EP Seminar

Neutrinoless double beta decay searches with 76Ge

Name: Neutrinoless double beta decay searches with 76Ge
Start: 2017-01-17T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2017-01-17T12:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

by Bernhard Schwingenheuer (Max-Planck-Institut f. Kernphysik)

Tuesday 17 Jan 2017, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN

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Description

The search for neutrinoless double beta decay might be the only window to observe lepton number violation. Its observation would favour the leptogenesis mechanism for the explanation of the baryon asymmetry of the universe and is therefore considered to be of highest relevance. The isotope 76Ge has historically been most important for this search and the ongoing experiment GERDA has the lowest background of all experiments in the field. The talk reviews the motivation, the current status of experiments and future programs.

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Neutrinoless double beta decay searches with 76Ge

by Bernhard Schwingenheuer (Max-Planck-Institut f. Kernphysik)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN