First direct measurement of ${}^{48}$Ca single $\beta$-decay Q value with the TITAN Penning trap

S. Kakkar, D. Perera, J. Ash +19

Neutrinoless double $\beta$-decay (0$\nu \beta \beta$), if observed, would provide unequivocal evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model. ${}^{48}$Ca is an interesting candidate system to study…