Project 8: Determining neutrino mass from tritium beta decay using a frequency-based method

Abstract

A general description is given of Project 8, a new approach to measuring the neutrino mass scale via the beta decay of tritium. In Project 8, the energy of electrons emitted in beta decay is determined from the frequency of cyclotron radiation emitted as the electrons spiral in a uniform magnetic field.

8 pages, 1 figure. White paper submitted to Snowmass Conference 2013