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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

As experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay are entering a new generation, with hopes to completely probe the inverted mass hierarchy, the need for reliable nuclear matrix elements, which govern the rate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-08 A. Belley , T. Miyagi , S. R. Stroberg , J. D. Holt

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

The $2\nu\beta\beta$-decay nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for 11 nuclei are studied with the self-consistent quasiparticle random phase approximation (QRPA) based on Skyrme Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (Skyrme HFB) model. As a common feature…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-04-27 W. L. Lv , Y. F. Niu , D. L. Fang , C. L. Bai

In a recent re-analysis of the Standard Model (SM) beta-function for the effective neutrino mass operator, we found that the previous results were not entirely correct. Therefore, we consider the analogous dimension five operators in a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 Stefan Antusch , Manuel Drees , Joern Kersten , Manfred Lindner , Michael Ratz

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

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. M. Bilenky , J. A. Grifols

Nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) for neutrinoless double beta decays (DBDs) are required for studying neutrino physics beyond the standard model by DBD. The experimental spin-dipole (SD) giant resonance energy and the SD strength are shown…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-02-23 H. Ejiri , L. Jokiniemi , J. Suhonen

The $\lambda$ and $m_{\beta\beta}$ mechanisms of neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) occur with light neutrino exchange via $W_L-W_R$, and $W_L-W_L$ mediation, respectively. In the present study, we calculate the nuclear…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-09-23 Shahariar Sarkar , Y. Iwata , P. K. Raina

We investigate neutrinoless double-beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) in the minimal extension of the standard model of particle physics, the $\nu$SM, where gauge-singlet right-handed neutrinos give rise to Dirac and Majorana neutrino mass…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-03-09 Wouter Dekens , Jordy de Vries , Emanuele Mereghetti , Javier Menéndez , Pablo Soriano , Guanghui Zhou

The past two decades have seen a revolution in ab initio calculations of nuclear properties. One key element has been the development of a rigorous effective interaction theory, applying unitary transformations to soften the nuclear…

We introduce a simple yet significant improvement to the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) tensor network algorithm for simulating the time dynamics of strongly correlated one-dimensional (1D) mixed quantum states. The efficiency of 1D…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-19 Sayak Guha Roy , Kevin Slagle

Two most outstanding questions are puzzling the world of neutrino Physics: the possible Majorana nature of neutrinos and their absolute mass scale. Direct neutrino mass measurements and neutrinoless double beta decay (0nuDBD) are the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2010-02-09 Oliviero Cremonesi

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

Four nuclei which are proved to be $2\nu\beta\beta$ emitters ($^{76}$Ge, $^{82}$Se, $^{150}$Nd, $^{238}$U), and four suspected, due to the corresponding Q-values, to have this property ($^{148}$Nd, $^{154}$Sm, $^{160}$Gd, $^{232}$Th), were…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 A. A. Raduta , A. Escuderos , A. Faessler , E. Moya de Guerra , P. Sarriguren

We present a master formula describing the neutrinoless-double-beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) rate induced by lepton-number-violating (LNV) operators up to dimension nine in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory. We provide an end-to-end…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-01-24 V. Cirigliano , W. Dekens , J. de Vries , M. L. Graesser , E. Mereghetti

After briefly reviewing $\beta \beta$ decay as a test of the neutrino mass, I examine the nuclear structure involved in this process. Simple formulas (\`{a} la Pad\'{e}) are designed for the transition amplitudes and the general behavior of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-08-14 F. Krmpotić

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

Nuclear matrix elements (NME) are a crucial input for the interpretation of neutrinoless double beta decay data. We consider a representative set of recent NME calculations from different methods and investigate the impact on the present…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-07-05 Federica Pompa , Thomas Schwetz , Jing-Yu Zhu

A method to implement realistic nucleon-nucleon residual interaction (Bonn CD force) based on the Brueckner G-matrix into the Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation (QRPA) for deformed nuclei is formulated. The two-neutrino double decay…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-02-18 Mohamed Saleh Yousef , Vadim Rodin , Amand Faessler , Fedor Simkovic

The Gamow-Teller transition operator is written as a polynomial in the dipole proton-neutron and quadrupole charge conserving QRPA boson operators, using the prescription of the boson expansion technique of Belyaev-Zelevinski type. Then,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 A. A. Raduta , C. M. Raduta