Sterile neutrino in keV region in Tritium decay by Trotsk nu-vass

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3h 20m
Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg (Heidelberg)

Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg

Heidelberg

Neckarstaden 24 69117 Heidelberg Germany
Board: 128
Poster sterile Poster (participating in poster prize competition)

Speaker

Dr Vladislav Pantuev (Institute for Nuclear Research, RAS, Moscow, Russia)

Description

We present status and the first results of precision measurements of tritium beta-decay spectrum in the electron energy range 16-18.6 keV by the Troitsk nu-mass experiment. The goal is to find distortions which may be caused by the existence of a heavy sterile neutrinos. A signature would correspond to a kink in the spectrum with characteristic shape and end point shifted by the value of a heavy neutrino mass. We set a new upper limits to the neutrino mixing matrix element U^2_{e4} which improve existing limits by a factor from 2 to 5 in the mass range 0.1-2 keV.
Authorship annotation for Troitsk nu-mass
Session and Location Monday Session, Poster Wall #128 (Hölderlin-Room)
Poster included in proceedings: yes

Primary author

Dr Vladislav Pantuev (Institute for Nuclear Research, RAS, Moscow, Russia)

Presentation materials