Neutrino masses and neutrinoless double–beta decay

Maura Pavan

Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Milano, Bicocca and sezione INFN di Milano Bicocca, Italy.

Recibido el 13 de abril de 2008
Aceptado el 23 de junio de 2008

Abstract

The potentialities of Double Beta Decay experiments in the field of neutrino study are here discussed. Sensitivity and results are compared with the information coming from oscillation, cosmology and beta decay measurements.

Keywords: Double–beta decay; neutrino masses; Majorana neutrino.

Resumen

Se discuten las potencialidades de experimentos decaimiento doble–beta en el área de física de neutrinos. Se comparen las sensibilidades y los resultados con la información de oscilaciones de neutrinos, cosmología y mediciones de decaimiento beta.

Descriptores: Decaimiento doble–beta; masas de neutrinos; neutrino de Majorana.

PACS: 29.40; 23.40.–s

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