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Development of $^{100}$Mo-containing scintillating bolometers for a high-sensitivity neutrinoless double-beta decay search

This paper reports on the development of a technology involving $^{100}$Mo-enriched scintillating bolometers, compatible with the goals of CUPID, a proposed next-generation bolometric experiment to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-01-24 E. Armengaud , C. Augier , A. S. Barabash , J. W. Beeman , T. B. Bekker , F. Bellini , A. Benoît , L. Bergé , T. Bergmann , J. Billard , R. S. Boiko , A. Broniatowski , V. Brudanin , P. Camus , S. Capelli , L. Cardani , N. Casali , A. Cazes , M. Chapellier , F. Charlieux , D. M. Chernyak , M. de Combarieu , N. Coron , F. A. Danevich , I. Dafinei , M. De Jesus , L. Devoyon , S. Di Domizio , L. Dumoulin , K. Eitel , C. Enss , F. Ferroni , A. Fleischmann , N. Foerster , J. Gascon , L. Gastaldo , L. Gironi , A. Giuliani , V. D. Grigorieva , M. Gros , L. Hehn , S. Hervé , V. Humbert , N. V. Ivannikova , I. M. Ivanov , Y. Jin , A. Juillard , M. Kleifges , V. V. Kobychev , S. I. Konovalov , F. Koskas , V. Kozlov , H. Kraus , V. A. Kudryavtsev , M. Laubenstein , H. Le Sueur , M. Loidl , P. Magnier , E. P. Makarov , M. Mancuso , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , C. Marrache-Kikuchi , S. Nagorny , X-F. Navick , M. O. Nikolaichuk , C. Nones , V. Novati , E. Olivieri , L. Pagnanini , P. Pari , L. Pattavina , M. Pavan , B. Paul , Y. Penichot , G. Pessina , G. Piperno , S. Pirro , O. Plantevin , D. V. Poda , E. Queguiner , T. Redon , M. Rodrigues , S. Rozov , C. Rusconi , V. Sanglard , K. Schäffner , S. Scorza , V. N. Shlegel , B. Siebenborn , O. Strazzer , D. Tcherniakhovski , C. Tomei , V. I. Tretyak , V. I. Umatov , L. Vagneron , Ya. V. Vasiliev , M. Velazquez , M. Vignati , M. Weber , E. Yakushev , A. S. Zolotarova

Aboveground test of an advanced Li$_2$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometer to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{100}$Mo

Large lithium molybdate (Li$_2$MoO$_4$) crystal boules were produced by using the low thermal gradient Czochralski growth technique from deeply purified molybdenum. A small sample from one of the boules was preliminary characterized in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-12-18 T. B. Bekker , N. Coron , F. A. Danevich , V. Ya. Degoda , A. Giuliani , V. D. Grigorieva , N. V. Ivannikova , M. Mancuso , P. de Marcillac , I. M. Moroz , C. Nones , E. Olivieri , G. Pessina , D. V. Poda , V. N. Shlegel , V. I. Tretyak , M. Velazquez

Twelve-crystal prototype of Li$_2$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometers for CUPID and CROSS experiments

