Neutrinoless double-beta decay (IMAGE)

Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Neutrinoless double-beta decay

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Researchers have developed a new approach to model a yet-unconfirmed rare nuclear process. The binary code (1, 0) on the particles in the graphic symbolizes the computer simulations which will be performed to better understand neutrinoless double-beta decay. Certain nuclei decay by emitting electrons (e) and neutrinos (ν), but the existence of a neutrinoless double beta decay has been hypothesized.

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