Neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay is the most compelling approach to determine the Majorana nature of neutrino and measure effective Majorana neutrino mass. The LEGEND collaboration is aiming to look for 0νββ decay of 76Ge with unprecedented sensitivity. If underground-sourced argon is not available, the cosmogenically-induced isotope 42Ar and its decay progeny 42K in the liquid argon active veto could create a challenging background for the 0νββ signal. We are studying methodologies to mitigate the 42K background. In order to achieve this, encapsulation of germanium detectors with 3D-printed technologies using low background material are currently under investigation. Simulation results of Poly(ethylene 2,6- naphthalate) (PEN) encapsulation of germanium detectors and plans to study other potential materials are presented.
@article{arxiv.2209.07598,
title = {Mitigation Strategies for ${}^{42}$Ar/${}^{42}$K Background Reduction using Encapsulation with Ultra-Pure Plastic for the LEGEND Experiment},
author = {M. Ibrahim Mirza},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.07598},
year = {2023}
}