Colloquium: Majorana fermions in nuclear, particle, and solid-state physics
SR Elliott, M Franz - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2015 - APS
Ettore Majorana (1906–1938) disappeared while traveling by ship from Palermo to Naples
in 1938. His fate has never been fully resolved and several articles have been written that …
in 1938. His fate has never been fully resolved and several articles have been written that …
Precise Half-Life Values for Two-Neutrino Double-β Decay: 2020 Review
A Barabash - Universe, 2020 - mdpi.com
All existing positive results on two-neutrino double beta decay and two-neutrino double
electron capture in different nuclei have been analyzed. Weighted average and …
electron capture in different nuclei have been analyzed. Weighted average and …
nEXO: neutrinoless double beta decay search beyond 1028 year half-life sensitivity
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 …
projection chamber and 5000 kg of isotopically enriched liquid xenon to search for the decay …
and nuclear matrix elements in the interacting boson model with isospin restoration
We introduce a method for isospin restoration in the calculation of nuclear matrix elements
(NMEs) for 0 ν β β and 2 ν β β decay within the framework of the microscopic interacting …
(NMEs) for 0 ν β β and 2 ν β β decay within the framework of the microscopic interacting …
Neutrino electromagnetic interactions: a window to new physics
C Giunti, A Studenikin - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2015 - APS
A review is given of the theory and phenomenology of neutrino electromagnetic interactions,
which provide powerful tools to probe the physics beyond the standard model. After a …
which provide powerful tools to probe the physics beyond the standard model. After a …
Sensitivity and discovery potential of the proposed nEXO experiment to neutrinoless double- decay
The next-generation Enriched Xenon Observatory (nEXO) is a proposed experiment to
search for neutrinoless double-β (0 ν β β) decay in Xe 136 with a target half-life sensitivity of …
search for neutrinoless double-β (0 ν β β) decay in Xe 136 with a target half-life sensitivity of …
Search for Majorana neutrinos with the first two years of EXO-200 data
Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Many extensions of the standard model of particle physics suggest that neutrinos should be
Majorana-type fermions—that is, that neutrinos are their own anti-particles—but this …
Majorana-type fermions—that is, that neutrinos are their own anti-particles—but this …
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 …
observation will signal that the lepton number is not conserved and that the neutrinos are …
CMB-S4 science book
This book lays out the scientific goals to be addressed by the next-generation ground-based
cosmic microwave background experiment, CMB-S4, envisioned to consist of dedicated …
cosmic microwave background experiment, CMB-S4, envisioned to consist of dedicated …
Results on Neutrinoless Double- Decay of from Phase I of the GERDA Experiment
Neutrinoless double beta decay is a process that violates lepton number conservation. It
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