Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy and the Project 8 neutrino mass experiment

ORAL

Abstract

Measurements of the β- spectrum of tritium give the most precise directly measured limits on neutrino mass. The Project 8 collaboration is using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES), a new experimental technique that has the potential to surmount the systematic and statistical limitations of current-generation direct measurement methods to increase sensitivity. I will introduce CRES, describe Project 8's development work on CRES and on an atomic tritium source, and outline Project 8's phased research program to reach an electron-weighted antineutrino mass sensitivity of ~40 meV/c2.

*This work is supported by the US DOE Office of Nuclear Physics, the US NSF, the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at the University of Mainz, and internal investments at all collaborating institutions.

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Presenters

  • Elise M Novitski

    • University of Washington

Authors

  • Elise M Novitski

    • University of Washington