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Re: Query on Neutrinoless Double Beta decay.



In a message dated 4/7/02 1:51:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Spinoza321@AOL.COM writes:

<< Based on this, all observed neutrinos are in fact
Dirac particles, and neutrino double beta decays will not be observed. >>

This should say neutrinoless double beta decays, which is a misnomer in one
sense, since this decay mode involves an unobserved Majorana neutrino. Also
in addition to clarify further, when I mentioned observable Majorana
neutrinos I wasn't being precise enough. By observable, I really meant to say
Majorana neutrinos having observable consequences. For example neutrinoless
double beta decay.

Bob Zannelli