Review Article

Challenges in Double Beta Decay

Table 4

Best reported results on processes. limits are at 90% C.L. Where nonexplicitely referenced, the effective neutrino mass ranges are obtained according to the QRPA calculations reported in Table 2.

Isotope
(  yr) (  yr) (eV)

Ca [142144] >0.058 [145] <19–36
Ge [124, 146148] [81] [81]
>19 [71] <0.17–0.29
>15.7 [72] <0.19–0.32
82Se [149, 150] >0.36 [90] <1.23–1.88
96Zr [151] >0.0092 [151] <5.24–10.83
100Mo [152, 153] >1.1 [90] <0.71–1.05
116Cd [144, 154156] >0.17 [155] <1.64–2.69
130Te [157, 158] >2.8 [159] <0.45–0.70
136Xe [86] >1.6 [160] <2.10–3.37
150Nd [153, 161] >0.018 [161] <9.01–16.07