Current status of neutrinoless double-beta decay searches
This article briefly reviews the current status and near-term prospects of experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay. After discussing the motivation and history of neutrinoless double-beta decay, we will focus on the status of current experiments and the factors limiting their sensit...
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doaj-59e4983a309f455cb88cac25aa227ed52020-11-24T20:50:58ZengElsevierReviews in Physics2405-42832016-11-0112935Current status of neutrinoless double-beta decay searchesReyco Henning0Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 3255, NC 27599, USA; Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Duke University, P. O. Box 90308, Durham, NC 27708-0308, USAThis article briefly reviews the current status and near-term prospects of experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay. After discussing the motivation and history of neutrinoless double-beta decay, we will focus on the status of current experiments and the factors limiting their sensitivity. We will then discuss the prospects and requirements for proposed experiments that will probe the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. Keywords: Neutrinoless double-beta decayhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405428316000034 |
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This article briefly reviews the current status and near-term prospects of experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay. After discussing the motivation and history of neutrinoless double-beta decay, we will focus on the status of current experiments and the factors limiting their sensitivity. We will then discuss the prospects and requirements for proposed experiments that will probe the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. Keywords: Neutrinoless double-beta decay |
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