An array of twelve 0.28 kg lithium molybdate (LMO) low-temperature bolometers equipped with 16 bolometric Ge light detectors, aiming at optimization of detector structure for CROSS and CUPID double-beta decay experiments, was constructed…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-05 CUPID , CROSS collaborations , : , K. Alfonso , A. Armatol , C. Augier , F. T. Avignone , O. Azzolini , M. Balata , I. C. Bandac , A. S. Barabash , G. Bari , A. Barresi , D. Baudin , F. Bellini , G. Benato , V. Berest , M. Beretta , M. Bettelli , M. Biassoni , J. Billard , V. Boldrini , A. Branca , C. Brofferio , C. Bucci , J. M. Calvo-Mozota , J. Camilleri , A. Campani , C. Capelli , S. Capelli , L. Cappelli , L. Cardani , P. Carniti , N. Casali , E. Celi , C. Chang , D. Chiesa , M. Clemenza , I. Colantoni , S. Copello , E. Craft , O. Cremonesi , R. J. Creswick , A. Cruciani , A. D'Addabbo , G. D'Imperio , S. Dabagov , I. Dafinei , F. A. Danevich , M. De Jesus , P. de Marcillac , S. Dell'Oro , S. Di Domizio , S. Di Lorenzo , T. Dixon , V. Dompé , A. Drobizhev , L. Dumoulin , G. Fantini , M. Faverzani , E. Ferri , F. Ferri , F. Ferroni , E. Figueroa-Feliciano , L. Foggetta , J. Formaggio , A. Franceschi , C. Fu , S. Fu , B. K. Fujikawa , A. Gallas , J. Gascon , S. Ghislandi , A. Giachero , A. Gianvecchio , M. Girola , L. Gironi , A. Giuliani , P. Gorla , C. Gotti , C. Grant , P. Gras , P. V. Guillaumon , T. D. Gutierrez , K. Han , E. V. Hansen , K. M. Heeger , D. L. Helis , H. Z. Huang , A. Ianni , L. Imbert , J. Johnston , A. Juillard , G. Karapetrov , G. Keppel , H. Khalife , V. V. Kobychev , Yu. G. Kolomensky , S. I. Konovalov , R. Kowalski , T. Langford , M. Lefevre , R. Liu , Y. Liu , P. Loaiza , L. Ma , M. Madhukuttan , F. Mancarella , C. A. Marrache-Kikuchi , L. Marini , S. Marnieros , M. Martinez , R. H. Maruyama , Ph. Mas , D. Mayer , G. Mazzitelli , Y. Mei , S. Milana , S. Morganti , T. Napolitano , M. Nastasi , J. Nikkel , S. Nisi , C. Nones , E. B. Norman , V. Novosad , I. Nutini , T. O'Donnell , E. Olivieri , M. Olmi , J. L. Ouellet , S. Pagan , C. Pagliarone , L. Pagnanini , L. Pattavina , M. Pavan , H. Peng , G. Pessina , V. Pettinacci , C. Pira , S. Pirro , D. V. Poda , O. G. Polischuk , I. Ponce , S. Pozzi , E. Previtali , A. Puiu , S. Quitadamo , A. Ressa , R. Rizzoli , C. Rosenfeld , P. Rosier , J. A. Scarpaci , B. Schmidt , V. Sharma , V. N. Shlegel , V. Singh , M. Sisti , P. Slocum , D. Speller , P. T. Surukuchi , L. Taffarello , C. Tomei , J. A. Torres , V. I. Tretyak , A. Tsymbaliuk , M. Velazquez , K. J. Vetter , S. L. Wagaarachchi , G. Wang , L. Wang , R. Wang , B. Welliver , J. Wilson , K. Wilson , L. A. Winslow , M. Xue , L. Yan , J. Yang , V. Yefremenko , V. I. Umatov , M. M. Zarytskyy , J. Zhang , A. Zolotarova , S. Zucchelli

A CUPID Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility

A scintillating bolometer based on a large cubic Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystal (45 mm side) and a Ge wafer (scintillation detector) has been operated in the CROSS cryogenic facility at the Canfranc underground laboratory in Spain. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-03-24 The CUPID Interest Group , A. Armatol , E. Armengaud , W. Armstrong , C. Augier , F. T. Avignone , O. Azzolini , I. C. Bandac , A. S. Barabash , G. Bari , A. Barresi , D. Baudin , F. Bellini , G. Benato , M. Beretta , L. Bergé , Ch. Bourgeois , M. Biassoni , J. Billard , V. Boldrini , A. Branca , C. Brofferio , C. Bucci , J. M. Calvo-Mozota , J. Camilleri , A. Candela , S. Capelli , L. Cappelli , L. Cardani , P. Carniti , N. Casali , A. Cazes , E. Celi , C. Chang , M. Chapellier , A. Charrier , D. Chiesa , M. Clemenza , I. Colantoni , F. Collamati , S. Copello , F. Cova , O. Cremonesi , R. J. Creswick , A. Cruciani , A. D'Addabbo , G. D'Imperio , I. Dafinei , F. A. Danevich , M. de Combarieu , M. De Deo , M. De Jesus , P. de Marcillac , S. Dell'Oro , S. Di Domizio , V. Dompe , A. Drobizhev , L. Dumoulin , G. Fantini , M. Fasoli , M. Faverzani , E. Ferri , F. Ferri , F. Ferroni , E. Figueroa-Feliciano , J. Formaggio , A. Franceschi , C. Fu , S. Fu , B. K. Fujikawa , J. Gascon , A. Giachero , L. Gironi , A. Giuliani , P. Gorla , C. Gotti , P. Gras , M. Gros , E. Guerard , T. D. Gutierrez , K. Han , E. V. Hansen , K. M. Heeger , D. L. Helis , H. Z. Huang , R. G. Huang , A. Ianni , L. Imbert , J. Johnston , A. Juillard , G. Karapetrov , G. Keppel , H. Khalife , V. V. Kobychev , Yu. G. Kolomensky , S. I. Konovalov , Y. Liu , P. Loaiza , L. Ma , M. Madhukuttan , F. Mancarella , R. Mariam , L. Marini , S. Marnieros , M. Martinez , R. H. Maruyama , B. Mauri , D. Mayer , Y. Mei , S. Milana , D. Misiak , T. Napolitano , M. Nastasi , X. -F. Navick , J. Nikkel , R. Nipoti , S. Nisi , C. Nones , E. B. Norman , V. Novosad , I. Nutini , T. O'Donnell , G. Olivier , E. Olivieri , C. Oriol , J. L. Ouellet , S. Pagan , C. Pagliarone , L. Pagnanini , P. Pari , L. Pattavina , B. Paul , M. Pavan , H. Peng , G. Pessina , V. Pettinacci , C. Pira , S. Pirro , D. V. Poda , T. Polakovic , O. G. Polischuk , S. Pozzi , E. Previtali , A. Puiu , A. Ressa , D. Reynet , R. Rizzoli , C. Rosenfeld , V. Sanglard , J. A. Scarpaci , B. Schmidt , V. Sharma , V. N. Shlegel , V. Singh , M. Sisti , D. Speller , P. T. Surukuchi , L. Taffarello , O. Tellier , C. Tomei , V. I. Tretyak , A. Tsymbaliuk , A. Vedda , M. Velazquez , K. J. Vetter , S. L. Wagaarachchi , G. Wang , L. Wang , B. Welliver , J. Wilson , K. Wilson , L. A. Winslow , M. Xue , L. Yan , J. Yang , V. Yefremenko , V. I. Yumatov , M. M. Zarytskyy , J. Zhang , A. S. Zolotarova , S. Zucchelli

