The Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment

Measurements of the \(\beta^-\) spectrum of tritium give the most precise direct limits on neutrino mass. Project 8 will investigate neutrino mass using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES) with an atomic tritium source. CRES is a new experimental technique that has the potential to surm...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-03
Main Authors: Project 8 Collaboration, A Ashtari Esfahani, Böser, S, Buzinsky, N, Carmona-Benitez, M C, Claessens, C, de Viveiros, L, Doe, P J, Enomoto, S, Fertl, M, maggio, J A, Gaison, J K, Grando, M, Heeger, K M, Huyan, X, Jones, A M, Kazkaz, K, M Li, Lindman, A, Matthé, C, Mohiuddin, R, Monreal, B, Mueller, R, Nikkel, J A, Novitski, E, Oblath, N S, Peña, J I, Pettus, W, Reimann, R, Robertson, R G H, Rybka, G, Saldaña, L, Schram, M, Slocum, P L, Stachurska, J, Y -H Sun, Surukuchi, P T, Tedeschi, J R, Telles, A B, Thomas, F, Thomas, M, Thorne, L A, Thümmler, T, Van De Pontseele, W, VanDevender, B A, Weiss, T E, Wendler, T, Ziegler, A
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Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic properties
Cyclotron radiation
Cyclotrons
Emission analysis
Measurement methods
Neutrinos
Tritium
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Summary:Measurements of the \(\beta^-\) spectrum of tritium give the most precise direct limits on neutrino mass. Project 8 will investigate neutrino mass using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES) with an atomic tritium source. CRES is a new experimental technique that has the potential to surmount the systematic and statistical limitations of current-generation direct measurement methods. Atomic tritium avoids an irreducible systematic uncertainty associated with the final states populated by the decay of molecular tritium. Project 8 will proceed in a phased approach toward a goal of 40 meV/c\(^2\) neutrino-mass sensitivity.
ISSN:2331-8422