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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. S. Zolotarova; 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....
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We report recent achievements in the development of scintillating bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{100}$Mo. The presented results have been obtained in the framework of the LUMINEU, LUCIFER and EDELWEISS collaborations, and are now part of the R\&D activities towards CUPID (CUORE Update with Particle IDentification), a proposed next-generation double-beta decay experiment based on the CUORE experience. We have developed a technology for the production of large...
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1704.01758
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; S. T. Belyaev; G. Benato; L. Vanhoefer; A. A. Vasenko; A. Veresnikova; K. von Sturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; C. Wiesinger; M. Wojcik; A. Bettini; E. Yanovich; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; L. Bezrukov; T. Bode; D. Borowicz; V. Brudanin; R. Brugnera; A. Caldwell; C. Cattadori; A. Chernogorov; V. D'Andrea; E. V. Demidova; N....
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The Standard Model of particle physics cannot explain the dominance of matter over anti-matter in our Universe. In many model extensions this is a very natural consequence of neutrinos being their own anti-particles (Majorana particles) which implies that a lepton number violating radioactive decay named neutrinoless double beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay should exist. The detection of this extremely rare hypothetical process requires utmost suppression of any kind of backgrounds. The GERDA...
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00570
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N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; Z. Fu; V. M. Gehman; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; C. R. Haufe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus $^{76}$Ge. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the aim of implementing background reduction techniques suitable for a 1-tonne $^{76}$Ge-based search. The ultra low-background conditions require regular calibrations to verify proper function of the detectors. Radioactive line sources can be deployed around the cryostats containing the detectors for regular energy...
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1702.02466
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C. Cuesta; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Greenn; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Leon; J....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 40-kg modular high purity Ge detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge. In view of the next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay searches that will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region, a major goal of the Demonstrator is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4...
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.5682
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; E. Andreotti; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; P. Zavarise; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; S. Belogurov; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; 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....
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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 fraction act simultaneously as sources and detectors for this decay. During Phase I of the experiment mainly refurbished semi-coaxial Ge detectors from former experiments were used. For the upcoming Phase II, 30 new $^{76}$Ge enriched detectors of broad energy...
Topics: Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.0853
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G. K. Giovanetti; N. Abgrall; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; D. C. Combs; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. E. Fast; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; A. Galindo-Uribarri; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusev; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; A. Hegai; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; K. J....
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The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of natural and enriched high purity germanium detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76-Ge and perform a search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with masses below 10 GeV. As part of the MAJORANA research and development efforts, we have deployed a modified, low-background broad energy germanium detector at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility. With its sub-keV energy threshold, this detector is sensitive...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.2238
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C. Cuesta; N. Abgrall; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; D. C. Combs; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. E. Fast; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusev; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; A. Hegai; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; K. J....
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The Majorana Collaboration is constructing a system containing 40 kg of HPGe detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of probing the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. To realize this, a major goal of the Majorana Demonstrator is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 cnt/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value at 2039 keV. This goal is pursued through a...
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.1370
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W. Xu; N. Abgrall; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; D. C. Combs; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. E. Fast; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusev; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; A. Hegai; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe;...
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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 HPGe crystals. A variety of crystal properties are being investigated, including basic properties such as energy resolution, efficiency, uniformity, capacitance, leakage current and crystal axis orientation, as well as more sophisticated properties, e.g....
Topics: Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1404.7399
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N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; C. R. S. Haufe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; A....
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We present new limits on exotic keV-scale physics based on 478 kg d of MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR commissioning data. Constraints at the 90% confidence level are derived on bosonic dark matter (DM) and solar axion couplings, Pauli exclusion principle violating (PEPV) decay, and electron decay using monoenergetic peak signal-limits above our background. Our most stringent DM constraints are set for 11.8 keV mass particles, limiting $g_{Ae}
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00886
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GERDA collaboration; M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; L. Vanhoefer; A. A. Vasenko; A. Veresnikova; K. von Sturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; C. Wiesinger; M. Wojcik; S. T. Belyaev; E. Yanovich; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; G. Benato; A. Bettini; L. Bezrukov; T. Bode; D. Borowicz; V. Brudanin; R. Brugnera; A. Caldwell; C. Cattadori; A....
