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The NEXT experiment

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is an experiment to search neutrinoless double beta decay processes (bb0nu) in Xe136. The NEXT technology is based in the use of time projection chambers operating at a typical pressure of 15 bar…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-11 Juan Jose Gomez-Cadenas

Backgrounds and sensitivity of the NEXT double beta decay experiment

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is a neutrinoless double-beta (\beta \beta 0\nu) decay experiment that will operate at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC). It is an electroluminescent high-pressure gaseous xenon Time…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 M. Nebot-Guinot , P. Ferrario , J. Martin-Albo , J. Muñoz Vidal , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas

The NEXT experiment: A high pressure xenon gas TPC for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

Neutrinoless double beta decay is a hypothetical, very slow nuclear transition in which two neutrons undergo beta decay simultaneously and without the emission of neutrinos. The importance of this process goes beyond its intrinsic interest:…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 D. Lorca , J. Martín-Albo , F. Monrabal

Status and prospects of the NEXT experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is an experimental program whose goals are to discover neutrinoless double beta decay using $^{136}$Xe in high pressure xenon TPCs with electroluminescent readout. In this paper, results from the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-06-06 J. J. Gomez-Cadenas

The NEXT experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) seeks to discover the neutrinoless double beta ($\beta\beta 0\nu$) decay of $^{136}$Xe using a high-pressure xenon gas time projection chamber with electroluminescent amplification. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-06 Justo Martín-Albo

Status of the NEXT experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is a neutrinoless double beta decay experiment located at the Laboratorio Subterr\'aneo de Canfranc (LSC, Spain). Its aim is to demonstrate that the neutrino is a Majorana particle by detecting…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-09-21 Carmen Romo-Luque

Present status and future perspectives of the NEXT experiment

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 the $^{136}$Xe isotope. It is under construction in the Laboratorio Subterr\'aneo…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-07-30 The NEXT Collaboration , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , V. Álvarez , F. I. G. M. Borges , S. Cárcel , J. Castel , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , T. H. V. T. Dias , J. Díaz , M. Egorov , R. Esteve , P. Evtoukhovitch , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Gil , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gómez , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , M. A. Jinete , L. Labarga , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , J. A. M. Lopes , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , T. Miller , A. Moiseenko , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , H. Natal da Luz , G. Navarro , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , R. Palma , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Segui , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , A. Tomás , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , J. White , N. Yahlali

The NEW detector: construction, commissioning and first results

NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is a neutrinoless double-beta (\beta\beta 0\nu) decay experiment at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC). It seeks to detect the (\beta\beta 0\nu) decay of Xe-136 using a high pressure xenon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 M. Nebot-Guinot

Radiopurity control in the NEXT-100 double beta decay experiment: procedures and initial measurements

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) is intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, which requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds. An extensive screening and material selection process is…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-12 V. Alvarez , I. Bandac , A. Bettini , F. I. G. M. Borges , S. Carcel , J. Castel , S. Cebrian , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , T. H. V. T. Dias , J. Diaz , M. Egorov , R. Esteve , P. Evtoukhovitch , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Gil , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gomez , J. J. Gomez-Cadenas , D. Gonzalez-Diaz , R. M. Gutierrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , M. A. Jinete , L. Labarga , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , J. A. M. Lopes , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzon , A. Mari , J. Martin-Albo , A. Martinez , T. Miller , A. Moiseenko , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Munoz Vidal , H. Natal da Luz , G. Navarro , M. Nebot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , A. Ortiz de Solorzano , R. Palma , J. Perez , J. L. Perez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodriguez , J. Rodriguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Segui , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simon , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , A. Tomas , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , D. Vazquez , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali

Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Xe-136 using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-02-23 NEXT Collaboration , C. Adams , V. Álvarez , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , C. D. R Azevedo , K. Bailey , F. Ballester , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , N. Byrnes , S. Cárcel , J. V. Carrión , S. Cebrián , E. Church , C. A. N. Conde , T. Contreras , A. A. Denisenko , G. Díaz , J. Díaz , J. Escada , R. Esteve , R. Felkai , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , F. Foss , E. D. C. Freitas , Z. Freixa , J. Generowicz , A. Goldschmidt , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , R. González , D. González-Díaz , S. Gosh , R. Guenette , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Haefner , K. Hafidi , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , P. Herrero , V. Herrero , J. Ho , Y. Ifergan , B. J. P. Jones , M. Kekic , L. Labarga , A. Laing , P. Lebrun , N. López-March , M. Losada , R. D. P. Mano , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , M. Martínez-Vara , G. Martínez-Lema , A. D. McDonald , Z. E. Meziani , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , J. Muñoz Vidal , C. Newhouse , P. Novella , D. R. Nygren , E. Oblak , B. Palmeiro , A. Para , J. Pérez , M. Querol , A. Redwine , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , I. Rivilla , Y. Rodríguez García , J. Rodríguez , C. Rogero , L. Rogers , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , A. Simón , M. Sorel , C. Stanford , J. M. R. Teixeira , P. Thapa , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , A. Usón , J. F. C. A. Veloso , T. T. Vuong , R. Webb , R. Weiss-Babai , J. T. White , K. Woodruff , N. Yahlali

Sensitivity of the NEXT-100 detector to neutrinoless double beta decay

A high pressure xenon gas time projection chamber with electroluminescent amplification (EL HPGXe TPC) searching for the neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay offers: excellent energy resolution ($0.5-0.7\%$ FWHM at the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 N. Lopez-March

The Hunt for neutrinoless double beta decay with the NEXT experiment

The NEXT-100 detector will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe using an electroluminescent high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with 100 kg of enriched Xe. An observation of this hypothetical process would establish a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 D. Lorca

First proof of topological signature in the high pressure xenon gas TPC with electroluminescence amplification for the NEXT experiment

The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of xenon in a high-pressure Xe136 gas TPC using electroluminescence (EL) to amplify the signal from ionization. One of the main advantages of this technology is the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-19 NEXT Collaboration , P. Ferrario , A. Laing , N. López-March , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , V. Álvarez , C. D. R. Azevedo , F. I. G. Borges , S. Cárcel , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , J. Díaz , M. Diesburg , R. Esteve , L. M. P. Fernandes , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Goldschmidt , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , I. G. Irastorza , L. Labarga , P. Lebrun , I. Liubarsky , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , G. Martínez-Lema , A. Martínez , T. Miller , F. Monrabal , M. Monserrate , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , M. Nebot-Guinot , P. Novella , D. Nygren , A. Para , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , M. Querol , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali , H. Yepes-Ramírez

NEXT-DEMO: a prototype for the NEXT experiment

NEXT is a high-pressure (10-15 bar) xenon Time Projection Chamber dedicated to neutrinoless double beta decay searches. NEXT-DEMO is a large prototype of the NEXT experiment, constructed to demonstrate the feasibility of the NEXT detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 Paola Ferrario

Topological signature in the NEXT high pressure xenon TPC

The NEXT experiment aims to observe the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe-136 in a high-pressure xenon gas TPC using electroluminescence to amplify the signal from ionization. One of the main advantages of this technology is the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 Paola Ferrario

Towards a fiber barrel detector for next-generation high-pressure gaseous xenon TPCs

The NEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) project is an international collaboration aimed at finding evidence of neutrinoless double beta decay using gaseous xenon. The current phase of the project involves the construction and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-01-26 S. R. Soleti

