Description
Measurements of the $\beta^-$ spectrum of tritium give the most precise direct limits on neutrino mass. Project 8 will investigate neutrino mass using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES) with an atomic tritium source. CRES is a new experimental technique that has the potential to surmount the systematic and statistical limitations of current-generation direct measurement methods. Atomic tritium avoids an irreducible uncertainty associated with the final states populated by the decay of molecular tritium. Project 8 will proceed in a phased approach toward a goal of 40 meV/c$^2$ neutrino-mass sensitivity.
Authors
Joseph Formaggio
Sebastian Böser
(Universität Mainz)
Martin Fertl
(Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
René Reimann
Juliana Stachurska
Thomas Thümmler
