Status and future of nuclear matrix elements for neutrinoless double-beta decay: a review

J Engel, J Menéndez - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Theory of neutrinoless double-beta decay

JD Vergados, H Ejiri, F Šimkovic - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Neutrinoless double-beta decay, which is a very old and yet elusive process, is reviewed. Its
observation will signal that the lepton number is not conserved and that the neutrinos are …

nEXO: neutrinoless double beta decay search beyond 1028 year half-life sensitivity

G Adhikari, S Al Kharusi, E Angelico… - Journal of Physics G …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The nEXO neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay experiment is designed to use a time
projection chamber and 5000 kg of isotopically enriched liquid xenon to search for the decay …

The effective field theory of dark matter direct detection

AL Fitzpatrick, W Haxton, E Katz… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We extend and explore the general non-relativistic effective theory of dark matter (DM) direct
detection. We describe the basic non-relativistic building blocks of operators and discuss …

Neutrino–nuclear responses for astro-neutrinos, single beta decays and double beta decays

H Ejiri, J Suhonen, K Zuber - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Neutrino–nuclear responses associated with astro-neutrinos, single beta decays and double
beta decays are crucial in studies of neutrino properties of interest for astro-particle physics …

Energy Density Functional Study of Nuclear Matrix Elements for Neutrinoless Decay

TR Rodriguez, G Martínez-Pinedo - Physical Review Letters, 2010 - APS
We present an extensive study of nuclear matrix elements (NME) for the neutrinoless double-
beta decay of the nuclei Ca 48, Ge 76, Se 82, Zr 96, Mo 100, Cd 116, Sn 124, Te 128, Te …

Nuclear matrix elements for double- decay

J Barea, J Kotila, F Iachello - Physical Review C—Nuclear Physics, 2013 - APS
Background: Direct determination of the neutrino mass through double-β decay is at the
present time one of the most important areas of experimental and theoretical research in …

Shedding light on nuclear aspects of neutrinoless double beta decay by heavy-ion double charge exchange reactions

F Cappuzzello, H Lenske, M Cavallaro, C Agodi… - Progress in Particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We review the status and prospects of heavy-ion double charge exchange (HI-DCE)
reactions. Their important role for nuclear reaction, nuclear structure and double beta-decay …

Disassembling the nuclear matrix elements of the neutrinoless ββ decay

J Menendez, A Poves, E Caurier, F Nowacki - Nuclear Physics A, 2009 - Elsevier
In this article we analyze the nuclear matrix elements (NME) of the neutrinoless double beta
decays (0νββ) of the nuclei 48Ca, 76Ge, 82Se, 124Sn, 128Te, 130Te and 136Xe in the …

and nuclear matrix elements, quasiparticle random-phase approximation, and isospin symmetry restoration

F Šimkovic, V Rodin, A Faessler, P Vogel - Physical Review C—Nuclear …, 2013 - APS
Within the quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) we achieve partial restoration
of the isospin symmetry and hence fulfillment of the requirement that the 2 ν β β Fermi matrix …