Sense and sensitivity of double beta decay experiments

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Gomez Cadenas J J ^a   Martin Albo J ^a   Sorel, M ^a   Ferrario, P ^a   Monrabal, F ^a   Muoz J ^a   Novella, P ^b   Poves, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

double beta decay; neutrino experiments; neutrino properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959949898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/06/007     Document Type: Article

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