Constraining new physics with a positive or negative signal of neutrino-less double beta decay

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Bergström, Johannes ^a   Merle, Alexander ^a   Ohlsson, Tommy ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Neutrino physics; Rare decays

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053161286     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP05(2011)122     Document Type: Article

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