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Internal contaminations of $^{238}$U, $^{235}$U and $^{232}$Th in the bulk of high purity germanium detectors are potential backgrounds for experiments searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{76}$Ge. The data from GERDA Phase~I have been analyzed for alpha events from the decay chain of these contaminations by looking for full decay chains and for time correlations between successive decays in the same detector. No candidate events for a full chain have been found. Upper limits on...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1611.06884
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N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; P. S Finnerty; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I....
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A search for Pauli-exclusion-principle-violating K-alpha electron transitions was performed using 89.5 kg-d of data collected with a p-type point contact high-purity germanium detector operated at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility. A lower limit on the transition lifetime of 5.8x10^30 seconds at 90% C.L. was set by looking for a peak at 10.6 keV resulting from the x-ray and Auger electrons present following the transition. A similar analysis was done to look for the decay of atomic...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.06141
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NEMO-3 Collaboration; :; R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. D. Baker; 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; D. Duchesneau; D. Durand; V. Egorov; G. Eurin; J. J. Evans; L. Fajt; D. Filosofov; R. Flack; X. Garrido; H. Gómez; B. Guillon; P. Guzowski; R. Hodák; A. Huber; P. Hubert; C. Hugon; S. Jullian; A. Klimenko; O. Kochetov; S. I....
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The NEMO-3 experiment measured the half-life of the $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay and searched for the $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{116}$Cd. Using $410$ g of $^{116}$Cd installed in the detector with an exposure of $5.26$ y, ($4968\pm74$) events corresponding to the $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{116}$Cd to the ground state of $^{116}$Sn have been observed with a signal to background ratio of about $12$. The half-life of the $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay has been measured to be $...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.03226
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J. Gruszko; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Fullmer; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; J. Leon;...
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The Majorana Demonstrator searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{76}$Ge using arrays of high-purity germanium detectors. If observed, this process would demonstrate that lepton number is not a conserved quantity in nature, with implications for grand-unification and for explaining the predominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. A problematic background in such large granular detector arrays is posed by alpha particles. In the Majorana Demonstrator, events have been...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.03054
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S. R. Elliott; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; A. Fullmer; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; J. Leon;...
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Neutrinoless double-beta decay searches seek to determine the nature of neutrinos, the existence of a lepton violating process, and the effective Majorana neutrino mass. The {\sc Majorana} Collaboration is assembling an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{76}$Ge. The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} is composed of 44.8~kg (29.7 kg enriched in $^{76}$Ge) of Ge detectors in total, split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.01210
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C. Cuesta; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Fullmer; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; J. Leon;...
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing a system containing 44 kg of high-purity Ge (HPGe) detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of probing the neutrino mass scale to ~15 meV. To realize this, a major goal of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the Q-value at 2039 keV. This goal is pursued through a...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.01146
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C. Cuesta; M. Buuck; J. A. Detwiler; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; J. Leon; R. G. H. Robertson; N. Abgrall; A. W. Bradley; Y-D. Chan; S. Mertens; A. W. P. Poon; K. Vetter; I. J. Arnquist; E. W. Hoppe; R. T. Kouzes; J. L. Orrell; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; S. I. Konovalov; V. Yumatov; F. E. Bertrand; A. Galindo-Uribarri; D. C. Radford; R. L. Varner; C. -H. Yu; V. Brudanin; M. Shirchenko; S. Vasilyev; E. Yakushev; I. Zhitnikov; M. Busch; T. S. Caldwell; T. Gilliss; R. Henning; M. A. Howe; J....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44.8-kg (29.7 kg enriched >88% in Ge-76) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76. The next generation of tonnescale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.07340
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NEMO-3 Collaboration; :; R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. D. Baker; A. S. Barabash; A. Basharina-Freshville; S. Blondel; S. Blot; M. Bongrand; V. Brudanin; J. Busto; A. J. Caffrey; S. Calvez; M. Cascell; C. Cerna; J. P. Cesar; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; A. Chopra; D. Duchesneau; D. Durand; V. Egorov; G. Eurin; J. J. Evans; L. Fajt; D. Filosofov; R. Flack; X. Garrido; H. Gòmez; B. Guillon; P. Guzowski; R. Hodák; A. Huber; P. Hubert; C. Hugon; S. Jullian; A. Klimenko; O. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; V....