$^{100}$Mo-enriched Li$_2$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometers for $0\nu 2\beta$ decay search: from LUMINEU to CUPID-0/Mo projects

A scintillating bolometer technology based on $^{100}$Mo-enriched lithium molybdate (Li$_2$$^{100}$MoO$_4$) crystals has been developed by LUMINEU to search for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu 2\beta$) decay of $^{100}$Mo. The results of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-11-06 D. V. Poda

First scintillating bolometer tests of a CLYMENE R&D on Li$_2$MoO$_4$ scintillators towards a large-scale double-beta decay experiment

A new R&D on lithium molybdate scintillators has begun within a project CLYMENE (Czochralski growth of Li$_2$MoO$_4$ crYstals for the scintillating boloMeters used in the rare EveNts sEarches). One of the main goals of the CLYMENE is a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-03-09 G. Buşe , A. Giuliani , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , C. Nones , V. Novati , E. Olivieri , D. V. Poda , T. Redon , J. -B. Sand , P. Veber , M. Velázquez , A. S. Zolotarova

Growth and characterization of a Li2Mg2(MoO4)3 scintillating bolometer

Lithium magnesium molybdate (Li$_2$Mg$_2$(MoO$_4$)$_3$) crystals were grown by the low-thermal-gradient Czochralski method. Luminescence properties of the material (emission spectra, thermally stimulated luminescence, dependence of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-02-07 F. A. Danevich , V. Ya. Degoda , L. L. Dulger , L. Dumoulin , A. Giuliani , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , C. Nones , V. Novati , E. Olivieri , A. A. Pavlyuk , D. V. Poda , V. A. Trifonov , I. V. Yushina , A. S. Zolotarova

Development of a Li2MoO4 scintillating bolometer for low background physics

We present the performance of a 33 g Li2MoO4 crystal working as a scintillating bolometer. The crystal was tested for more than 400 h in a dilution refrigerator installed in the underground laboratory of Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-03-12 L. Cardani , N. Casali , S. Nagorny , L. Pattavina , G. Piperno , O. P. Barinova , J. W. Beeman , F. Bellini , F. A. Danevich , S. Di Domizio , L. Gironi , S. V. Kirsanova , F. Orio , G. Pessina , S. Pirro , C. Rusconi , C. Tomei , V. I. Tretyak , M. Vignati

Pre-study of a Li2MoO4 based bolometer for 100Mo neutrinoless double beta decay experiment in China

The cryogenic phonon scintillating bolometer is a promising and extremely attractive option to search for the nuclide neutrinoless double beta decay. In this paper, a pre-study of bolometer based on Li2MoO4 (LMO) crystal is presented, in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-06 Deyong Duan , Mingxuan Xue , Kangkang Zhao , Taiyuan Liu , Haiping Peng , Jiaxuan Cao , Long Ma , Liang Chen , Hui Yuan , Qing Lin , Zizong Xua , Xiaolian Wang

