1995/11/30 by C. Barbero, J. M. Cline, J.M. Cline +4 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear physics research studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)01575-2
published as Phys.Lett. B371 (1996) 78-82 · 9 pages, 1 encapsulated postscript figure, uses epsf.tex; reference [15] has been corrected
arxiv created 1995/11/30 · openalex publication_date 1996/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We examine in detail the predictions of the charged majoron model, introduced recently by Burgess and Cline, for 0+ --> 0+ double beta decay transitions. The relevant nuclear matrix elements are evaluated, within the quasiparticle random phase approximation, for 76Ge, 82Se, 100Mo, 128Te and 150Nd nuclei. The calculated transition rates turn out to be much smaller than the experimental upper limits on possible majoron emission, except in a small region of the model's parameter space.