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Neutrino mass experiments: current and future

Nuclear Experiment 2024-11-14 v1

Abstract

Nearly 70 years since the neutrino was discovered, and 25 years since discovery of neutrino oscillations established its non-zero mass, the absolute neutrino-mass scale remains unknown. Due to its unique characteristics, determining this neutrino property requires new measurement techniques to be developed. Currently, there are four measurement approaches: using cosmological models, inference from time-of-arrival from supernovae, through observation of neutrinoless double beta decay, and the kinematics of weak decay processes. I will review the theoretical basis underlying neutrino mass measurement and present key experiments in this field. I will highlight the current best upper limits, how neutrino mass experiments are complementary to other neutrino property searches, and summarize the challenges that lie ahead of the neutrino mass community.

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@article{arxiv.2411.08542,
  title  = {Neutrino mass experiments: current and future},
  author = {Larisa A. Thorne},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.08542},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

7 pages, no figures. Conference proceeding for neutrino mass summary talk at the "22nd Conference on Flavor Physics and CP Violation" (FPCP 2024)

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