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The NEXT Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiment
The NEXT Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiment is an ambitious project to search for the elusive neutrinoless double beta decay process. This process, if observed, would provide evidence of the violation of the lepton number conservation law, and would provide insight into the nature of neut
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In nuclear physics, double beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which two neutrons are simultaneously transformed into two protons, or vice versa, inside an atomic nucleus. As in single beta decay, this process allows the atom to move closer to the optimal ratio of protons and neutrons. As a result of this transformation, the nucleus emits two detectable beta particles, which are electrons or positrons.