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We present results from a search for neutrinoless double-$\beta$ ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay using 36.6 g of the isotope $^{150}$Nd with data corresponding to a live time of 5.25 y recorded with the NEMO-3 detector. We construct a complete background model for this isotope, including a measurement of the two-neutrino double-$\beta$ decay half-life of $T^{2\nu}_{1/2}=$[9.34 $\pm$ 0.22 (stat.) $^{+0.62}_{-0.60}$ (syst.)]$\times 10^{18}$ y for the ground state transition, which represents the most...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1606.08494
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I. Alekseev; V. Belov; V. Brudanin; M. Danilov; V. Egorov; D. Filosofov; M. Fomina; Z. Hons; S. Kazartsev; A. Kobyakin; A. Kuznetsov; I. Machikhiliyan; D. Medvedev; V. Nesterov; A. Olshevsky; D. Ponomarev; I. Rozova; N. Rumyantseva; V. Rusinov; A. Salamatin; Ye. Shevchik; M. Shirchenko; Yu. Shitov; N. Skrobova; A. Starostin; D. Svirida; E. Tarkovsky; I. Tikhomirov; J. Vlasek; I. Zhitnikov; D. Zinatulina
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The DANSS project is aimed at creating a relatively compact neutrino spectrometer which does not contain any flammable or other dangerous liquids and may therefore be located very close to the core of an industrial power reactor. As a result, it is expected that high neutrino flux would provide about 15,000 IBD interactions per day in the detector with a sensitive volume of 1 m$^3$. High segmentation of the plastic scintillator will allow to suppress a background down to a 1% level. Numerous...
Topics: Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1606.02896
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; S. T. Belyaev; M. Stepaniuk; L. Vanhoefer; A. A. Vasenko; A. Veresnikova; K. von Sturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; C. Wiesinger; G. Benato; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; A. Bettini; L. Bezrukov; T. Bode; D. Borowicz; V. Brudanin; R. Brugnera; A. Caldwell; C. Cattadori; A....
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Neutrinoless double electron capture is a process that, if detected, would give evidence of lepton number violation and the Majorana nature of neutrinos. A search for neutrinoless double electron capture of $^{36}$Ar has been performed with germanium detectors installed in liquid argon using data from Phase I of the GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment at the Gran Sasso Laboratory of INFN, Italy. No signal was observed and an experimental lower limit on the half-life of the radiative...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1605.01756
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NEMO-3 Collaboration; :; R. Arnold; C. Augier; A. M. Bakalyarov; J. D. Baker; A. S. Barabash; A. Basharina-Freshville; S. Blondel; S. Blot; M. Bongrand; V. Brudanin; J. Busto; A. J. Caffrey; S. Calvez; M. Cascella; C. Cerna; J. P. Cesar; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; A. Chopra; D. Duchesneau; D. Durand; V. Egorov; G. Eurin; J. J. Evans; L. Fajt; D. Filosofov; R. Flack; X. Garrido; H. Gómez; B. Guillon; P. Guzowski; R. Hodák; A. Huber; P. Hubert; C. Hugon; S. Jullian; A. Klimenko; O. Kochetov; S. I....
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The NEMO-3 experiment at the Modane Underground Laboratory has investigated the double-$\beta$ decay of $^{48}{\rm Ca}$. Using $5.25$ yr of data recorded with a $6.99\,{\rm g}$ sample of $^{48}{\rm Ca}$, approximately $150$ double-$\beta$ decay candidate events have been selected with a signal-to-background ratio greater than $3$. The half-life for the two-neutrino double-$\beta$ decay of $^{48}{\rm Ca}$ has been measured to be $T^{2\nu}_{1/2}\,=\,[6.4\, ^{+0.7}_{-0.6}{\rm (stat.)} \,...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.01710
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N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; C. Dunagan; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; Z. Fu; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 44-kg modular high-purity Ge (HPGe) detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge-76. The phenomenon of surface micro-discharge induced by high-voltage has been studied in the context of the MAJORANA Demonstrator. This effect can damage the front-end electronics or mimic detector signals. To ensure the correct performance, every high-voltage cable and feedthrough must be capable of...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.08483
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EDELWEISS Collaboration; E. Armengaud; Q. Arnaud; C. Augier; A. Benoît; L. Bergé; T. Bergmann; J. Billard; J. Blümer; T. de Boissière; G. Bres; A. Broniatowski; V. Brudanin; P. Camus; A. Cazes; M. Chapellier; F. Charlieux; L. Dumoulin; K. Eitel; D. Filosofov; N. Foerster; N. Fourches; G. Garde; J. Gascon; G. Gerbier; A. Giuliani; M. Grollier; M. Gros; L. Hehn; S. Hervé; G. Heuermann; V. Humbert; M. De Jésus; Y. Jin; S. Jokisch; A. Juillard; C. Kéfélian; M. Kleifges; V. Kozlov; H. Kraus;...
