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32/1-A24 (CERN)

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Davide Sgalaberna (ETH Zurich (CH))
IPA Colloquium FS26
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Anna Yaneva
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    • 12:05 → 13:00
      Talk 32/S-C22

      32/S-C22

      CERN

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      • 12:05
        Searching for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay with LEGEND 45m

        Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a powerful probe of physics beyond the Standard Model. Its discovery would show that lepton number is violated and that neutrinos are Majorana particles, providing key insight into the origin of neutrino mass. The LEGEND program searches for this decay in (^{76})Ge using enriched high-purity germanium detectors, combining excellent energy resolution with strong background suppression. Building on the successes of GERDA and the MAJORANA Demonstrator, LEGEND follows a phased strategy from LEGEND-200 to the future ton-scale LEGEND-1000 experiment. In this colloquium, I will introduce the physics motivation for neutrinoless double-beta decay, describe the experimental approach of LEGEND, and review the recent status of LEGEND-200 at LNGS, including detector performance and latest physics results. I will conclude with the outlook for LEGEND-1000 and its discovery potential.

        Speaker: Marta Babicz (University of Zurich (CH))