Published July 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Angular distribution of electrons in neutrinoless double-beta decay and new physics

  • 1. DESY (Germany)
  • 2. Moscow State University (Russian Federation)

Description

For neutrinoless double-beta decay caused by the exchange of light Majorana neutrinos, an expression for the differential width with respect to the angle between the final-electron momenta is obtained on the basis of a Lorentz-invariant effective Lagrangian of the general form. The shape of this angular distribution is analyzed within various extensions of the Standard Model that allow this process-in particular, within theories that involve Majorana super partners and (or) right-handed currents. The angular correlation coefficient for electrons as a function of the mass of the right-handed W boson and the effective Majorana neutrino mass in the decay of the 76Ge nucleus is considered within the model involving left-right symmetry

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Journal Title
Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1264-1269
ISSN
1063-7788
CODEN
PANUEO

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