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The NEMO-3 detector, which had been operating in the Modane Underground Laboratory from 2003 to 2010, was designed to search for neutrinoless double $\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay. We report final results of a search for $0\nu\beta\beta$…

The GERmanium Detector Array, GERDA, will search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge at the National Gran Sasso Laboratory of the INFN. Bare high-purity germanium detectors enriched in 76Ge will be submerged in liquid argon serving…

The GERDA experiment searches for the lepton number violating neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{76}$Ge ($^{76}$Ge $\rightarrow$ $^{76}$Se + 2e$^-$) operating bare Ge diodes with an enriched $^{76}$Ge fraction in liquid argon. The…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2018-03-30 M. Agostini , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , E. Bellotti , S. Belogurov , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , J. Biernat , T. Bode , D. Borowicz , V. Brudanin , R. Brugnera , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , T. Comellato , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , N. Di Marco , A. Domula , E. Doroshkevich , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , 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 , 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 , K. Pelczar , L. Pertoldi , A. Pullia , C. Ransom , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , F. Salamida , C. Schmitt , B. Schneider , S. Schönert , A-K. Schütz , O. Schulz , B. Schwingenheuer , 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. Zschocke , A. J. Zsigmond , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

The NEMO-3 tracking detector is located in the Fr\'ejus Underground Laboratory. It was designed to study double beta decay in a number of different isotopes. Presented here are the experimental half-life limits on the double beta decay…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Arnold

We report the results of a search for the neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) of $^{100}$Mo, using the NEMO-3 detector to reconstruct the full topology of the final state events. With an exposure of 34.7 kg.y, no evidence…

The double beta decay experiment NEMO~3 has been taking data since February 2003. The aim of this experiment is to search for neutrinoless decay and investigate two neutrino double beta decay in seven different enriched isotopes…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-07-24 A. S. Barabash

Cadmium tungstate crystal scintillators enriched in $^{116}$Cd to 82% ($^{116}$CdWO$_4$, total mass of $\approx$1.2 kg) are used to search for 2$\beta$ decay of $^{116}$Cd deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the INFN…

A search for alpha and double beta decays of ytterbium isotopes was performed with an ultra-low background high purity germanium detector at Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (Italy). A 194.7 g Yb$_2$(C$_2$O$_4$)$_3$ powder sample was…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-02-09 M. Laubenstein , B. Lehnert , S. S. Nagorny , S. Schönert

In this paper we provide a detailed technical description of the Front-End (FE) electronics for the liquid Argon instrumentation of the LEGEND-200 experiment, searching for the very rare, hypothetical neutrinoless double $\beta$ decay…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-09-06 I. Abritta Costa , A. Budano , N. Burlac , F. Paissan , G. Salamanna , D. Tagnani

We introduce high-resolution solid-state imaging detectors for the search of neutrinoless double $\beta$ decay. Based on the present literature, imaging devices from amorphous $^{82}$Se evaporated on a complementary…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-03-22 A. E. Chavarria , C. Galbiati , X. Li , J. A. Rowlands

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 MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{76}$Ge with two modular arrays of natural and $^{76}$Ge-enriched germanium detectors. It is located at the 4850 level of Sanford Underground Research Facility…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2020-01-08 J. M. López-Castaño

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 ($0\nu\beta\beta$) is a yet unobserved nuclear process which would demonstrate Lepton Number violation, a clear evidence of beyond Standard Model physics. The process two neutrino double beta decay…

The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (LNGS) searches for the neutrinoless double beta decay (0{\nu}{\beta}{\beta}) of $^{76}$Ge. Germanium detectors made of material with an enriched $^{76}$Ge…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-03-17 M. Agostini , M. Allardt , E. Andreotti , 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. Budjas , A. Caldwel , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , A. Domula , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , K. Freund , N. Frodyma , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , C. Gotti , P. Grabmayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , 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 , 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 , M. Misiaszek , I. Nemchenok , S. Nisi , C. O'Shaughnessy , D. Palioselitis , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , G. Pessina , A. Pullia , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , M. Salathe , C. Schmitt , J. Schreiner , O. Schulz , B. Schwingenheuer , S. Schönert , E. Shevchik , M. Shirchenko , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , L. Stanco , H. Strecker , C. A. Ur , L. Vanhoefer , A. A. Vasenko , 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 GERDA (GERmanium Detector Array) experiment aiming to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge at the Laboratori Nazionali Del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Italy, will operate bare enriched high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors in…

The Aurora experiment to investigate double beta decay of $^{116}$Cd with the help of 1.162 kg cadmium tungstate crystal scintillators enriched in $^{116}$Cd to 82\% is in progress at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. The half-life of…