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The KATRIN experiment has conducted the most sensitive search yet for sterile neutrinos using tritium beta-decay measurements, but found no evidence for their existence, thereby narrowing the parameter space and challenging previous anomalies suggesting such particles. Future data collection and upgrades aim to further explore higher mass ranges, potentially shedding light on dark matter candidates.
The KATRIN experiment has analyzed data to set new constraints on hypothetical general neutrino interactions that could indicate physics beyond the standard model, although no signs of these interactions have been detected yet. The experiment aims to measure neutrino mass and is expanding its search for new physics phenomena, with future phases expected to improve sensitivity.
Recent experiments, particularly KATRIN, have set the tightest constraints yet on the mass of the electron neutrino, showing it can be no more than 0.45 eV/c², which has significant implications for understanding the universe's composition and the role of neutrinos in cosmic evolution. Despite these constraints, the exact mass of neutrinos remains unknown, and further research is needed to fully understand their properties and impact on cosmology.
Physicists are racing to weigh neutrinos, the mysterious elementary particles, with the KATRIN detector in Germany currently leading the effort. Alternative approaches are being developed at various laboratories, with the goal of building scaled-up versions to compete with or improve upon KATRIN. These efforts are driven by the need to measure the tiny masses of neutrinos, which could potentially challenge current estimates from cosmology. Techniques such as electron capture and the Project 8 experiment are being explored to achieve greater sensitivity in neutrino mass measurements.