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Status Report on the double-\beta decay experiment NEMO-3

The NEMO collaboration is presently mounting the NEMO-3 detector in the Fr\'ejus Underground Laboratory. This detector, which will be completed by the end of the year 2000, is devoted to the search of neutrinoless double beta decay with…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 NEMO Collaboration

Feasibility study of the observation of the neutrino accompanied double beta-decay of Ge-76 to the 0+(1) excited state of Se-76 using segmented germanium detectors

Neutrino accompanied double beta-decay of Ge-76 can populate the ground state and the excited states of Se-76. While the decay to the ground state has been observed with a half-life of 1.74 +0.18 -0.16 10^21 years, decays to the excited…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 K. Kroeninger , L. Pandola , V. Tretyak

Solubility, Light Output and Energy Resolution Studies of Molybdenum-Loaded Liquid Scintillators

The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay is an important part of the global neutrino physics program. One double-beta decay isotope currently under investigation is 100Mo. In this article, we discuss the results of a feasibility study…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2014-11-20 V. M. Gehman , P. J. Doe , R. G. H. Robertson , D. I. Will , H. Ejiri , R. Hazama

Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay with the Upgraded EXO-200 Detector

Results from a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay $0\nu\beta\beta$ of $^{136}$Xe are presented using the first year of data taken with the upgraded EXO-200 detector. Relative to previous searches by EXO-200, the energy resolution of…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-02-27 J. B. Albert , G. Anton , I. Badhrees , P. S. Barbeau , R. Bayerlein , D. Beck , V. Belov , M. Breidenbach , T. Brunner , G. F. Cao , W. R. Cen , C. Chambers , B. Cleveland , M. Coon , A. Craycraft , W. Cree , T. Daniels , M. Danilov , S. J. Daugherty , J. Daughhetee , J. Davis , S. Delaquis , A. Der Mesrobian-Kabakian , R. DeVoe , T. Didberidze , J. Dilling , A. Dolgolenko , M. J. Dolinski , W. Fairbank , J. Farine , S. Feyzbakhsh , P. Fierlinger , D. Fudenberg , R. Gornea , K. Graham , G. Gratta , C. Hall , E. V. Hansen , J. Hoessl , P. Hufschmidt , M. Hughes , A. Jamil , M. J. Jewell , A. Johnson , S. Johnston , A. Karelin , L. J. Kaufman , T. Koffas , S. Kravitz , R. Krücken , A. Kuchenkov , K. S. Kumar , Y. Lan , D. S. Leonard , G. S. Li , S. Li , C. Licciardi , Y. H. Lin , R. MacLellan , T. Michel , B. Mong , D. Moore , K. Murray , R. Nelson , O. Njoya , A. Odian , I. Ostrovskiy , A. Piepke , A. Pocar , F. Retière , P. C. Rowson , J. J. Russell , S. Schmidt , A. Schubert , D. Sinclair , V. Stekhanov , M. Tarka , T. Tolba , R. Tsang , P. Vogel , J. -L. Vuilleumier , M. Wagenpfeil , A. Waite , T. Walton , M. Weber , L. J. Wen , U. Wichoski , G. Wrede , L. Yang , Y. -R. Yen , O. Ya. Zeldovich , J. Zettlemoyer , T. Ziegler

The GERDA experiment for the search of 0\nu\beta\beta\ decay in ^{76}Ge

The GERDA collaboration is performing a search for neutrinoless double beta decay of ^{76}Ge with the eponymous detector. The experiment has been installed and commissioned at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and has started…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-04-10 GERDA Collaboration , K. -H. Ackermann , M. Agostini , M. Allardt , M. Altmann , 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 , O. Chkvorets , F. Cossavella , A. D`Andragora , E. V. Demidova , A. Denisov , A. di Vacri , A. Domula , V. Egorov , R. Falkenstein , A. Ferella , K. Freund , F. Froborg , N. Frodyma , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , J. Gasparro , S. Gazzana , R. Gonzalez de Orduna , P. Grabmayr , 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 Csalty , J. Jochum , M. Junker , R. Kankanyan , S. Kianovsky , T. Kihm , J. Kiko , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Kirsch , A. Klimenko , M. Knapp , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , K. Kröninger , V. Kusminov , M. Laubenstein , A. Lazzaro , V. I. Lebedev , B. Lehnert , D. Lenz , H. Liao , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , J. Liu , X. Liu , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , A. A. Machado , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , G. Marissens , S. Mayer , G. Meierhofer , I. Nemchenok , L. Niedermeier , S. Nisi , J. Oehm , C. O'Shaughnessy , L. Pandola , P. Peiffer , K. Pelczar , A. Pullia , S. Riboldi , F. Ritter , C. Rossi Alvarez , C. Sada , M. Salathe , C. Schmitt , S. Schönert , J. Schreiner , J. Schubert , O. Schulz , U. Schwan , B. Schwingenheuer , H. Seitz , E. Shevchik , M. Shirchenko , H. Simgen , A. Smolnikov , L. Stanco , F. Stelzer , H. Strecker , M. Tarka , U. Trunk , C. A. Ur , A. A. Vasenko , S. Vogt , O. Volynets , K. von Sturm , V. Wagner , M. Walter , A. Wegmann , M. Wojcik , E. Yanovich , P. Zavarise , I. Zhitnikov , S. V. Zhukov , D. Zinatulina , K. Zuber , G. Zuzel

