elements (NME) are the object of many theoretical calculation methods, and are very important for analysis and guidance of a large number of experimental efforts. However,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-11-09 M. Horoi , A. Neacsu , S. Stoica

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

The relativistic configuration-interaction density functional theory is developed for even-even and odd-odd nuclei and is used to predict the nuclear matrix element of the neutrinoless $\beta\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay in nucleus…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-03-03 Y. K. Wang , P. W. Zhao , J. Meng

Reducing uncertainties in the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) remains a critical challenge in designing and interpreting experiments aimed at discovering neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay. Here, we identify a class of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-07-11 Yi Li , Xin Zhang , Giuliano Giacalone , Jiangming Yao

The low-energy structure and $\beta$ decay properties of the neutron-rich even-mass nuclei near the neutron number $N=60$ that are experimentally of much interest are investigated within the framework of the nuclear density functional…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-04-02 Kosuke Nomura

Neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay is related to many fundamental concepts in nuclear and particle physics beyond the standard model. Currently there are many experiments searching for this weak process. An accurate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-22 L. S. Song , J. M. Yao , P. Ring , J. Meng

In this article we analyze the nuclear matrix elements (NME) of the neutrinoless double beta decays of the nuclei 48-Ca, 76-Ge, 82-Se, 124-Sn, 130-Te and 136-Xe in the framework of the Interacting Shell Model (ISM). We study the relative…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Menéndez , A. Poves , E. Caurier , F. Nowacki

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

A complete calculation of the nuclear matrix elements (NME) for Majoron emitting neutrinoless double beta decay within the framework of IBM-2 for spectral indices $n=1,3,7$ is presented. By combining the results of this calculation with…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-04-07 Jenni Kotila , Francesco Iachello

We analyze parameter sensitivities of the mapped interacting boson model (IBM) and boson-fermion-fermion model (IBFFM) in the description of $\beta$-decay properties of the even-mass neutron-deficient Ge and As, and neutron-rich Zr and Mo…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-14 M. Homma , K. Nomura

The neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay process could provide crucial information to determine the absolute scale of the neutrino masses, and it is the only one that can establish whether neutrino is a Dirac or a Majorana…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-05-12 Mihai Horoi , Sabin Stoica

Neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay is of fundamental importance for the determining neutrino mass. By combining a calculation of nuclear matrix elements within the framework of the microscopic interacting boson model (IBM-2) with an improved…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-30 J. Barea , J. Kotila , F. Iachello

The calculations of nuclear matrix elements of $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay is a challenge for nuclear physics. We are discussing here a model independent method, which could allow to test the calculations. The method is based on the…

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

We study neutrinoless double-beta decay in an effective field theory (EFT) for heavy nuclei, which are treated as a spherical core coupled to additional neutrons and/or protons. Since the low-energy constants of the EFT cannot be fitted to…

The calculated nuclear matrix elements for the neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay suffer from several limitations. Predicted matrix-element values depend on the many-body method used to calculate them and, in addition, they…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-01-30 Javier Menéndez

We propose a semi-empirical formula (SEF) for calculating the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for two-neutrino double-beta decay. The SEF's dependence on the proton and neutron numbers, the pairing, isospin, and deformation properties of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-04 Ovidiu Niţescu , Fedor Šimkovic

To extract information about the neutrino properties from the study of neutrinoless double-beta (0\nu\beta\beta) decay one needs a precise computation of the nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) associated with this process. Approaches based on…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-08-06 Andrei Neacsu , Sabin Stoica , Mihai Horoi

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

Background: The interacting boson model (IBM) has been used extensively to calculate the matrix elements governing neutrinoless double-beta decay. Studies within other models indicate that a good description of neutron-proton pairing is…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-12-13 P. Van Isacker , J. Engel , K. Nomura