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We present the results of a search for elastic scattering from galactic dark matter in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the 4-30 GeV/$c^2$ mass range. We make use of a 582 kg-day fiducial exposure from an array of 800 g Germanium bolometers equipped with a set of interleaved electrodes with full surface coverage. We searched specifically for $\sim 2.5-20$ keV nuclear recoils inside the detector fiducial volume. As an illustration the number of observed events in the...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, Physics, High...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.05120
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; A. A. Vasenko; A. Veresnikova; K. vonSturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; S. T. Belyaev; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; G. Benato; A. Bettini; L. Bezrukov; T. Bode; D. Borowicz; V. Brudanin; R. Brugnera; A. Caldwell; C. Cattadori; A. Chernogorov; V. D'Andrea; E. V....
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The GERDA experiment at LNGS of INFN is equipped with an active muon veto. The main part of the system is a water Cherenkov veto with 66~PMTs in the water tank surrounding the GERDA cryostat. The muon flux recorded by this veto shows a seasonal modulation. Two effects have been identified which are caused by secondary muons from the CNGS neutrino beam (2.2 %) and a temperature modulation of the atmosphere (1.4 %). A mean cosmic muon rate of $I^0_{\mu} = (3.477 \pm 0.002_{\textrm{stat}} \pm...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.06007
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E. Armengaud; Q. Arnaud; C. Augier; A. Benoit; L. Berge; R. S. Boiko; T. Bergmann; J. Blumer; A. Broniatowski; V. Brudanin; P. Camus; A. Cazes; M. Chapellier; F. Charlieux; D. M. Chernyak; N. Coron; P. Coulter; F. A. Danevich; T. de Boissiere; R. Decourt; M. De Jesus; L. Devoyon; A. -A. Drillien; L. Dumoulin; K. Eitel; C. Enss; D. Filosofov; A. Fleischmann; N. Foerster; N. Fourches; J. Gascon; L. Gastaldo; G. Gerbier; A. Giuliani; D. Gray; M. Gros; L. Hehn; S. Henry; S. Herve; G. Heuermann; V....
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The LUMINEU is designed to investigate the possibility to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in $^{100}$Mo by means of a large array of scintillating bolometers based on ZnMoO$_4$ crystals enriched in $^{100}$Mo. High energy resolution and relatively fast detectors, which are able to measure both the light and the heat generated upon the interaction of a particle in a crystal, are very promising for the recognition and rejection of background events. We present the LUMINEU concepts and...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.04989
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N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; H. O. Back; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; J. A. Dunmore; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; P. Finnerty; A. Galindo-Uribarri; V. M. Gehman; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R....
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The MAJORANA collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTATOR at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the Homestake gold mine, in Lead, SD. The apparatus will use Ge detectors, enriched in isotope \nuc{76}{Ge}, to demonstrate the feasibility of a large-scale Ge detector experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. The long half-life of this postulated process requires that the apparatus be extremely low in radioactive isotopes whose decays may produce backgrounds to...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.03779
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C. Cuesta; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; C. X. Baldenegro-Barrera; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. -H. Chu; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44-kg (29 kg 76Ge and 15 kg natGe) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76. The next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or below 1...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.07612
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R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. D. Baker; A. S. Barabash; A. Basharina-Freshville; S. Blondel; S. Blot; M. Bongrand; V. Brudanin; J. Busto; A. J. Caffrey; S. Calvez; C. Cerna; J. P. Cesar; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; D. Duchesneau; D. Durand; V. Egorov; G. Eurin; J. J. Evans; L. Fajt; D. Filosofov; R. Flack; X. Garrido; H. Gómez; B. Guillon; P. Guzowski; R. Hodák; A. Huber; P. Hubert; C. Hugon; S. Jullian; A. Klimenko; O. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; V. Kovalenko; D. Lalanne; K. Lang; Y. Lemière; T. Le...
