Theoretical tools for rare nuclear decays and dark matter searches
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Funder's project number: 320062
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 209 987,00
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Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2018
Project end date: 28/02/2022
Summary
Neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) and detection of dark matter (DM) are presently two of the most important challenges in fundamental physics, and, if detected will revolutionize our understanding of physics. The observation of 0νββ-decay would be a breakthrough in the description of elementary particles and would provide fundamental information on the neutrino masses, their nature, and origin. A complimentary way to study neutrino properties is by investigating single beta decay, which for medium and heavy mass nuclei is itself one of the unsolved problems in nuclear structure today. Furthermore, the study of nuclear structure presents an important way to explore DM, a necessary ingredient in present models of the universe. However, neither the composition nor the origin of DM has been yet identified. The research focuses on the development of a more refined theory of double and single beta decay and dark matter, with the expectation of significant scientific and societal impact.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Role of Single-Particle Energies in Microscopic Interacting Boson Model Double Beta Decay Calculations (2021) Kotila, Jenni; A1; OA
- Searching for New Physics in two-neutrino double beta decay with CUPID (2021) Armatol, A.; et al.; A4; OA
- Analysis of light neutrino exchange and short-range mechanisms in 0νββ decay (2020) Deppisch, Frank F.; et al.; A1; OA
- Double beta decay and the quest for Majorana neutrinos (2020) Kotila, Jenni; A4; OA
- Hidden-charm and bottom tetra- and pentaquarks with strangeness in the hadro-quarkonium and compact tetraquark models (2020) Ferretti, J.; et al.; A1; OA
- New Results from the NUMEN Project (2020) NUMEN Collaboration; A4; OA
- Precise measurement of 2νββ decay of 100Mo with the CUPID-Mo detection technology (2020) Armengaud, E.; et al.; A1; OA
- Quark structure of the χc(3P) and X(4274) resonances and their strong and radiative decays (2020) Ferretti, J.; et al.; A1; OA
- Recent results on heavy-ion direct reactions of interest for 0νββ decay at INFN - LNS (2020) Cavallaro, M.; et al.; A4; OA
- Spectrum of fully-heavy tetraquarks from a diquark+antidiquark perspective (2020) Bedolla, M. A.; et al.; A1; OA