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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…

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The search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) is fundamental for investigating lepton-number violation, probing new physics beyond the Standard Model, and determining whether neutrinos are Majorana particles. CUORE…

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A comprehensive GEANT4 simulation framework was developed to model the background of the TEXONO experiment, including contributions from radioactive isotopes in detector components and the surrounding environment. The HPGe detector…

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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

P-type point contact (PPC) germanium detectors are used in rare event and low-background searches, including neutrinoless double beta (0vbb) decay, low-energy nuclear recoils, and coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering. The detectors…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-12-09 F. Edzards , L. Hauertmann , I. Abt , C. Gooch , B. Lehnert , X. Liu , S. Mertens , D. C. Radford , O. Schulz , M. Willers

Low capacitance, large volume, high purity germanium (HPGe) radiation detectors have been successfully employed in low-background physics experiments. However, some physical processes may not be detectable with existing detectors whose…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-18 Paul Barton , Mark Amman , Ryan Martin , Kai Vetter

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 Majorana Demonstrator experiment operated two modular arrays of p-type point contact high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors, of which 30 kg is enriched to 88% in Ge-76, to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. The data-taking…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-03-02 Wenqin Xu

A new ultra low-level counting setup has been installed in the shallow-underground laboratory Felsenkeller in Dresden, Germany. It includes a high-purity germanium detector (HPGe) of 163\% relative efficiency within passive and active…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-02-09 S. Turkat , D. Bemmerer , A. Boeltzig , A. R. Domula , J. Koch , T. Lossin , M. Osswald , K. Schmidt , K. Zuber

Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a nuclear decay, given as $(A,Z) \rightarrow (A, Z+2) +2e^{-}$, with deep consequences for the understanding of our universe. A strong experimental program is underway to search for this transition with…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2025-01-20 R. Brugnera

High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors have been golden standard for gamma spectrometry in Low level radioactive waste (LLW) analysis; however, their notable shortcoming is prolonged measurement durations for weak radioactive waste…

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The experimental pursuit of neutrinoless double-beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) constitutes one of the most compelling avenues for probing lepton-number violation and exploring physics beyond the Standard Model. Within this landscape,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-05-22 Mihai Horoi , Andrei Neacsu

In experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, the possibility of identifying the two emitted electrons is a powerful tool in rejecting background events and therefore improving the overall sensitivity of the experiment. In…

A standard high purity germanium (HPGe) detector was used to determine the previously unknown neutron activity of a weak americium-beryllium (AmBe) neutron source. Gamma rays were created through 27Al(n,n'), 27Al(n,gamma) and 1H(n,gamma)…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-01 M. J. M. Duke , A. L. Hallin , C. B. Krauss , P. Mekarski , L. Sibley

The background in the region of the Q-value for neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge has been investigated by different methods: Simulation with GEANT 4 of the HEIDELBERG-MOSCOW experiment, analysis of other Ge double beta…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus , A. Dietz , I. V. Krivosheina , C. Doerr , C. Tomei

An extremely low-background environment is a crucial requirement for any neutrinoless double beta decay experiment. Neutrons are very difficult to stop, because they can pass through the shields and activate nuclei in the detector, even…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-25 Qianming Wang , Zeyu Huang , Pengchong Hu , Emilio Ciuffoli

Detailed understanding and suppression of backgrounds are among the key challenges faced by Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CE\ensuremath{\nu}NS) experiments. The sensitivity of these experiments is largely determined by the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-28 Roni Dey , Dipanwita Mondal , Sudipta Das , Varchaswi K. S. Kashyap , Bedangadas Mohanty

The observation of the neutrinoless double beta decay may provide essential information on the nature of neutrinos. Among the current experimental approaches, a high pressure gaseous TPC is an attractive option for the search of double beta…

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