Description
The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment was designed to measure the absolute neutrino mass scale based on a high-precision measurement of the tritium β-decay spectrum, close to its endpoint. Its unprecedented tritium source luminosity and spectroscopic quality makes it a unique instrument to also search for physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM). Most notably, a keV-scale sterile neutrino would manifest with a characteristic signature several keV away from the endpoint. This poster summarizes the physics potential of such a search, the technical challenges to optimize the beamline for it and the status of the advanced preparations to start in 2026.
Authors
Anthony Onillon
(TU Munich)
Dr
Dominic Hinz
(KIT)
Markus Steidl
(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Martin Descher
Susanne Mertens
(TU Munich)