Scintillating bolometers based on ZnMoO$_4$ and Zn$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystals to search for 0$\nu$2$\beta$ decay of $^{100}$Mo (LUMINEU project): first tests at the Modane Underground Laboratory

The technology of scintillating bolometers based on zinc molybdate (ZnMoO$_4$) crystals is under development within the LUMINEU project to search for 0$\nu$2$\beta$ decay of $^{100}$Mo with the goal to set the basis for large scale…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-11-06 D. V. Poda , E. Armengaud , Q. Arnaud , C. Augier , A. Benoît , A. Benoît , L. Bergé , R. S. Boiko , T. Bergmann , J. Blümer , A. Broniatowski , V. Brudanin , P. Camus , A. Cazes , B. Censier , M. Chapellier , F. Charlieux , D. M. Chernyak , N. Coron , P. Coulter , G. A. Cox , F. A. Danevich , T. de Boissière , R. Decourt , M. De Jesus , L. Devoyon , A. -A. Drillien , L. Dumoulin , K. Eitel , C. Enss , D. Filosofov , A. Fleischmann , N. Fourches , J. Gascon , L. Gastaldo , G. Gerbier , A. Giuliani , M. Gros , L. Hehn , S. Henry , S. Hervé , G. Heuermann , V. Humbert , I. M. Ivanov , A. Juillard , C. Kéfélian , M. Kleifges , H. Kluck , V. V. Kobychev , F. Koskas , V. Kozlov , H. Kraus , V. A. Kudryavtsev , H. Le Sueur , M. Loidl , P. Magnier , E. P. Makarov , M. Mancuso , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , C. Marrache-Kikuchi , A. Menshikov , S. G. Nasonov , X-F. Navick , C. Nones , E. Olivieri , P. Pari , B. Paul , Y. Penichot , G. Pessina , M. C. Piro , O. Plantevin , T. Redon , M. Robinson , M. Rodrigues , S. Rozov , V. Sanglard , B. Schmidt , V. N. Shlegel , B. Siebenborn , O. Strazzer , D. Tcherniakhovski , M. Tenconi , L. Torres , V. I. Tretyak , L. Vagneron , Ya. V. Vasiliev , M. Velazquez , O. Viraphong , R. J. Walker , M. Weber , E. Yakushev , X. Zhang , V. N. Zhdankov

Test of $^{116}$CdWO$_4$ and Li$_2$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometers in the CROSS underground facility with upgraded detector suspension

In preparation to the CROSS $2\beta$ decay experiment, we installed a new detector suspension with magnetic dumping inside a pulse-tube cryostat of a dedicated low-background facility at the LSC (Spain). The suspension was tested with two…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-28 A. Ahmine , I. C. Bandac , A. S. Barabash , V. Berest , L. Bergé , J. M. Calvo-Mozota , P. Carniti , M. Chapellier , I. Dafinei , F. A. Danevich , T. Dixon , L. Dumoulin , F. Ferri , A. Giuliani , C. Gotti , P. Gras , D. L. Helis , A. Ianni , L. Imbert , H. Khalife , V. V. Kobychev , S. I. Konovalov , P. Loaiza , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , C. A. Marrache-Kikuchi , M. Martinez , C. Nones , E. Olivieri , A. Ortiz de Solórzano , Y. Peinaud , G. Pessina , D. V. Poda , Th. Redon , Ph. Rosier , J. A. Scarpaci , V. I. Tretyak , V. I. Umatov , M. Velazquez , M. M. Zarytskyy , A. Zolotarova

Development of cryogenic low background detector based on enriched zinc molybdate crystal scintillators to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{100}$Mo

ZnMoO$_4$ scintillators with a mass of $\sim$ 0.3 kg, as well as Zn$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystals enriched in the isotope $^{100}$Mo were produced for the first time by using the low-thermal-gradient Czochralski technique. The optical and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-07-17 Dmitry Chernyak

First test of a $\mathrm{CdMoO_4}$ scintillating bolometer for neutrinoless double beta decay experiments with $\mathrm{{}^{116}Cd}$ and $\mathrm{{}^{100}Mo}$ nuclides

