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Neutrinoless double-beta decay is practically the only way to establish the Majorana nature of the neutrino mass and its decay rate provides a probe of an effective neutrino mass. Double beta experiments are long-running underground…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-12-08 Oleg Chkvorets

Neutrinoless double-beta decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) decay is a hypothetical process that violates lepton number, and whose observation would unambiguously indicate that neutrinos are Majorana fermions. In the standard inverted-ordering…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2019-12-10 J. M. López-Castaño , I. Guinn

High purity germanium (HPGe) crystals will be used for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, where they serve as both the source and the detector for neutrinoless double beta decay. It is crucial for the experiment to understand the performance of the…

The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{76}$Ge. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database is used to record the history of components used in the construction…

The Majorana Collaboration is assembling an array of HPGe detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge-76. Initially, Majorana aims to construct a prototype module to demonstrate the potential of a future 1-tonne experiment.…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 V. E. Guiseppe

A search for neutrinoless $\beta\beta$ decay processes accompanied with Majoron emission has been performed using data collected during Phase I of the GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso of…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-10-27 M. Agostini , M. Allardt , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , N. Barros , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , N. Becerici-Schmidt , E. Bellotti , S. Belogurov , S. T. Belyaev , G. Benato , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , T. Bode , D. Borowicz , V. Brudanin , R. Brugnera , D. Budjáš , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , A. di Vacri , A. Domula , E. Doroshkevich , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , O. Fedorova , K. Freund , N. Frodyma , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , P. Grabmayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , A. Hegai , M. Heisel , S. Hemmer , G. Heusser , W. Hofmann , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , J. Janicskó Csáthy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , V. Kazalov , T. Kihm , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Kirsch , A. Klimenko , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , V. V. Kuzminov , M. Laubenstein , A. Lazzaro , V. I. Lebedev , B. Lehnert , H. Y. Liao , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , C. Macolino , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , E. Medinaceli , M. Misiaszek , P. Moseev , I. Nemchenok , D. Palioselitis , K. Panas , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , A. Pullia , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , M. Salathe , C. Schmitt , J. Schreiner , O. Schulz , B. Schwingenheuer , S. Schönert , O. Selivanenko , M. Shirchenko , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , L. Stanco , M. Stepaniuk , C. A. Ur , L. Vanhoefer , A. A. Vasenko , A. Veresnikova , K. von Sturm , V. Wagner , M. Walter , A. Wegmann , T. Wester , H. Wilsenach , M. Wojcik , E. Yanovich , P. Zavarise , I. Zhitnikov , S. V. Zhukov , D. Zinatulina , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment located at the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy), is looking for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge76, by using high-purity germanium detectors made from isotopically enriched material.…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2020-02-12 GERDA Collaboration , M. Agostini , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , E. Bellotti , S. Belogurov , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , T. Bode , V. Brudanin , R. Brugnera , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , N. Di Marco , A. Domula , E. Doroshkevich , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , C. Gooch , P. Grabmayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , J. Hakenmüller , A. Hegai , M. Heisel , S. Hemmer , R. Hiller , W. Hofmann , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , J. Janicskó Csáthy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , V. Kazalov , Y. Kermaidic , T. Kihm , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Kirsch , A. Kish , A. Klimenko , R. Kneißl , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , V. V. Kuzminov , M. Laubenstein , A. Lazzaro , V. I. Lebedev , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , C. Macolino , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , M. Miloradovic , R. Mingazheva , M. Misiaszek , P. Moseev , I. Nemchenok , K. Panas , L. Pandola , A. Pullia , C. Ransom , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , F. Salamida , C. Schmitt , B. Schneider , J. Schreiner , O. Schulz , B. Schwingenheuer , S. Schönert , A-K. Schütz , O. Selivanenko , E. Shevchik , M. Shirchenko , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , L. Stanco , L. Vanhoefer , A. A. Vasenko , A. Veresnikova , K. von Sturm , V. Wagner , A. Wegmann , T. Wester , C. Wiesinger , M. Wojcik , E. Yanovich , I. Zhitnikov , S. V. Zhukov , D. Zinatulina , A. J. Zsigmond , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

In the global landscape of neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay search, the use of semiconductor germanium detectors provides many advantages. The excellent energy resolution, the negligible intrinsic radioactive contamination,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2021-09-17 V. D'Andrea , N. Di Marco , M. B. Junker , M. Laubenstein , C. Macolino , M. Morella , F. Salamida , C. Vignoli

The GERmanium Detector Array GERDA experiment, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN, searches for $0\nu\beta\beta$ of $^{76}$Ge. Germanium diodes enriched to $\sim 86~\%$ in the double beta emitter $^{76}$Ge…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 Valerio D'Andrea

