Simulation studies for source optimization in $^{96}$Zr $\beta$ decay

S. Thakur; V. Nanal; P. P. Singh; R. G. Pillay; H. Krishnamoorthy; A. Mazumdar; A. Reza; P. K. Raina; V. Vatsa

doi:10.1393/ncc/i2022-22024-9

Simulation studies for source optimization in $^{96}$Zr $\beta$ decay

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-03-03 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Authors: S. Thakur , V. Nanal , P. P. Singh , R. G. Pillay , H. Krishnamoorthy , A. Mazumdar , A. Reza , P. K. Raina , V. Vatsa

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Abstract

The single $\beta$ decay of $^{96}$ Zr to the ground state of $^{96}$ Nb is spin forbidden and poses a great experimental challenge. The $\beta$ decay of $^{96}$ Zr can be studied via coincident detection of de-exciting gamma rays in $^{96}$ Mo, which is the end product of $^{96}$ Nb $\beta$ decay. Simulations are done with four HPGe detector setup (~33% relative efficiency each) to optimize the source configuration. The results suggest that ~70g of 50% enriched $^{96}$ Zr will yield sensitivity comparable to the reported results.

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nuclear decay neutrinoless double beta decay

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@article{arxiv.2110.02171,
  title  = {Simulation studies for source optimization in $^{96}$Zr $\beta$ decay},
  author = {S. Thakur and V. Nanal and P. P. Singh and R. G. Pillay and H. Krishnamoorthy and A. Mazumdar and A. Reza and P. K. Raina and V. Vatsa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.02171},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Presented at INFN SoUP 2021. 5 pages, LaTeX, 4 eps figures

Simulation studies for source optimization in $^{96}$Zr $\beta$ decay

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