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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 $0\nu\beta\beta$ decays with $6.914$ kg of $^{100}$Mo using the entire NEMO-3 data set with a detector live time of $4.96$ yr, which corresponds to an exposure of 34.3 kg$\cdot$yr. We perform a detailed study of the expected background in the $0\nu\beta\beta$ signal region...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.05825
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I. Guinn; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; C. X. Baldenegro-Barrera; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R....
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The MAJORANA Collaboration will seek neutrinoless double beta decay (0nbb) in 76Ge using isotopically enriched p-type point contact (PPC) high purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors. A tonne-scale array of HPGe detectors would require background levels below 1 count/ROI-tonne-year in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039 keV Q-value of the decay. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of such an experiment, the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, a 40 kg HPGe detector array, is being constructed...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.04279
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; A. A. Vasenko; A. Veresnikova; K. von Sturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; S. T. Belyaev; P. Zavarise; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; G. Benato; A. Bettini; L. Bezrukov; T. Bode; D. Borowicz; V. Brudanin; R. Brugnera; D. Budjáš; A. Caldwell; C. Cattadori; A....
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Two neutrino double beta decay of $^{76}$Ge to excited states of $^{76}$Se has been studied using data from Phase I of the GERDA experiment. An array composed of up to 14 germanium detectors including detectors that have been isotopically enriched in $^{76}$Ge was deployed in liquid argon. The analysis of various possible transitions to excited final states is based on coincidence events between pairs of detectors where a de-excitation $\gamma$ ray is detected in one detector and the two...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.03120
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C. Cuesta; N. Abgrall; I. J. Arnquist; F. T. Avignone; C. X. Baldenegro-Barrera; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; A. W. Bradley; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov;...
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, 40-kg modular HPGe detector array to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge. In view of the next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based 0nbb-decay searches that will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region, a major goal of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.03202
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; K. von Sturm; V. Wagner; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; P. Zavarise; I. Zhitnikov; S. T. Belyaev; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; 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....
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An optimized digital shaping filter has been developed for the GERDA experiment which searches for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge. The GERDA Phase I energy calibration data have been reprocessed and an average improvement of 0.3 keV in energy resolution (FWHM) at the 76Ge Q value for 0\nu\beta\beta decay is obtained. This is possible thanks to the enhanced low-frequency noise rejection of this Zero Area Cusp (ZAC) signal shaping fillter.
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.04392
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I. Guinn; N. Abgrall; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Leon; J. MacMullin; R. D. Martin; S....
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The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is a planned 40 kg array of Germanium detectors intended to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a tonne-scale experiment that will seek neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) in $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$. Such an experiment would require backgrounds of less than 1 count/tonne-year in the 4 keV region of interest around the 2039 keV Q-value of the $\beta\beta$ decay. Designing low-noise electronics, which must be placed in close proximity to the detectors,...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.03174
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The Majorana Collaboration; N. Abgrall; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; D. C. Combs; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Esterline; J. E. Fast; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusev; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; A. Hegai; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe;...
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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 of the Demonstrator. The tracking implementation takes a novel approach based on the schema-free database technology CouchDB. Transportation, storage, and processes undergone by parts such as machining or cleaning are linked to part records. Tracking parts...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01748
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S. Mertens; N. Abgrall; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Leon; J. MacMullin; R. D....
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The goal of the \textsc{Majorana} \textsc{Demonstrator} project is to search for 0$\nu\beta\beta$ decay in $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$. Of all candidate isotopes for 0$\nu\beta\beta$, $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$ has some of the most favorable characteristics. Germanium detectors are a well established technology, and in searches for 0$\nu\beta\beta$, the high purity germanium crystal acts simultaneously as source and detector. Furthermore, p-type germanium detectors provide excellent energy resolution and a...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01742
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D. V. Poda; E. Armengaud; Q. Arnaud; C. Augier; 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;...
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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 experiments capable to explore the inverted hierarchy region of the neutrino mass pattern. Advanced ZnMoO$_4$ crystal scintillators with mass of $\sim$~0.3 kg were developed and Zn$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystal from enriched $^{100}$Mo was produced for the first time by...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01161
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Majorana Collaboration; W. Xu; N. Abgrall; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; F. E. Bertrand; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; D. Byram; A. S. Caldwell; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; Yu. Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; A. Galindo-Uribarri; G. K. Giovanetti; J. Goett; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; B. R. Jasinski; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Leon;...