A large cylindrical cadmium molybdate crystal with natural isotopic abundance has been used to fabricate a scintillating bolometer. The measurement was performed above ground at milli-Kelvin temperature, with simultaneous readout of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-09-04 M. Xue , D. V. Poda , Y. Zhang , H. Khalife , A. Giuliani , H. Peng , P. de Marcillac , E. Olivier , S. Wen , K. Zhao , Y. Wei , V. Novati , A. S. Zolotarova , S. Marnieros , C. Nones , T. Redon , Z. Xu , X. Wang , P. Chen , H. Chen , L. Dumoulin

Enriched Zn$^{100}$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometers to search for $0 \nu 2\beta$ decay of $^{100}$Mo with the LUMINEU experiment

The LUMINEU project aims at performing a demonstrator underground experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of the isotope $^{100}$Mo embedded in zinc molybdate (ZnMoO$_4$) scintillating bolometers. In this context, a zinc…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-19 A. S. Barabash , D. M. Chernyak , F. A. Danevich , A. Giuliani , I. M. Ivanov , E. P. Makarov , M. Mancuso , S. Marnieros , S. G. Nasonov , C. Nones , E. Olivieri , G. Pessina , D. V. Poda , V. N. Shlegel , M. Tenconi , V. I. Tretyak , Ya. V. Vasiliev , M. Velazquez , V. N. Zhdankov

Li-containing scintillating bolometers for low background physics

We present the performances of Li-based compounds used as scintillating bolometer for rare decay studies such as double-beta decay and direct dark matter investigations. The compounds are tested in a dilution refrigerator installed in the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-03-12 L. Pattavina

Performance of ZnMoO4 crystal as cryogenic scintillating bolometer to search for double beta decay of molybdenum

Zinc molybdate (ZnMoO4) single crystals were grown for the first time by the Czochralski method and their luminescence was measured under X ray excitation in the temperature range 85-400 K. Properties of ZnMoO4 crystal as cryogenic low…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2010-12-01 L. Gironi , C. Arnaboldi , J. W. Beeman , O. Cremonesi , F. A. Danevich , V. Ya. Degoda , L. I. Ivleva , L. L. Nagornaya , M. Pavan , G. Pessina , S. Pirro , V. I. Tretyak , I. A. Tupitsyna

Characterization of the Li$_2$WO$_4$ crystal as a cryogenic scintillating calorimeter

A wide range of scintillating bolometers is under investigation for applications in the search for rare events and processes beyond the Standard Model. In this work, we report the first measurement of a natural, non-molybdenum-doped,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-30 D. L. Helis , A. Melchiorre , S. Nagorny , M. Noia , L. Pagnanini , S. Pirro , A. Puiu , G. Benato , P. Carniti , R. Elleboro , P. Gambacorta , C. Gotti , V. D. Grigorieva , S. Nisi , E. Olivieri , G. Pessina , S. Piacentini , M. Shafiee , V. N. Shlegel

ZnO-based scintillating bolometers: New prospects to study double beta decay of $^{64}$Zn

The first detailed study on the performance of a ZnO-based cryogenic scintillating bolometer as a detector to search for rare processes in zinc isotopes was performed. A 7.2 g ZnO low-temperature detector, containing more than 80\% of zinc…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-05 A. Armatol , B. Broerman , L. Dumoulin , A. Giuliani , H. Khalife , M. Laubenstein , P. Loaiza , P. de Marcillac , S. Marnieros , S. S. Nagorny , S. Nisi , C. Nones , E. Olivieri , L. Pagnanini , S. Pirro , D. V. Poda , J. -A. Scarpaci , A. S. Zolotarova

Performances of a large mass ZnMoO4 scintillating bolometer for a next generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

We present the performances of a 330 g zinc molybdate (ZnMoO4) crystal working as scintillating bolometer as a possible candidate for a next generation experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 100Mo. The energy resolution,…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-01-27 J. W. Beeman , F. Bellini , C. Brofferio , L. Cardani , N. Casali , O. Cremonesi , I. Dafinei , S. Di Domizio , F. Ferroni , E. Gorello , E. N. Galashov , L. Gironi , S. S. Nagorny , F. Orio , M. Pavan , L. Pattavina , G. Pessina , G. Piperno , S. Pirro , E. Previtali , C. Rusconi , V. N. Shlegel , C. Tomei , M. Vignati

Optimization of light collection from crystal scintillators for cryogenic experiments

High light collection efficiency is an important requirement in any application of scintillation detectors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility for improving this parameter in cryogenic scintillation bolometers,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-02-11 F. A. Danevich , R. V. Kobychev , V. V. Kobychev , H. Kraus , V. B. Mikhailik , V. M. Mokina