Speaker
Dr
Justin Evans
(University of Manchester (UK))
Description
The question of whether the neutrino is its own antiparticle, and the value of the absolute neutrino mass, are two of the most important unknowns in particle physics. A number of experiments are searching for neutrinoless double beta decay, in order to address these questions. The last year has marked the beginning of a new era for the field of neutrinoless double beta decay, with new results from EXO-200 and KamLAND-Zen, and a number of new experiments preparing to come on line. UK groups are involved in the SuperNEMO experiment, which is entering its construction phase, and SNO+, which is due to be taking data within the year. I will give an overview of the global status of neutrinoless double beta decay, and will then focus on the status of projects with UK involvement.
Author
Dr
Justin Evans
(University of Manchester (UK))
