Half Day IoP Meeting: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 -
12:00
Monday, 10 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: Chandler B04
13:00
Welcome
Welcome
13:00 - 13:05
Room: Chandler B01
13:05
Neutrinos and DBD
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Jacobo Lopez-Pavon
Neutrinos and DBD
Jacobo Lopez-Pavon
13:05 - 13:45
Room: Chandler B01
13:45
Beyond the Standard Model and DBD
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Martin Hirsch
Beyond the Standard Model and DBD
Martin Hirsch
13:45 - 14:25
Room: Chandler B01
14:25
DBD Experiments
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Yorck Ramachers
DBD Experiments
Yorck Ramachers
14:25 - 15:05
Room: Chandler B01
15:05
Neutrino Mass Bounds from Astrophysics
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Ofer Lahav
Neutrino Mass Bounds from Astrophysics
Ofer Lahav
15:05 - 15:30
Room: Chandler B01
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Chandler B04
16:00
Nuclear Matrix Element Calculations
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Vadim Rodin
Nuclear Matrix Element Calculations
Vadim Rodin
16:00 - 16:40
Room: Chandler B01
16:40
Experimental Input for Nuclear Matrix Elements
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Benjamin Kay
Experimental Input for Nuclear Matrix Elements
Benjamin Kay
16:40 - 17:20
Room: Chandler B01
If neutrinoless double beta decay were to be observed, its half life would provide a determination of the effective neutrino mass as long as the nuclear matrix element can be determined. These matrix elements are not directly sampled by any other physical process and their values, which are by necessity taken from theoretical calculations, are rather uncertain. However, various elements of these calculations can be benchmarked against measureable nuclear properties. Using the 76Ge➞76Se system, we have determined the occupancy of protons and neutrons in the ‘active orbitals’ of the respective 0+ ground states, and the difference between them, thus characterising the ground-state wave functions. The Fermi surface was found to be more diffuse than previous calculations suggested. Pairing properties have also been studied to test the validity of the BCS approximation used in QRPA, one of the major theoretical approaches to calculating the matrix elements. We are continuing this programme by studies of the 130Te➞130Xe and 100Mo➞100Ru systems, where each presents a different experimental challenge. An overview of the programme and its impact will be discussed.
17:20
The GERDA Experiment
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Grzegorz Zuzel
The GERDA Experiment
Grzegorz Zuzel
17:20 - 17:45
Room: Chandler B01
17:45
The SNO+ Experiment
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Gwen Lefeuvre
The SNO+ Experiment
Gwen Lefeuvre
17:45 - 18:10
Room: Chandler B01
18:10
The NEMO and SuperNEMO Experiments
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Stefano Torre
The NEMO and SuperNEMO Experiments
Stefano Torre
18:10 - 18:35
Room: Chandler B01
18:35
Adjourn
Adjourn
18:35 - 18:40
Room: Chandler B01