Title: Shell Model Studies of Competing Mechanisms to the Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay in 124Sn, 130Te, and 136Xe

Journal Article · · Advances in High Energy Physics
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  1. Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States); Cent Michigan Univ, Dept Phys, Mt Pleasant, MI 48859 USA
  2. Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States)

Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a predicted beyond Standard Model process that could clarify some of the not yet known neutrino properties, such as the mass scale, the mass hierarchy, and its nature as a Dirac or Majorana fermion. Should this transition be observed, there are still challenges in understanding the underlying contributing mechanisms. We perform a detailed shell model investigation of several beyond Standard Model mechanisms that consider the existence of right-handed currents. Our analysis presents different venues that can be used to identify the dominant mechanisms for nuclei of experimental interest in the mass A~130 region (124Sn,130Te, and136Xe). In conclusion, it requires accurate knowledge of nine nuclear matrix elements that we calculate in addition to the associated energy-dependent phase space factors.

Research Organization:
Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0008529
OSTI ID:
1437986
Journal Information:
Advances in High Energy Physics, Journal Name: Advances in High Energy Physics Vol. 2016; ISSN 1687-7357
Publisher:
HindawiCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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