Status of the GERDA experiment aimed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge

The progress in the development of the new international Gerda (GErmanium Detector Array) experiment is presented. Main purpose of the experiment is to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge. The experimental set up is under…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 Anatoly A. Smolnikov

First results from LEGEND-200 on the search for neutrinoless double beta decay

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

Analysis of signal waveform from a midsize liquid argon detetor

The midsize single-phase liquid argon prototype detector, operating at the surface laboratory, is designed to measure scintillation light emitted by the liquid argon (LAr). The detector employs 42 8-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMT) to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-08-22 K. K. Zhao , M. Y. Guan , J. C. Liu , C. G. Yang , S. T. Lin

Searching for neutrinoless double beta decay with GERDA

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

Quest for double beta decay of 160-Gd and Ce isotopes

The double beta decay study of 160-Gd has been performed in the Solotvina Underground Laboratory with the help of Gd_2SiO_5(Ce) crystal scintillator (volume 95 cc). The background of the detector in the vicinity of the 2 beta energy of…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 F. A. Danevich , V. V. Kobychev , O. A. Ponkratenko , V. I. Tretyak , Yu. G. Zdesenko

New Limit for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of $^{100}$Mo from the CUPID-Mo Experiment

The CUPID-Mo experiment at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (France) is a demonstrator for CUPID, the next-generation ton-scale cryogenic $0\nu\beta\beta$ experiment. It consists of a 4.2 kg array of 20 enriched Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2021-05-12 E. Armengaud , C. Augier , A. S. Barabash , F. Bellini , G. Benato , A. Benoît , M. Beretta , L. Bergé , J. Billard , Yu. A. Borovlev , Ch. Bourgeois , V. B. Brudanin , P. Camus , L. Cardani , N. Casali , A. Cazes , M. Chapellier , F. Charlieux , D. Chiesa , M. de Combarieu , I. Dafinei , F. A. Danevich , M. De Jesus , T. Dixon , L. Dumoulin , K. Eitel , F. Ferri , B. K. Fujikawa , J. Gascon , L. Gironi , A. Giuliani , V. D. Grigorieva , M. Gros , E. Guerard , D. L. Helis , H. Z. Huang , R. Huang , J. Johnston , A. Juillard , H. Khalife , M. Kleifges , V. V. Kobychev , Yu. G. Kolomensky , S. I. Konovalov , A. Leder , P. Loaiza , L. Ma , E. P. Makarov , P. de Marcillac , R. Mariam , L. Marini , S. Marnieros , D. Misiak , X. -F. Navick , C. Nones , E. B. Norman , V. Novati , E. Olivieri , J. L. Ouellet , L. Pagnanini , P. Pari , L. Pattavina , B. Paul , M. Pavan , H. Peng , G. Pessina , S. Pirro , D. V. Poda , O. G. Polischuk , S. Pozzi , E. Previtali , Th. Redon , A. Rojas , S. Rozov , C. Rusconi , V. Sanglard , J. A. Scarpaci , K. Schäffner , B. Schmidt , Y. Shen , V. N. Shlegel , B. Siebenborn , V. Singh , C. Tomei , V. I. Tretyak , V. I. Umatov , L. Vagneron , M. Velázquez , B. Welliver , L. Winslow , M. Xue , E. Yakushev , M. Zarytskyy , A. S. Zolotarova

