Speaker
Lukas Graf
(University of California, Berkeley)
Description
The new particle physics underlying any potential lepton-number-violating signal of neutrinoless double beta decay can be parametrized within the framework of effective field theory in terms of a set of higher-dimensional operators triggering a variety of distinct mechanisms. While it seems to be challenging to unravel the dominant contribution from the observation of this rare nuclear process itself, the (non-)conservation of lepton number can be also tested in a variety of other experiments. Following our recent analysis I will discuss the complementary probes of lepton number violation and their interplay with neutrinoless double beta decay.
Primary author
Lukas Graf
(University of California, Berkeley)
