Speaker
Javier Menendez
(University of Barcelona)
Description
The detection of neutrinoless double beta decay (0nbb) remains elusive in spite of the intense experimental efforts to observe it. Indeed, the estimated half-life of the decay depends on nuclear matrix elements (NMEs) which are highly uncertain. A promising avenue to gain insights on the 0nbb NMEs is to explore related second-order processes in the weak (two-neutrino double-beta decay) and electromagnetic (double-magnetic dipole transitions) sectors. In this presentation I will argue that confronting theoretical predictions with experimental measurements for these two processes can be a powerful tool to reduce the uncertainty on the values of the 0nbb NMEs.
Primary authors
Beatriz Romeo
(DIPC)
Daniel Castillo Garcia
(University of Barcelona/ICCUB)
Javier Menendez
(University of Barcelona)