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Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a hypothesized process where in some even-even nuclei it might be possible for two neutrons to simultaneously decay into two protons and two electrons without emitting neutrinos. This is possible only if neutrinos are Majorana particles, i.e. fermions that are their own antiparticles. Neutrinos being Majorana particles would explicitly violate lepton number conservation, and might play a role in the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The observation...
Topics: Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.03089
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M. Agostini; M. Allardt; A. M. Bakalyarov; M. Balata; I. Barabanov; N. Barros; L. Baudis; C. Bauer; N. Becerici-Schmidt; E. Bellotti; S. Belogurov; M. Walter; A. Wegmann; T. Wester; H. Wilsenach; M. Wojcik; E. Yanovich; P. Zavarise; I. Zhitnikov; S. V. Zhukov; D. Zinatulina; S. T. Belyaev; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel; 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....
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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 INFN (Italy). Processes with spectral indices n = 1, 2, 3, 7 were searched for. No signals were found and lower limits of the order of 10$^{23}$ yr on their half-lives were derived, yielding substantially improved results compared to previous experiments...
Topics: Physics, Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.02345
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MAJORANA Collaboration; C. E. Aalseth; M. Amman; F. T. Avignone III; H. O. Back; A. S. Barabash; P. S. Barbeau; M. Bergevin; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; W. Bugg; T. H. Burritt; M. Busch; G. Capps; Y-D. Chan; J. I. Collar; R. J. Cooper; R. Creswick; J. A. Detwiler; J. Diaz; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Ely; J. Esterline; H. Farach; J. E. Fast; N. Fields; P. Finnerty; B. Fujikawa; E. Fuller; V. M. Gehman; G. K. Giovanetti; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey;...
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The MAJORANA Collaboration is building the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, a 60 kg array of high purity germanium detectors housed in an ultra-low background shield at the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead, SD. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge while demonstrating the feasibility of a tonne-scale experiment. It may also carry out a dark matter search in the 1-10 GeV/c^2 mass range. We have found that customized Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detectors...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1007.3231v2
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CDMS; EDELWEISS Collaborations; :; Z. Ahmed; D. S. Akerib; E. Armengaud; S. Arrenberg; C. Augier; C. N. Bailey; D. Balakishiyeva; L. Baudis; D. A. Bauer; A. Benoît; L. Bergé; J. Blümer; P. L. Brink; A. Broniatowski; T. Bruch; V. Brudanin; R. Bunker; B. Cabrera; D. O. Caldwell; B. Censier; M. Chapellier; G. Chardin; F. Charlieux; J. Cooley; P. Coulter; G. A. Cox; P. Cushman; M. Daal; X. Defay; M. De Jesus; F. DeJongh; P. C. F. Di Stefano; Y. Dolgorouki; J. Domange; L. Dumoulin; M. R....
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The CDMS and EDELWEISS collaborations have combined the results of their direct searches for dark matter using cryogenic germanium detectors. The total data set represents 614 kg.d equivalent exposure. A straightforward method of combination was chosen for its simplicity before data were exchanged between experiments. The results are interpreted in terms of limits on spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross-section. For a WIMP mass of 90 GeV/c^2, where this analysis is most sensitive, a...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.3377v2
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V. Yu. Kozlov; E. Armengaud; C. Augier; A. Benoit; L. Berge; O. Besida; J. Blumer; A. Broniatowski; V. Brudanin; A. Chantelauze; M. Chapellier; G. Chardin; F. Charlieux; S. Collin; X. Defay; M. De Jesus; P. Di Stefano; Y. Dolgorouki; J. Domange; L. Dumoulin; K. Eitel; J. Gascon; G. Gerbier; M. Gros; M. Hannawald; S. Herve; A. Juillard; H. Kluck; R. Lemrani; P. Loaiza; A. Lubashevskiy; S. Marnieros; X. -F. Navick; E. Olivieri; P. Pari; B. Paul; S. Rozov; V. Sanglard; S. Scorza; S. Semikh; A. S....
