TY - GEN
T1 - The double-beta decay
T2 - Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2012: Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear/Particle Astrophysics (IV). From Nuclei to Stars, CSSP 2012
AU - Horoi, Mihai
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Neutrinoless double beta decay is a unique process that could reveal physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics namely, if observed, it would prove that neutrinos are Majorana particles. In addition, it could provide information regarding the neutrino masses and their hierarchy, provided that reliable nuclear matrix elements can be obtained. The two neutrino double beta decay is an associate process that is allowed by the Standard Model, and it was observed for about ten nuclei. The present contribution gives a brief review of the theoretical challenges associated with these two process, emphasizing the reliable calculation of the associated nuclear matrix elements.
AB - Neutrinoless double beta decay is a unique process that could reveal physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics namely, if observed, it would prove that neutrinos are Majorana particles. In addition, it could provide information regarding the neutrino masses and their hierarchy, provided that reliable nuclear matrix elements can be obtained. The two neutrino double beta decay is an associate process that is allowed by the Standard Model, and it was observed for about ten nuclei. The present contribution gives a brief review of the theoretical challenges associated with these two process, emphasizing the reliable calculation of the associated nuclear matrix elements.
KW - Double-beta decay
KW - neutrino mass
KW - shell model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874221951&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.4768484
DO - 10.1063/1.4768484
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84874221951
SN - 9780735411128
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 97
EP - 105
BT - Exotic Nuclei and Nuclear/Particle Astrophysics (IV). From Nuclei to Stars - Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2012
Y2 - 24 June 2012 through 7 July 2012
ER -