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Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 2709

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Lorenzo Pagnanini

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Guest Editor
Gran Sasso Science Institute and INFN—LNGS, L’Aquila, 67100 Abruzzo, Italy
Interests: neutrinoless double beta decay; dark matter detection; supernova neutrino

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The recent Higgs–Boson discoveries and the gravitational waves have fully confirmed the solidity of two theories on which our understanding of the universe is based—the standard model and general relativity. However, key pieces of the puzzle are missing. What are the neutrino masses? Are they Majorana particles? Is lepton number conservation violated? How does dark matter interact and what is it made of? These and other questions impose theoretical and experimental challenges that the scientific community has been addressing for years, crossing the traditional disciplinary boundaries and establishing strong links among nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology. This Special Issue aims to gather the latest developments in dark matter and neutrino physics to provide a clear picture of the progress made and the new challenges of coming decades.

Dr. Lorenzo Pagnanini
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Neutrino mass
  • Majorana neutrino
  • Neutrinoless double beta decay
  • Neutrino oscillations
  • Direct dark matter search
  • Dark matter models

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22 pages, 8939 KiB  
Review
Bolometric Double Beta Decay Experiments: Review and Prospects
by Anastasiia Zolotarova
Symmetry 2021, 13(12), 2255; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13122255 - 26 Nov 2021
Cited by 12 | Viewed by 2643
Abstract
This review aims to cover the history and recent developments on cryogenic bolometers for neutrinoless double beta decay (0ν2β) searches. A 0ν2β decay observation would confirm the total lepton charge non-conservation, which is related to a [...] Read more.
This review aims to cover the history and recent developments on cryogenic bolometers for neutrinoless double beta decay (0ν2β) searches. A 0ν2β decay observation would confirm the total lepton charge non-conservation, which is related to a global U(1)LC symmetry. This discovery would also provide essential information on neutrino masses and nature, opening the door to new physics beyond the Standard Model. The bolometric technology shows good prospects for future ton-scale experiments that aim to fully investigate the inverted ordering region of neutrino masses. The big advantage of bolometers is the high energy resolution and the possibility of particle identification, as well as various methods of additional background rejection. The CUORE experiment has proved the feasibility of ton-scale cryogenic experiments, setting the most stringent limit on 130Te 0ν2β decay. Two CUPID demonstrators (CUPID-0 and CUPID-Mo) have set the most stringent limits on 82Se and 100Mo isotopes, respectively, with compatibly low exposures. Several experiments are developing new methods to improve the background in the region of interest with bolometric detectors. CUPID and AMoRE experiments aim to cover the inverted hierarchy region, using scintillating bolometers with hundreds of kg of 100Mo. We review all of these efforts here, with a focus on the different types of radioactive background and the measures put in place to mitigate them. Full article
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