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Muon-induced neutrons constitute a prominent background component in a number of low count rate experiments, namely direct searches for Dark Matter. In this work we describe a neutron detector to measure this background in an underground laboratory, the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane. The system is based on 1 m3 of Gd-loaded scintillator and it is linked with the muon veto of the EDELWEISS-II experiment for coincident muon detection. The system was installed in autumn 2008 and passed since...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3098v1
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D. G. Phillips II; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone III; H. O. Back; A. S. Barabash; M. Bergevin; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; Y. -D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. I. Collar; D. C. Combs; R. J. Cooper; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Y. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Esterline; J. E. Fast; N. Fields; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; V. M. Gehman; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; R. Henning; A. Hime; E. W. Hoppe; M....
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The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay would resolve the Majorana nature of the neutrino and could provide information on the absolute scale of the neutrino mass. The initial phase of the Majorana experiment, known as the Demonstrator, will house 40 kg of Ge in an ultra-low background shielded environment at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Laboratory in Lead, SD. The objective of the Demonstrator is to determine whether a future 1-tonne experiment can achieve a background...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.5578v1
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E. Aguayo; J. E. Fast; E. W. Hoppe; M. E. Keillor; J. D. Kephart; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Merriman; J. L. Orrell; N. R. Overman; F. T. Avignone III; H. O. Back; D. C. Combs; L. E. Leviner; A. R. Young; A. S. Barabash; S. I. Konovalov; I. Vanyushin; V. Yumatov; M. Bergevin; Y-D. Chan; J. A. Detwiler; J. C. Loach; R. D. Martin; A. W. P. Poon; G. Prior; K. Vetter; F. E. Bertrand; R. J. Cooper; D. C. Radford; R. L. Varner; C. -H. Yu; M. Boswell; S. R. Elliott; V. M. Gehman; A. Hime; M....
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A brief review of the history and neutrino physics of double beta decay is given. A description of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR research and development program including background reduction techniques is presented in some detail. The application of point contact (PC) detectors to the experiment is discussed, including the effectiveness of pulse shape analysis. The predicted sensitivity of a PC detector array enriched to 86% in 76Ge is given.
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.6913v1
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The MAJORANA Collaboration; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone III; H. O. Back; A. S. Barabash; M. Bergevin; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. I. Collar; D. C. Combs; R. J. Cooper; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Esterline; J. E. Fast; N. Fields; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; V. M. Gehman; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; R. Henning; A. Hime; E. W. Hoppe;...
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Neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments can potentially determine the Majorana or Dirac nature of the neutrino, and aid in understanding the neutrino absolute mass scale and hierarchy. Future 76Ge-based searches target a half-life sensitivity of >10^27 y to explore the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. Reaching this sensitivity will require a background rate of ~5200 mwe is required for a tonne-scale experiment with a compact shield similar to the planned 40-kg MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR. The...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.4154v2
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MAJORANA Collaboration; A. G. Schubert; E. Aguayo; F. T. Avignone III; H. O. Back; A. S. Barabash; M. Bergevin; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; Y-D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. I. Collar; D. C. Combs; R. J. Cooper; J. A. Detwiler; J. Leon; P. J. Doe; Yu. Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Esterline; J. E. Fast; N. Fields; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; V. M. Gehman; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; R. Henning;...
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The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay would determine whether the neutrino is a Majorana particle and provide information on the absolute scale of neutrino mass. The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the DEMONSTRATOR, an array of germanium detectors, to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76-Ge. The DEMONSTRATOR will contain 40 kg of germanium; up to 30 kg will be enriched to 86% in 76-Ge. The DEMONSTRATOR will be deployed deep underground in an ultra-low-background...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.1567v1
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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....
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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 enriched in Ge-76 are operated directly immersed in liquid argon, allowing for a substantial reduction of the background with respect to predecessor experiments. The first 5.04 kg yr of data collected in Phase I of the experiment have been analyzed to measure the...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.3210v1
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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....
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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 operation in November 2011. The design, construction and first operational results are described, along with detailed information from the R&D phase.
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.4067v1
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S. Rozov; E. Armengaud; C. Augier; L. Bergé; A. Benoit; O. Besida; J. Blümer; A. Broniatowski; V. Brudanin; A. Chantelauze; M. Chapellier; G. Chardin; F. Charlieux; S. Collin; O. Crauste; M. De Jesus; X. Defay; P. Di Stefano; Y. Dolgorouki; J. Domange; L. Dumoulin; K. Eitel; D. Filosofov; J. Gascon; G. Gerbier; M. Gros; M. Hannawald; A. Juillard; H. Kluck; V. Kozlov; R. Lemrani; A. Lubashevskiy; C. Marrach; S. Marnieros; X-F. Navick; C. Nones; E. Olivieri; P. Pari; B. Paul; V. Sanglard; S....
