2015/10/05 by G. Benato, Giovanni Benato · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #BETA (programming language) #Beta decay #Double beta decay #Electron neutrino #MAJORANA #Majorana equation #Mixing (physics) #Neutrino #Neutrino Physics Research #Neutrino oscillation #Nuclear physics #Nuclear physics research studies #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Sterile neutrino #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3802-1
9 pages, 14 figures, 3 tables
arxiv created 2015/10/05 · openalex publication_date 2015/11/01 · arxiv updated 2016/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The probability distribution for the effective Majorana mass as a function of the lightest neutrino mass in the standard three neutrino scheme is computed via a random sampling from the distributions of the involved mixing angles and squared mass differences. A flat distribution in the [0,2π ] range for the Majorana phases is assumed, and the dependence of small values of the effective mass on the Majorana phases is highlighted. The study is then extended with the addition of the cosmological bound on the sum of the neutrino masses. Finally, the prospects for 0ν β β decay search with 76 Ge, 130 Te and 136 Xe are discussed, as well as those for the measurement of the electron neutrino mass.