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Neutrinoless and Two-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay with Emission of Single Free Electron

NázevTitle
Neutrinoless and Two-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay with Emission of Single Free ElectronNeutrinoless and Two-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay with Emission of Single Free Electron
Druh výsledkuResult type
Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
AutořiAuthors
A. Babič, D. Štefánik, M.I. Krivoruchenko, F. Šimkovic
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
In: Proceedings of the 36th International Workshop on Nuclear Theory. Sofia: Heron Press Ltd, 2017. p. 75-83. Nuclear Theory. vol. 36. ISSN 1313-2822.
JazykLanguage
eng
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21340/17:00321207!RIV19-MSM-21340___
ProjektProject
Podzemní laboratoř LSM - česká účast ve výzkumné infrastruktuře evropského významuUnderground laboratory LSM - Czech participation to European-level research infrastructure

AbstraktAbstract

We study a new mode of the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double-beta decays in which a single electron is emitted from the atom. The other electron is directly produced in one of the empty s_1/2 or p_1/2 orbitals of the daughter ion. The neutrinoless electron-production mode 0nEPb-, which would manifest through a monoenergetic peak at the endpoint of the single-electron energy spectrum, is shown to be out of reach of the currently planned experiments. Conversely, its two-neutrino counterpart 2nEPb- might have already influenced the single-electron spectra measured, e.g., for the isotope 100Mo in the experiment NEMO-3. We discuss the prospects for detecting these new modes also for 82Se in its forthcoming successor SuperNEMO.

We study a new mode of the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double-beta decays in which a single electron is emitted from the atom. The other electron is directly produced in one of the empty s_1/2 or p_1/2 orbitals of the daughter ion. The neutrinoless electron-production mode 0nEPb-, which would manifest through a monoenergetic peak at the endpoint of the single-electron energy spectrum, is shown to be out of reach of the currently planned experiments. Conversely, its two-neutrino counterpart 2nEPb- might have already influenced the single-electron spectra measured, e.g., for the isotope 100Mo in the experiment NEMO-3. We discuss the prospects for detecting these new modes also for 82Se in its forthcoming successor SuperNEMO.