Toward the discovery of matter creation with neutrinoless decay

M Agostini, G Benato, JA Detwiler, J Menéndez… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
The discovery of neutrinoless β β decay could soon be within reach. This hypothetical
ultrarare nuclear decay offers a privileged portal to physics beyond the standard model of …

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 …

The shell model as a unified view of nuclear structure

E Caurier, G Martínez-Pinedo, F Nowacki, A Poves… - Reviews of modern …, 2005 - APS
The last decade has witnessed both quantitative and qualitative progress in shell-model
studies, which have resulted in remarkable gains in our understanding of the structure of the …

Discrepancy between experimental and theoretical β-decay rates resolved from first principles

P Gysbers, G Hagen, JD Holt, GR Jansen, TD Morris… - Nature Physics, 2019 - nature.com
The dominant decay mode of atomic nuclei is beta decay (β-decay), a process that changes
a neutron into a proton (and vice versa). This decay offers a window to physics beyond the …

Theory of core-collapse supernovae

HT Janka, K Langanke, A Marek, G Martínez-Pinedo… - Physics Reports, 2007 - Elsevier
Advances in our understanding and the modeling of stellar core-collapse and supernova
explosions over the past 15 years are reviewed, concentrating on the evolution of …

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 …

Shell-model calculations of stellar weak interaction rates: II. Weak rates for nuclei in the mass range A= 45− 65 in supernovae environments

K Langanke, G Martınez-Pinedo - Nuclear Physics A, 2000 - Elsevier
Based on large-scale shell-model calculations we have determined the electron capture,
positron capture and beta-decay rates for more than 100 nuclei in the mass range A= 45–65 …

New effective interaction for -shell nuclei and its implications for the stability of the closed core

M Honma, T Otsuka, BA Brown, T Mizusaki - Physical Review C—Nuclear …, 2004 - APS
The effective interaction GXPF1 for shell-model calculations in the full pf shell is tested in
detail from various viewpoints such as binding energies, electromagnetic moments and …

Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering: EFT analysis and nuclear responses

M Hoferichter, J Menéndez, A Schwenk - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
The cross section for coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE ν NS) depends on the
response of the target nucleus to the external current, in the Standard Model (SM) mediated …

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 …