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Constraining Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Matrix Elements from Ab Initio Nuclear Theory
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
Subject
Nuclear Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
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Abstract
As experimental searches for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay are entering a new generation, with hopes to completely probe the inverted mass hierarchy, the need for reliable nuclear matrix elements, which govern the rate of this decay, is stronger than ever. Since a large discrepancy in results is typically found with nuclear modela, a large unknown still exists on the sensitivity of these experiments to the effective neutrino mass. We consider this problem from a first-principles perspective, using the ab initio valence-space in medium similarity renormalization group. In particular, we study correlations of the $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay matrix elements in $^{76}$Ge with other observables, such as the double Gamow-Teller giant resonance, from 34 input chiral interactions in an attempt to constrain our uncertainties and investigate the interaction dependence of the nuclear matrix element.
Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, contribution to MEDEX'22