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arxiv: 1607.01295 · v1 · pith:DG2NGBWKnew · submitted 2016-07-05 · ⚛️ nucl-th · hep-ph

Shell model studies of competing mechanisms to the neutrinoless double-beta decay in ¹²⁴Sn, ¹³⁰Te, and ¹³⁶Xe

classification ⚛️ nucl-th hep-ph
keywords mechanismsmodelmassbeyonddecaydouble-betaneutrinolessshell
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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$\sim$130 region ($^{124}$Sn, $^{130}$Te, and $^{136}$Xe). It requires an accurate knowledge of nine nuclear matrix elements that we calculate, in addition to the associated energy dependent phase-space factors.

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