Speakers
Florian Heizmann
(KIT)
Valérian Sibille
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Description
The KATRIN experiment aims at measuring the effective electron antineutrino mass with a 0.2\,eV (90\%\,C.L.) sensitivity using the kinematics of tritium \textbeta-decay near the spectral endpoint. Previous experiments in Mainz and Troitsk based on this technique, which yielded an upper limit of 2\,eV (95\%\,C.L.), did not employ specific blinding methods. For KATRIN, we investigate several paths to implement an unbiased neutrino mass analysis. An important prerequisite is to avoid interference with near-term control of systematic effects whilst preventing observer's bias. Here, we discuss how different methods based on data or model blinding comply with these requirements
| Authorship annotation | For the KATRIN Collaboration |
|---|---|
| Session and Location | Monday Session, Poster Wall #29 (Robert-Schumann-Room) |
| Poster included in proceedings: | yes |
Primary authors
Florian Heizmann
(KIT)
Valérian Sibille
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Co-author
Dr
Joachim Wolf
(KIT)