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This paper describes precise measurements of the thermal neutron flux in the LSM underground laboratory in proximity of the EDELWEISS-II dark matter search experiment together with short measurements at various other locations. Monitoring of the flux of thermal neutrons is accomplished using a mobile detection system with low background proportional counter filled with $^3$He. On average 75 neutrons per day are detected with a background level below 1 count per day (cpd). This provides a unique...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.4383v1
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J. Argyriades; R. Arnold; C. Augier; J. Baker; A. S. Barabash; A. Basharina-Freshville; M. Bongrand; G. Broudin-Bay; V. Brudanin; A. J. Caffrey; A. Chapon; E. Chauveau; Z. Daraktchieva; D. Durand; V. Egorov; N. Fatemi-Ghomi; R. Flack; B. Guillon; Ph. Hubert; S. Jullian; M. Kauer; S. King; A. Klimenko; O. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; V. Kovalenko; D. Lalanne; T. Lamhamdi; K. Lang; Y. Lemiere; C. Longuemare; G. Lutter; F. Mamedov; Ch. Marquet; J. Martin-Albo; F. Mauger; A. Nachab; I. Nasteva; I....
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Using 9.4 g of Zr-96 and 1221 days of data from the NEMO-3 detector corresponding to 0.031 kg yr, the obtained 2vbb decay half-life measurement is [2.35 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.16(syst)] x 10^19 yr. Different characteristics of the final state electrons have been studied, such as the energy sum, individual electron energy, and angular distribution. The 2v nuclear matrix element is extracted using the measured 2vbb half-life and is 0.049 +/- 0.002. Constraints on 0vbb decay have also been set.
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.2694v5
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The Majorana Collaboration; C. E. Aalseth; D. Anderson; F. T. Avignone III; A. Barabash; T. W. Bowyer; R. L. Brodzinski; V. Brudanin; J. I. Collar; P. J. Doe; S. Egorov; S. R. Elliott; H. A. Farach; R. Gaitskell; D. Jordan; O. Kochetov; S. Konovalov; R. Kouzes; H. S. Miley; W. K. Pitts; J. H. Reeves; R. G. H. Robertson; V. Sandukovsky; E. Smith; V. Stekhanov; R. C. Thompson; W. Tornow; V. Umatov; R. A. Warner; J. Webb; J. Wilkerson; A. Young
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The Majorana Experiment is a next-generation Ge-76 double-beta decay search. It will employ 500 kg of Ge, isotopically enriched to 86% in Ge-76, in the form of 200 detectors in a close-packed array for high granularity. Each crystal will be electronically segmented, with each region fitted with pulse-shape analysis electronics. A half-life sensitivity is predicted of 4.2e27 y or < 0.02-0.07 eV, depending on the nuclear matrix elements used to interpret the data.
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0201021v1
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EDELWEISS Collaboration; E. Armengaud; C. Augier; A. Benoît; L. Bergé; J. Blümer; A. Broniatowski; V. Brudanin; B. Censier; G. Chardin; M. Chapellier; F. Charlieux; P. Coulter; G. A. Cox; X. Defay; M. De Jesus; Y. Dolgorouki; J. Domange; L. Dumoulin; K. Eitel; D. Filosofov; N. Fourches; J. Gascon; G. Gerbier; J. Gironnet; M. Gros; S. Henry; S. Hervé; A. Juillard; H. Kluck; V. Kozlov; H. Kraus; V. A. Kudryavtsev; P. Loaiza; S. Marnieros; X-F. Navick; C. Nones; E. Olivieri; P. Pari; L....
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The EDELWEISS-II collaboration has completed a direct search for WIMP dark matter with an array of ten 400-g cryogenic germanium detectors in operation at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane. The combined use of thermal phonon sensors and charge collection electrodes with an interleaved geometry enables the efficient rejection of gamma-induced radioactivity as well as near-surface interactions. A total effective exposure of 384 kg.d has been achieved, mostly coming from fourteen months of...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.4070v3
