Neutrinoless double beta decay: Present and future

Cremonesi, O.

doi:10.1016/s0920-5632(03)01331-8

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“…Recent works have been given in recent review articles, [1][2][3][4][5][6] and references therein. Recent experimental INVITED REVIEW PAPERS works have also been given in recent conference reports by Fiorini,17) Cremonesi, 18) Ejiri and Ogawa, 19) Avignone,20) and others. 21) Reviews with emphasis on nuclear matrix elements have been made by Tomoda,22) Suhonen and Civitarese, 23) Simkovic and Faessler 24) and recent experimental data have been listed in a review by Tretyak and Zdesenko. 25)…”

Section: Double Beta Decays and Neutrinosmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…32) The present CUORICINO 18) and NEMO III 32) are interesting in the search for the effective mass of around hm i ¼ 100 { 300 meV in the QD region. The recent oscillation studies have shown the flavor mixing and the mass-square differences of m, as discussed in §1.1.…”

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Among them, the IGEX 30) experiment on 76 Ge and the Milan experiment 17,18) on 130 Te gave quite stringent limits of around 0.3 -1 eV, depending on the nuclear matrix element used. A nonzero 0 rate for 76 Ge has been claimed by some of the HM group, 31) but questions on their analyses and critical comments have been raised, as discussed later in §4.…”

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…R&D works for such high-sensitivity detectors are in progress, as discussed in the reviews and recent conferences. 5,[18][19][20][21] The present review aims at briefly presenting the present status and perspectives of 0 decays and neutrino masses. Double beta decays and neutrino masses are briefly described in §2.…”

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Double Beta Decays and Neutrino Masses

2005

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Neutrino-less double beta decays (0), which violate the lepton number conservation law by ÁL ¼ 2, are of great interest for studying the fundamental properties of neutrinos beyond the standard electroweak theory. High-sensitivity 0 studies with mass sensitivities of the solar and atmosphericmasses are crucial for studying the Majorana nature of 's, the mass spectrum, the absolute -mass scale, the Majorana CP phases and other fundamental properties of neutrinos and weak interactions. Actually, high-sensitivity experiments of 0 are the unique and practical method for studying all these fundamental properties of neutrinos in the foreseeable future. On the basis of the recent oscillation studies, the effective mass sensitivity required for observing the 0 rate is of the order of the atmospheric mass scale of m A $ 50 meV in the case of the inverted mass hierarchy and of the order of the solar mass scale of m S $ 8 meV in the case of the normal hierarchy. The present detectors with sensitivities of 150 -300 meV are effective in the case of the quasi-degenerate mass spectrum. Future detectors with higher sensitivities of the orders of m A -m S , using different nuclei and methods (calorimetric, spectroscopic), are indispensable for establishing 0. Theoretical and experimental studies for evaluating nuclear matrix elements M 0 within 20 -30% are important for extracting the sensible mass from the 0 rate. Charge exchange reactions by means of nuclear, electron and probes provide useful data for M 0 . International collaboration for experimental and theoretical works are encouraged to perform next-generation experiments. High-sensitivity detectors can be used for studying rare nuclear processes such as solar 's, dark matter, charge nonconservation, and nucleon decays. This report is a brief review of double beta decays and neutrinos with emphasis on highsensitivity 0 studies for the Majorana mass.

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Section: Double Beta Decays and Neutrinosmentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Experiments Of Double Beta Decaysmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Double Beta Decays and Neutrino Masses

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“…Even when taking the claimed evidence at face value the statistical significance is only about 97%, too weak for definitive conclusions. More sensitive experiments are needed and developed to explore this range of Majorana masses [47].…”

Section: Majorana Masses and Leptogenesismentioning

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Neutrinos — Inner Properties and Role as Astrophysical Messengers

Raffelt

Springer Proceedings in Physics

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Radioisotopes

Baglin

2006

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

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Radioisotopes, also called radionuclides, are atoms that are not stable and decay spontaneously to more stable elements or other atoms by emission of matter or energy. Studies of radioisotopes have led to increased understanding of the forces of Nature, especially the forces vital to nuclear binding and exhibited solely in the microscopic world. Radioisotopes can be used to determine the ages of materials, as radiopharmaceuticals or radiation sources or tracers in medicine, for nondestructive evaluation of materials, for the tracking of groundwater or air flow, for food sterilization, and for scientific analysis. The nuclear physics properties of radioisotopes and the various radiation particles are summarized, including the concepts of half‐life, decay constant, angular momentum, and parity. The modes of nuclear decay and the accompanying radiation are described, as are combined nuclear and atomic processes, and atomic decays and corresponding radiations. Decay data for several useful radioisotopes are given.

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Neutrinoless double beta decay: Present and future

Cited by 32 publications

References 39 publications

Double Beta Decays and Neutrino Masses

Double Beta Decays and Neutrino Masses

Neutrinos — Inner Properties and Role as Astrophysical Messengers

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