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1. An energy-dependent electro-thermal response model of CUORE cryogenic calorimeter

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capelli, C, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Del Corso, F, Dell'Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Di Lorenzo, S, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Gianvecchio, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kowalski, R, Li, M, Liu, R, Ma, L, Ma, YG, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Olmi, M, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Ressa, A, Rosenfeld, C, and Sangiorgio, S

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Cryogenic detectors, Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter etc), Double-beta decay detectors, Engineering, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Physical sciences
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the most sensitive experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) in 130Te. CUORE uses a cryogenic array of 988 TeO2 calorimeters operated at ∼10 mK with a total mass of 741 kg. To further increase the sensitivity, the detector response must be well understood. Here, we present a non-linear thermal model for the CUORE experiment on a detector-by-detector basis. We have examined both equilibrium and dynamic electro-thermal models of detectors by numerically fitting non-linear differential equations to the detector data of a subset of CUORE channels which are well characterized and representative of all channels. We demonstrate that the hot-electron effect and electric-field dependence of resistance in NTD-Ge thermistors alone are inadequate to describe our detectors' energy-dependent pulse shapes. We introduce an empirical second-order correction factor in the exponential temperature dependence of the thermistor, which produces excellent agreement with energy-dependent pulse shape data up to 6 MeV. We also present a noise analysis using the fitted thermal parameters and show that the intrinsic thermal noise is negligible compared to the observed noise for our detectors.

Published
2022

2. New results from the CUORE experiment

Author

Nutini, I, Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Dell’Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Ligi, C, Ma, L, G., Y, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, and Surukuchi, PT

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Neutrinoless double beta decay, two-neutrino double beta decay, background model, cryogenic detectors, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first bolometric experiment searching for neutrino-less double-beta (0νββ) decay that has been able to reach the one-ton scale. The detector, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals arranged in a compact cylindrical structure of 19 towers. Following the completion of the detector construction in August 2016, CUORE began its first physics data run in 2017 at a base temperature of about 10 mK. Following multiple optimization campaigns in 2018, CUORE is currently in stable operating mode. In 2019, CUORE released its second result of the search for 0νββ corresponding to a TeO2 exposure of 372.5 kgyr and a median exclusion sensitivity to a 130Te 0νββ decay half-life of 1.7 1025 yr. We find no evidence for 0νββ decay and set a 90% C.I. Bayesian lower limit of 3.2 1025 yr on the 130Te 0νββ decay half-life. We present the current status of CUORE's search for 0νββ. We give an update of the CUORE background model and the measurement of the 130Te two neutrino double-beta (2νββ) decay half-life. Eventually, we show the preliminary results on half-life limits from the analysis of 130Te 0νββ and 2νββ decay to the first 0+ excited state of 130Xe.

Published
2022

3. CUORE opens the door to tonne-scale cryogenics experiments

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Celi, E, Cereseto, R, Ceruti, G, Chiarini, A, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Conventi, D, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Crescentini, C, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Datskov, V, Davis, CJ, Del Corso, F, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Di Vacri, ML, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Gaigher, R, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guandalini, C, Guerzoni, M, Guetti, M, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, and Huang, RG

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Cryogenic temperatures, Neutrinoless double beta decay, Dilution refrigerator, Ton-scale detector, Low temperature calorimeter, Rare event searches, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The past few decades have seen major developments in the design and operation of cryogenic particle detectors. This technology offers an extremely good energy resolution – comparable to semiconductor detectors – and a wide choice of target materials, making low temperature calorimetric detectors ideal for a variety of particle physics applications. Rare event searches have continued to require ever greater exposures, which has driven them to ever larger cryogenic detectors, with the CUORE experiment being the first to reach a tonne-scale, mK-cooled, experimental mass. CUORE, designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay, has been operational since 2017 at a temperature of about 10 mK. This result has been attained by the use of an unprecedentedly large cryogenic infrastructure called the CUORE cryostat: conceived, designed and commissioned for this purpose. In this article the main characteristics and features of the cryogenic facility developed for the CUORE experiment are highlighted. A brief introduction of the evolution of the field and of the past cryogenic facilities are given. The motivation behind the design and development of the CUORE cryogenic facility is detailed as are the steps taken toward realization, commissioning, and operation of the CUORE cryostat. The major challenges overcome by the collaboration and the solutions implemented throughout the building of the cryogenic facility will be discussed along with the potential improvements for future facilities. The success of CUORE has opened the door to a new generation of large-scale cryogenic facilities in numerous fields of science. Broader implications of the incredible feat achieved by the CUORE collaboration on the future cryogenic facilities in various fields ranging from neutrino and dark matter experiments to quantum computing will be examined.