The NEXT-100 Detector

The NEXT collaboration is dedicated to the study of double beta decays of $^{136}$Xe using a high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chamber. This advanced technology combines exceptional energy resolution ($\leq 1\%$ FWHM at…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-02-12 NEXT Collaboration , C. Adams , H. Almazán , V. Álvarez , A. I. Aranburu , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , F. Auria-Luna , S. Ayet , Y. Ayyad , C. D. R. Azevedo , K. Bailey , F. Ballester , J. E. Barcelon , M. del Barrio-Torregrosa , A. Bayo , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , A. Brodoline , N. Byrnes , A. Castillo , E. Church , L. Cid , M. Cid , X. Cid , C. A. N. Conde , C. Cortes-Parra , F. P. Cossío , R. Coupe , E. Dey , P. Dietz , C. Echeverria , M. Elorza , R. Esteve , R. Felkai , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , F. W. Foss , Z. Freixa , J. García-Barrena , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , J. W. R. Grocott , R. Guenette , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , P. Herrero-Gómez , V. Herrero , C. Hervés Carrete , Y. Ifergan , A. F. B. Isabel , B. J. P. Jones , F. Kellerer , L. Larizgoitia , A. Larumbe , P. Lebrun , F. Lopez , N. López-March , R. Madigan , R. D. P. Mano , A. Marauri , A. P. Marques , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , G. Martínez-Lema , M. Martínez-Vara , R. L. Miller , K. Mistry , J. Molina-Canteras , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , K. E. Navarro , P. Novella , D. R. Nygren , E. Oblak , I. Osborne , J. Palacio , B. Palmeiro , A. Para , I. Parmaksiz , A. Pazos , J. Pelegrin , M. Pérez Maneiro , M. Querol , J. Renner , I. Rivilla , C. Rogero , L. Rogers , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , E. Ruiz-Chóliz , P. Saharia , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , M. Seemann , I. Shomroni , A. L. M. Silva , P. A. O. C. Silva , A. Simón , S. R. Soleti , M. Sorel , J. Soto-Oton , J. M. R. Teixeira , S. Teruel-Pardo , J. F. Toledo , C. Tonnelé , S. Torelli , J. Torrent , A. Trettin , P. R. G. Valle , M. Vanga , P. Vázquez Cabaleiro , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. D. Villamil , J. Waiton , A. Yubero-Navarro

Design and characterization of the SiPM tracking system of NEXT-DEMO, a demonstrator prototype of the NEXT-100 experiment

NEXT-100 experiment aims at searching the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the Xe-136 isotope using a TPC filled with a 100 kg of high-pressure gaseous xenon, with 90% isotopic enrichment. The experiment will take place at the Laboratorio…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-03-20 NEXT Collaboration , V. Álvarez , M. Ball , F. I. G. M. Borges , S. Cárcel , J. M. Carmona , J. Castel , J. M. Catalá , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , D. Chan , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , T. H. V. T. Dias , J. Díaz , M. Egorov , R. Esteve , P. Evtoukhovitch , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. Ferrer-Ribas , E. D. C. Freitas , A. N. C. Garcia , V. M. Gehman , A. Gil , I. Giomataris , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gómez , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , K. González , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , V. Herrero , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , V. Kalinnikov , D. Kiang , L. Labarga , I. Liubarsky , J. A. M. Lopes , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , T. Miller , A. Moiseenko , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , J. M. Monzó , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , H. Natal da Luz , G. Navarro , M. Nebot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , R. Palma , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Segui , L. Serra , D. Shuman , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , A. Tomás , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , D. Vázquez , E. Velicheva , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , T. Weber , J. White , N. Yahlali

Radon and material radiopurity assessment for the NEXT double beta decay experiment

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT), intended to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure xenon gas TPC filled with Xe enriched in 136Xe at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory in Spain, requires…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-09-02 S. Cebrián , J. Pérez , I. Bandac , L. Labarga , V. Álvarez , A. I. Barrado , A. Bettini , F. I. G. M. Borges , M. Camargo , S. Cárcel , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , E. Conde , T. Dafni , J. Díaz , R. Esteve , L. M. P. Fernandes , M. Fernández , P. Ferrario , E. D. C. Freitas , L. M. P. Fernandes , V. M. Gehman , A. Goldschmidt , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , I. G. Irastorza , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , N. López-March , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , G. Martínez-Lema , T. Miller , F. Monrabal , M. Monserrate , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , M. Querol , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali

Operation and first results of the NEXT-DEMO prototype using a silicon photomultiplier tracking array

NEXT-DEMO is a high-pressure xenon gas TPC which acts as a technological test-bed and demonstrator for the NEXT-100 neutrinoless double beta decay experiment. In its current configuration the apparatus fully implements the NEXT-100 design…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-16 The NEXT Collaboration , V. Álvarez , F. I. G. Borges , S. Cárcel , J. Castel , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , T. H. V. T. Dias , J. Díaz , M. Egorov , R. Esteve , P. Evtoukhovitch , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Gil , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gómez , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , M. A. Jinete , L. Labarga , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , J. A. M. Lopes , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , G. Martínez , T. Miller , A. Moiseenko , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , H. Natal da Luz , G. Navarro , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , R. Palma , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Seguí , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , A. Tomás , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. Webb , J. T. White , N. Yahlali