Neutrinoless double beta decay without Majorana neutrinos
arXiv:2101.00212 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136553
Abstract
It is firmly believed that a signal of neutrinoless double beta decay can unquestionably confirm the Majorana nature of neutrinos. However we notice that a Majorana neutrino mass induced after some neutrinoless double beta decay processes can be accidentally cancelled by another Majorana neutrino mass induced before any neutrinoless double beta decay processes. This realistic cancellation can simultaneously allow an observable neutrinoless double beta decay and a vanishing Majorana neutrino mass. In consequence a future discovery of neutrinoless double beta decay cannot fully rule out the possibility of Dirac neutrinos.
arXiv comment4 pages, 5 figures
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