Search for exotic physics in double-$\beta$ decays with GERDA Phase II

A search for Beyond the Standard Model double-$\beta$ decay modes of $^{76}$Ge has been performed with data collected during the Phase II of the GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment, located at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso of…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-09-07 The GERDA collaboration , M. Agostini , A. Alexander , G. Araujo , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , S. Belogurov , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , V. Biancacci , E. Bossio , V. Bothe , R. Brugnera , A. Caldwell , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , T. Comellato , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , A. Di Giacinto , 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 , W. Hofmann , J. Huang , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , J. Janicskó Csáthy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , V. Kazalov , Y. Kermaïdic , H. Khushbakht , T. Kihm , K. Kilgus , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Klimenko , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , P. Krause , V. V. Kuzminov , M. Laubenstein , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , C. Macolino , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , L. Manzanillas , G. Marshall , M. Miloradovic , R. Mingazheva , M. Misiaszek , M. Morella , Y. Müller , I. Nemchenok , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , L. Pertoldi , P. Piseri , A. Pullia , C. Ransom , L. Rauscher , M. Redchuk , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , S. Sailer , 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

Final Results of GERDA on the Two-Neutrino Double-$\beta$ Decay Half-Life of $^{76}$Ge

We present the measurement of the two-neutrino double-$\beta$ decay rate of $^{76}$Ge performed with the GERDA Phase II experiment. With a subset of the entire GERDA exposure, 11.8 kg$\cdot$yr, the half-life of the process has been…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-10-10 GERDA collaboration , M. Agostini , A. Alexander , G. R. Araujo , A. M. Bakalyarov , M. Balata , I. Barabanov , L. Baudis , C. Bauer , S. Belogurov , A. Bettini , L. Bezrukov , V. Biancacci , E. Bossio , V. Bothe , R. Brugnera , A. Caldwell , S. Calgaro , C. Cattadori , A. Chernogorov , P. -J. Chiu , T. Comellato , V. D'Andrea , E. V. Demidova , A. Di Giacinto , N. Di Marco , E. Doroshkevich , F. Fischer , M. Fomina , A. Gangapshev , A. Garfagnini , C. Gooch , P. Grabmayr , V. Gurentsov , K. Gusev , S. Hackenmüller , S. Hemmer , W. Hofmann , J. Huang , M. Hult , L. V. Inzhechik , J. Janicskó Csáthy , J. Jochum , M. Junker , V. Kazalov , Y. Kermaïdic , H. Khushbakht , T. Kihm , K. Kilgus , I. V. Kirpichnikov , A. Klimenko , K. T. Knöpfle , O. Kochetov , V. N. Kornoukhov , P. Krause , V. V. Kuzminov , M. Laubenstein , B. Lehnert , M. Lindner , I. Lippi , A. Lubashevskiy , B. Lubsandorzhiev , G. Lutter , C. Macolino , B. Majorovits , W. Maneschg , L. Manzanillas , G. Marshall , M. Miloradovic , R. Mingazheva , M. Misiaszek , M. Morella , Y. Müller , I. Nemchenok , M. Neuberger , L. Pandola , K. Pelczar , L. Pertoldi , P. Piseri , A. Pullia , C. Ransom , L. Rauscher , M. Redchuk , S. Riboldi , N. Rumyantseva , C. Sada , S. Sailer , 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 , S. Sullivan , 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

Xenon-Doped Liquid Argon TPCs as a Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Platform

Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay continue to expand our understanding of the lepton sector, with experiments now pursuing ton-scale target masses with sensitivity to $m_{\beta\beta}$ covering the allowed parameter space for the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-04-10 A. Mastbaum , F. Psihas , J. Zennamo

