Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay with LEGEND

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	University College London
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2024
End Date	Mar 30, 2028
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2922672`

Grant Description

The LEGEND experiment is searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay of the isotope germanium-76, seeking to answer fundamental questions about the nature and mass of the neutrino.

The research will mainly involve analysing data collected by high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors that comprise the LEGEND detector, reconstructing the spectrum of events and searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay signal.

Analysis of the backgrounds from radiological impurities and cosmic rays will help to understand the requirements for the next-generation experiment, LEGEND-1000.

The main part of the PhD will be computational, with some opportunities to visit and work at the experimental location at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory in Italy.