The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Central Michigan University. The 3-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will support research to identify potential ultra-low Q value beta-decay candidates that could aid in determining the exact mass of the neutrino. The university will perform precise mass measurements using Penning trap mass spectrometry at national laboratories to enable the identification of such decay candidates. As part of the project, the university will also host a 2-week summer school program for 6 high school students annually to expose them to experimental nuclear physics research. The goal is to provide insight into weak decay processes and their importance for investigating the neutrino mass scale and testing theoretical models of nuclear beta-decay.
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