Speaker
Mr.
Bernhard Schwingenheuer
(MPI Kernphysik)
Description
Neutrinos are the only fundamental fermions without electric charge. Consequently, they might be identical to their own anti-particles (Majorana type). In this case neutrinoless double beta decay should exist where a nucleus (A,Z) decays to (A,Z+2)+2e-, i.e., Lepton number is not conserved. There are a variety of experiments searching for this decay using very different experimental concepts and isotopes. The talk reviews the motivation and the status of the ongoing and planned experiments.
Primary author
Mr.
Bernhard Schwingenheuer
(MPI Kernphysik)
