Low background study of the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76-GE and upper limit for neutrino mass

1984 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Forster ◽  
H. Kwon ◽  
J.K. Markey ◽  
F. Boehm ◽  
H.E. Henrikson
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Mass ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Low Background ◽  
Upper Limit

scholarly journals Getting Information on|Ue3|2from Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Merle ◽  
Werner Rodejohann
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Element ◽  
Effective Mass ◽  
Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Mass ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Experimental Limit ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Mixing Matrix

We consider the possibility to gain information on the lepton mixing matrix element|Ue3|from an improved experimental limit on the effective neutrino mass governing neutrinoless double beta decay. We show that typically a lower limit on|Ue3|as a function of the smallest neutrino mass can be set. Furthermore, we give the values of the sum of neutrino masses and|Ue3|which are allowed and forbidden by an experimental upper limit on the effective mass. Alternative explanations for neutrinoless double beta decay, Dirac neutrinos or unexplained cosmological features would be required if future measurements showed that the values lie in the respective regions. Moreover, we show that a measurement of|Ue3|from neutrinoless double beta decay is very difficult due to the expected errors on the effective mass and the oscillation parameters.

scholarly journals NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA DECAY: AN EXTREME CHALLENGE

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (A) ◽  
pp. 790-792
Author(s):  
Fernando Ferroni
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Mass ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Mass Region ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Inverted Hierarchy

Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay is the only known way to possibly resolve the nature of neutrino mass. The chances to cover the mass region predicted by the inverted hierarchy require a step forward in detector capability. A possibility is to make use of scintillating bolometers. These devices shall have a great power in distinguishing signals from alfa particles from those induced by electrons. This feature might lead to an almost background-free experiment. Here the Lucifer concept will be introduced and the prospects related to this project will be discussed.

scholarly journals CONSTRAINTS ON TeV SCALE MAJORANA NEUTRINO PHENOMENOLOGY FROM THE VACUUM STABILITY OF THE HIGGS

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1350032 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOYDEEP CHAKRABORTTY ◽  
MOUMITA DAS ◽  
SUBHENDRA MOHANTY
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Mass ◽  
Stability Condition ◽  
Branching Ratio ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Majorana Neutrino ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Heavy Neutrino ◽  
Neutrino Mixing ◽  
Vacuum Stability

The vacuum stability condition of the Standard Model (SM) Higgs potential with mass in the range of 124–127 GeV puts an upper bound on the Dirac mass of the neutrinos. We study this constraint with the right-handed neutrino masses up to TeV scale. The heavy neutrinos contribute to ΔL = 2 processes like neutrinoless double beta decay and same-sign-dilepton (SSD) production in the colliders. The vacuum stability criterion also restricts the light-heavy neutrino mixing and constrains the branching ratio (BR) of lepton flavor-violating process, like μ→eγ mediated by the heavy neutrinos. We show that neutrinoless double beta decay with a lifetime ~1025 years can be observed if the lightest heavy neutrino mass is <4.5 TeV. We show that the vacuum stability condition and the experimental bound on μ→e γ together put a constrain on heavy neutrino mass MR>3.3 TeV. Finally we show that the observation of SSDs associated with jets at the LHC needs much larger luminosity than available at present. We have estimated the possible maximum cross-section for this process at the LHC and show that with an integrated luminosity 100 fb-1 it may be possible to observe the SSD signals as long as MR < 400 GeV.

scholarly journals Searching for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of130Te with CUORE

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Artusa ◽  
F. T. Avignone ◽  
O. Azzolini ◽  
M. Balata ◽  
T. I. Banks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Energy Resolution ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Upper Limit

Neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay is a hypothesized lepton-number-violating process that offers the only known means of asserting the possible Majorana nature of neutrino mass. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an upcoming experiment designed to search for 0νββdecay of130Te using an array of 988 TeO2crystal bolometers operated at 10 mK. The detector will contain 206 kg of130Te and have an average energy resolution of 5 keV; the projected 0νββdecay half-life sensitivity after five years of livetime is 1.6 × 1026 y at 1σ(9.5 × 1025 y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40–100 meV (50–130 meV). In this paper, we review the experimental techniques used in CUORE as well as its current status and anticipated physics reach.

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