The primary goal of the GERmanium Detector Array (Gerda) experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso of INFN is the search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge-76. High-purity germanium detectors made from material…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2013-02-14 GERDA Collaboration , M. Agostini , M. Allardt , E. Andreotti , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , M. Barnabe Heider , N. Barros , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , N. Becerici-Schmidt , E. Bellotti , S. Belogurov , S. T. Belyaev , G. Benato , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , T. Bode , V. Brudanin , R. Brugnera , D. Budjas , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , F. Cossavella , E. V. Demidova , A. Denisov , A. Domula , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , A. D. Ferella , K. Freund , F. Froborg , N. Frodyma , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , S. Gazzana , P. Grambayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , K. K. Guthikonda , W. Hampel , A. Hegai , M. Heisel , S. Hemmer , G. Heusser , W. Hofmann , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , L. Ioannucci , J. Janicsko Csathy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , S. Kianovsky , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Kirsch , A. Klimenko , K. T. Knoepfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , V. Kusminov , M. Laubenstein , A. Lazzaro , V. I. Lebedev , B. Lehnert , H. Y. Liao , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , X. Liu , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , A. A. Machado , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , I. Nemchenok , S. Nisi , C. O'Shaughnessy , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , L. Peraro , A. Pullia , S. Riboldi , F. Ritter , C. Sada , M. Salathe , C. Schmitt , S. Schoenert , J. Schreiner , O. Schulz , B. Schwingenheuer , E. Shevchik , M. Shirchenko , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , L. Stanco , H. Strecker , M. Tarka , C. A. Ur , A. A. Vasenko , O. Volynets , K. von Sturm , M. Walter , A. Wegmann , M. Wojcik , E. Yanovich , P. Zavarise , I. Zhitnikov , S. V. Zhukov , D. Zinatulina , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

Neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) is a rare process which could take place if neutrinos are Majorana fermions: the observation of this decay would provide unambiguous evidence for the existence of new Physics beyond the…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2026-01-14 Giovanna Saleh

Background of germanium and xenon detectors due to the elastic scattering of $^{8}B$ solar neutrinos on electrons have been calculated. The background is 4.6 \times $10^{-4}$ counts/(keV$\cdot t\cdot$y) that defines the sensitivity of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander A. Klimenko

The proposed Majorana double-beta decay experiment is based on an array of segmented intrinsic Ge detectors with a total mass of 500 kg of Ge isotopically enriched to 86% in 76Ge. A discussion is given of background reduction by: material…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 Aalseth

The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment searched for the lepton-number-violating neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay of $^{76}$Ge, whose discovery would have far-reaching implications in cosmology and particle…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2021-01-04 GERDA collaboration , M. Agostini , G. R. Araujo , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , E. Bellotti , S. Belogurov , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , V. Biancacci , D. Borowicz , E. Bossio , V. Bothe , V. Brudanin , R. Brugnera , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , T. Comellato , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , N. Di Marco , E. Doroshkevich , F. Fischer , M. Fomina , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , C. Gooch , P. Grabmayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , J. Hakenmüller , S. Hemmer , R. Hiller , W. Hofmann , J. Huang , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , J. Janicskó Csáthy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , V. Kazalov , Y. Kermaïdic , H. Khushbakht , T. Kihm , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Klimenko , R. Kneißl , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , P. Krause , V. V. Kuzminov , M. Laubenstein , A. Lazzaro , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , C. Macolino , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , L. Manzanillas , M. Miloradovic , R. Mingazheva , M. Misiaszek , P. Moseev , Y. Müller , I. Nemchenok , K. Panas , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , L. Pertoldi , P. Piseri , A. Pullia , C. Ransom , L. Rauscher , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , F. Salamida , S. Schönert , J. Schreiner , M. Schütt , A. -K. Schütz , O. Schulz , M. Schwarz , B. Schwingenheuer , O. Selivanenko , E. Shevchik , M. Shirchenko , L. Shtembari , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , D. Stukov , A. A. Vasenko , A. Veresnikova , C. Vignoli , K. von Sturm , T. Wester , C. Wiesinger , M. Wojcik , E. Yanovich , B. Zatschler , I. Zhitnikov , S. V. Zhukov , D. Zinatulina , A. Zschocke , A. J. Zsigmond , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

Neutrinoless double-beta decay($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay is a hypothetical process that violates lepton number, and whose observation would unambiguously indicate that neutrinos are Majorana fermions. In the standard inverted-ordering…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2019-12-10 I. S. Guinn , J. M. López-Castaño

The GERmanium Detector Array, GERDA, searches for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76 using bare high-purity germanium detectors submerged in liquid argon. For the calibration of these detectors gamma emitting sources have to be lowered…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-08-13 Laura Baudis , Alfredo D. Ferella , Francis Froborg , Michal Tarka

The GERmanium Detector Array, GERDA, is designed to search for neutrinoless double beta (0$\nu\beta\beta$) decay of $^{76}$Ge and it is installed in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN, Italy. In this review, the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2013-12-30 Carla Macolino