"NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA DECAY SEARCHES WITH BACKGROUND-FREE DETECTORS" Neutrinoless double beta decay is a hypothesized nuclear transition whose observation would help resolve the puzzle of the nature of the neutrino (Dirac or Majorana fermion). In addition, it would provide a measurement of the neutrino mass. The excellent energy resolution…

Although the neutrino mass-flavor PMNS mixing matrix and the splittings among masses have been adequately assessed, the absolute mass scale is yet unknown. Further, the discovery of Higgs boson opens new pathways for theoretical investigations on the origin of the neutrino masses. Therefore, beside the intrinsic merit, direct mass searches are…

"Searching for dark matter with bubble chambers" Speaker: Dr. Hugh Lippincott KICP Associate fellow, Lederman Postdoctoral Fellow Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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