Comment on "Evidence for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay"

Abstract

We comment on the recent claim for the experimental observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay. We discuss several limitations in the analysis provided in that paper and conclude that there is no basis for the presented claim.

A comment written to Modern Physics Letters A. 4 pages, no figures. Updated version, accepted for publication

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