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Neutrinoless double-beta decay and physics beyond the standard model
Frank F. DeppischHeinrich PäsMartin Hirschsubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsPhysics beyond the Standard ModelHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFOS: Physical sciencesFísicaLorentz covariance01 natural sciencesLepton numberHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyMAJORANAHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Complementary experimentsDouble beta decay0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrino010306 general physicsParametrizationdescription
Neutrinoless double beta decay is the most powerful tool to probe not only for Majorana neutrino masses but for lepton number violating physics in general. We discuss relations between lepton number violation, double beta decay and neutrino mass, review a general Lorentz invariant parametrization of the double beta decay rate, highlight a number of different new physics models showing how different mechanisms can trigger double beta decay, and finally discuss possibilities to discriminate and test these models and mechanisms in complementary experiments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-19 | Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics |