Understanding the neutrino is a global scientific priority. One of the most promising approaches to addressing fundamental questions about this elusive particle is the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay is. Worldwide efforts are actively driving progress in the quest for this rare phenomenon. The discovery of this decay would have far-reaching consequences in particle physics and cosmology and could answer some of the most fundamental questions in astroparticle physics.
The third international summit on this topic was hosted at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) in Heidelberg from May 26 – 27 2025. It brought together about 80 representatives of research institutions, funding agencies, and experts in the field from 10 leading European and North American countries.
The agenda included presentations from next-generation major neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments and related scientific topics. A special focus was be placed on in-depth discussions regarding the global strategy for the field. Part of the programme was an excursion to the KATRIN neutrino mass experiment located the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
The MPIK played a central role in the organising and hosting the meeting. As members of the organising committee, director Prof. Susanne Mertens, Dr. Bernhard Schwingenheuer and Dr. Christoph Wiesinger were happy to see the participants appreciating the hospitality of the institute as well as the beauty of the city of Heidelberg.
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Division Astroparticle Physics at MPIK
