Abstract
In this contribution the current status and future perspectives of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) Experiment are presented. The prime goal of this single β-decay experiment is to probe the absolute neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200 meV (90% CL). We discuss first results of the recent main spectrometer commissioning measurements, successfully verifying the spectrometer's basic vacuum, transmission and background properties. We also discuss the prospects of making use of the KATRIN tritium source, to search for sterile neutrinos in the multi-keV mass range constituting a classical candidate for Warm Dark Matter. Due to the very high source luminosity, a statistical sensitivity down to active-sterile mixing angles of sin2 θ < 1. 10-7 (90% CL) could be reached.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-273 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Procedia |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: 8 Sep 2013 → 13 Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Low Background
- Low Energy Physics
- MAC-E Filter
- Neutrino mass
- Sterile Neutrinos
- Tritium beta decay
- Warm Dark Matter