scholarly journals Present Status and Future Perspectives of the NEXT Experiment

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Gómez Cadenas ◽  
V. Álvarez ◽  
F. I. G. Borges ◽  
S. Cárcel ◽  
J. Castel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Beta Decay ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Scale Experiment ◽  
Under Construction

NEXT is an experiment dedicated to neutrinoless double beta decay searches in xenon. The detector is a TPC, holding 100 kg of high-pressure xenon enriched in the136Xe isotope. It is under construction in the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc in Spain, and it will begin operations in 2015. The NEXT detector concept provides an energy resolutionbetter than 1% FWHM and a topological signal that can be used to reduce the background. Furthermore, the NEXT technology can be extrapolated to a 1 ton-scale experiment.

scholarly journals STATUS OF THE CUORE EXPERIMENT

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (A) ◽  
pp. 782-785
Author(s):  
Claudia Tomei
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Total Mass ◽  
Rare Events ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Tellurium Dioxide ◽  
Nuclear Process ◽  
Majorana Mass ◽  
Under Construction

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay of <sup>130</sup>Te, a rare nuclear process that, if observed, would demonstrate the Majorana nature of the neutrino and enable measurements of the effective Majorana mass. The CUORE setup consists of an array of 988 tellurium dioxide crystals, operated as bolometers, with a total mass of about 200 kg of <sup>130</sup>Te. The experiment is under construction at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy. As a first step towards CUORE, the first tower (CUORE-0) has been assembled and will soon be in operation.

NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE BETA DECAY

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
OLIVIERO CREMONESI
Keyword(s):  
Beta Decay ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Mixing Parameters ◽  
Absolute Mass ◽  
Practical Tool

Neutrinoless double beta decay (ββ(0ν)) is presently the only practical tool for probing the character of neutrinos. In case neutrinos are Majorana particles ββ(0ν) can provide also fundamental informations on their absolute mass scale. The present status of experiments searching for ββ(0ν) is reviewed and the most relevant results discussed. A possibility to observe ββ(0ν) at a neutrino mass scale in the range 10-50 meV looks possible according to our present knowledge of the neutrino masses and mixing parameters. A review of the future projects and of the most relevant parameters contributing to the experimental sensitivity iss finally outlined.

scholarly journals Improved background rejection in neutrinoless double beta decay experiments using a magnetic field in a high pressure xenon TPC

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. P12020-P12020 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Renner ◽  
A. Cervera ◽  
J.A. Hernando ◽  
A. Imzaylov ◽  
F. Monrabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Beta Decay ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Background Rejection

scholarly journals Barium Chemosensors with Dry-Phase Fluorescence for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Thapa ◽  
I. Arnquist ◽  
N. Byrnes ◽  
A. A. Denisenko ◽  
F. W. Foss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Beta Decay ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Bulk Liquid ◽  
Gas Detectors ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Experimental Challenge

Abstract The nature of the neutrino is one of the major open questions in experimental nuclear and particle physics. The most sensitive known method to establish the Majorana nature of the neutrino is detection of the ultra-rare process of neutrinoless double beta decay. However, identification of one or a handful of decay events within a large mass of candidate isotope, without obfuscation by backgrounds is a formidable experimental challenge. One hypothetical method for achieving ultra- low-background neutrinoless double beta decay sensitivity is the detection of single 136Ba ions produced in the decay of 136Xe (“barium tagging”). To implement such a method, a single-ion-sensitive barium detector must be developed and demonstrated in bulk liquid or dry gaseous xenon. This paper reports on the development of two families of dry-phase barium chemosensor molecules for use in high pressure xenon gas detectors, synthesized specifically for this purpose. One particularly promising candidate, an anthracene substituted aza-18-crown-6 ether, is shown to respond in the dry phase with almost no intrinsic background from the unchelated state, and to be amenable to barium sensing through fluorescence microscopy. This interdisciplinary advance, paired with earlier work demonstrating sensitivity to single barium ions in solution, opens a new path toward single ion detection in high pressure xenon gas.

scholarly journals Status of the R2D2 project: A future neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2105 (1) ◽  
pp. 012016
Author(s):  
Ioannis Katsioulas
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Beta Decay ◽  
Energy Resolution ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Double Beta Decay ◽  
Majorana Particle ◽  
Excellent Energy Resolution ◽  
Double Beta Decay Experiment

Abstract The nature of the neutrino is a central questions in physics. The search for neutrinoless double beta decay is the most sensitive experimental approach to demonstrate that the neutrino is a Majorana particle. Observation of such a rare process demands a detector with an excellent energy resolution, extremely low background, and a large mass of a double beta decaying isotope. R2D2 aims to develop a novel spherical high-pressure TPC that meets all the above requirements. As a first step, the energy resolution of the R2D2 prototype was measured. A 1.1% (FWHM) energy resolution was achieved for 5.3 MeV α-particles in Ar:CH4 at pressure up to 1.1 bar. This is a major milestone for R2D2 and paves the way for further studies with Xe gas and the possible use of this technology for neutrinoless double beta decay searches.

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