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Project 8 detector upgrades for a tritium beta decay spectrum using cyclotron radiation

Instrumentation and Detectors 2017-03-20 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Following the successful observation of single conversion electrons from 83m^{83m}Kr using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES), Project 8 is now advancing its focus toward a tritium beta decay spectrum. A tritium spectrum will be an important next step toward a direct measurement of the neutrino mass for Project 8. Here we discuss recent progress on the development and commissioning of a new gas cell for use with tritium, and outline the primary goals of the experiment for the near future.

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@article{arxiv.1703.05761,
  title  = {Project 8 detector upgrades for a tritium beta decay spectrum using cyclotron radiation},
  author = {A Ashtari Esfahani and S Böser and C Claessens and L de Viveiros and P J Doe and S Doeleman and M Fertl and E C Finn and J A Formaggio and M Guigue and K M Heeger and A M Jones and K Kazkaz and B H LaRoque and E Machado and B Monreal and J A Nikkel and N S Oblath and R G H Robertson and L J Rosenberg and G Rybka and L Saldaña and P L Slocum and J R Tedeschi and T Thümmler and B A Vandevender and M Wachtendonk and J Weintroub and A Young and E Zayas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.05761},
  year   = {2017}
}

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3 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of Neutrino 2016, XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, 4-9 July 2016, London, UK