Detailed studies of $^{100}$Mo two-neutrino double beta decay in NEMO-3

The full data set of the NEMO-3 experiment has been used to measure the half-life of the two-neutrino double beta decay of $^{100}$Mo to the ground state of $^{100}$Ru, $T_{1/2} = \left[ 6.81 \pm 0.01\,\left(\mbox{stat}\right)…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-03-08 3 Collaboration , R. Arnold , C. Augier , A. S. Barabash , A. Basharina-Freshville , S. Blondel , S. Blot , M. Bongrand , D. Boursette , V. Brudanin , J. Busto , A. J. Caffrey , S. Calvez , M. Cascella , C. Cerna , J. P. Cesar , A. Chapon , E. Chauveau , A. Chopra , L. Dawson , D. Duchesneau , D. Durand , R. Dvornický , V. Egorov , G. Eurin , J. J. Evans , L. Fajt , D. Filosofov , R. Flack , X. Garrido , C. Girard-Carillo , H. Gómez , B. Guillon , P. Guzowski , R. Hodák , A. Huber , P. Hubert , C. Hugon , S. Jullian , O. Kochetov , S. I. Konovalov , V. Kovalenko , D. Lalanne , K. Lang , Y. Lemière , T. Le Noblet , Z. Liptak , X. R. Liu , P. Loaiza , G. Lutter , M. Macko , C. Macolino , F. Mamedov , C. Marquet , F. Mauger , A. Minotti , B. Morgan , J. Mott , I. Nemchenok , M. Nomachi , F. Nova , F. Nowacki , H. Ohsumi , G. Oliviéro , R. B. Pahlka , C. Patrick , F. Perrot , A. Pin , F. Piquemal , P. Povinec , P. Přidal , Y. A. Ramachers , A. Remoto , J. L. Reyss , C. L. Riddle , E. Rukhadze , R. Saakyan , A. Salamatin , R. Salazar , X. Sarazin , J. Sedgbeer , Yu. Shitov , L. Simard , F. Šimkovic , A. Smetana , K. Smolek , A. Smolnikov , S. Söldner-Rembold , B. Soulé , I. Štekl , J. Suhonen , C. S. Sutton , G. Szklarz , H. Tedjditi , J. Thomas , V. Timkin , S. Torre , Vl. I. Tretyak , V. I. Tretyak , V. I. Umatov , I. Vanushin , C. Vilela , V. Vorobel , D. Waters , F. Xie , A. Žukauskas

Evidence of electric breakdown induced by bubbles in liquid argon

We report on the results of a high voltage test in liquid argon in order to measure its dielectric rigidity. Under stable conditions and below the boiling point, liquid argon was found to sustain a uniform electric field of 100 kV/cm,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-01-14 F. Bay , C. Cantini , S. Murphy , F. Resnati , A. Rubbia , F. Sergiampietri , S. Wu

LANNDD---A Massive Liquid Argon Detector for Proton Decay, Supernova and Solar Neutrino Studies, and a Neutrino Factory Detector

We describe a possible Liquid Argon Neutrino and Nuclear Decay Detector (LANNDD) that consists of a 70kt magnetized liquid argon tracking detector. The detector is being designed for the Carlsbad Underground Laboratory.

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 David B. Cline , Franco Sergiampietri , John G. Learned , Kirk McDonald

Search for Rare Nuclear Decays with HPGe Detectors at the STELLA Facility of the LNGS

Results on the search for rare nuclear decays with the ultra low background facility STELLA at the LNGS using gamma ray spectrometry are presented. In particular, the best T1/2 limits were obtained for double beta processes in 96Ru and…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-06-16 P. Belli , R. Bernabei , F. Cappella , R. Cerulli , F. A. Danevich , A. d'Angelo , S. d'Angelo , A. Di Marco , M. L. Di Vacri , A. Incicchitti , V. V. Kobychev , G. P. Kovtun , N. G. Kovtun , M. Laubenstein , S. Nisi , D. V. Poda , O. G. Polischuk , A. P. Shcherban , D. A. Solopikhin , J. Suhonen , A. V. Tolmachev , V. I. Tretyak , R. P. Yavetskiy

Final results of the Aurora experiment to study 2$\beta$ decay of $^{116}$Cd with enriched $^{116}$CdWO$_4$ crystal scintillators

The double-beta decay of $^{116}$Cd has been investigated with the help of radiopure enriched $^{116}$CdWO$_4$ crystal scintillators (mass of 1.162 kg) at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. The half-life of $^{116}$Cd relatively to the…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2018-11-16 A. S. Barabash , P. Belli , R. Bernabei , F. Cappella , V. Caracciolo , R. Cerulli , D. M. Chernyak , F. A. Danevich , S. d'Angelo , A. Incicchitti , D. V. Kasperovych , V. V. Kobychev , S. I. Konovalov , M. Laubenstein , D. V. Poda , O. G. Polischuk , V. N. Shlegel , V. I. Tretyak , V. I. Umatov , Ya. V. Vasiliev

GLACIER and related R&D

Liquid argon detectors, with mass up to 100 kton, are being actively studied in the context of proton decay searches, neutrino astrophysics and for the next generation of long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments to study the neutrino…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-08-17 Alessandro Curioni