Published
2022

4. Search for double-beta decay of 130Te to the 0+ states of 130Xe with CUORE

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT III, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Domizio, S Di, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Ligi, C, Ma, L, Ma, YG, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, and Surukuchi, PT

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The CUORE experiment is a large bolometric array searching for the lepton number violating neutrino-less double beta decay (0 νββ) in the isotope 130Te. In this work we present the latest results on two searches for the double beta decay (DBD) of 130Te to the first 02+ excited state of 130Xe : the 0 νββ decay and the Standard Model-allowed two-neutrinos double beta decay (2 νββ). Both searches are based on a 372.5 kg× yr TeO2 exposure. The de-excitation gamma rays emitted by the excited Xe nucleus in the final state yield a unique signature, which can be searched for with low background by studying coincident events in two or more bolometers. The closely packed arrangement of the CUORE crystals constitutes a significant advantage in this regard. The median limit setting sensitivities at 90% Credible Interval (C.I.) of the given searches were estimated as S1/20ν=5.6×1024yr for the 0 νββ decay and S1/22ν=2.1×1024yr for the 2 νββ decay. No significant evidence for either of the decay modes was observed and a Bayesian lower bound at 90 % C.I. on the decay half lives is obtained as: (T1/2)02+0ν>5.9×1024yr for the 0 νββ mode and (T1/2)02+2ν>1.3×1024yr for the 2 νββ mode. These represent the most stringent limits on the DBD of 130Te to excited states and improve by a factor ∼ 5 the previous results on this process.

Published
2021

5. Search for double-beta decay of 130Te to the 0 + states of 130Xe with CUORE

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FTI, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Domizio, SD, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Ligi, C, Ma, L, Ma, YG, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, and Surukuchi, PT

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics
Abstract

The CUORE experiment is a large bolometric array searching for the lepton number violating neutrino-less double beta decay (0 νββ) in the isotope 130Te. In this work we present the latest results on two searches for the double beta decay (DBD) of 130Te to the first 02+ excited state of 130Xe : the 0 νββ decay and the Standard Model-allowed two-neutrinos double beta decay (2 νββ). Both searches are based on a 372.5 kg× yr TeO2 exposure. The de-excitation gamma rays emitted by the excited Xe nucleus in the final state yield a unique signature, which can be searched for with low background by studying coincident events in two or more bolometers. The closely packed arrangement of the CUORE crystals constitutes a significant advantage in this regard. The median limit setting sensitivities at 90% Credible Interval (C.I.) of the given searches were estimated as S1/20ν=5.6×1024yr for the 0 νββ decay and S1/22ν=2.1×1024yr for the 2 νββ decay. No significant evidence for either of the decay modes was observed and a Bayesian lower bound at 90 % C.I. on the decay half lives is obtained as: (T1/2)02+0ν>5.9×1024yr for the 0 νββ mode and (T1/2)02+2ν>1.3×1024yr for the 2 νββ mode. These represent the most stringent limits on the DBD of 130Te to excited states and improve by a factor ∼ 5 the previous results on this process.

Published
2021

6. CUORE opens the door to tonne-scale cryogenics experiments

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Celi, E, Cereseto, R, Ceruti, G, Chiarini, A, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Conventi, D, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Crescentini, C, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Datskov, V, Davis, CJ, Corso, FD, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Di Vacri, ML, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Gaigher, R, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guandalini, C, Guerzoni, M, Guetti, M, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, and Huang, RG

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

The past few decades have seen major developments in the design and operation of cryogenic particle detectors. This technology offers an extremely good energy resolution – comparable to semiconductor detectors – and a wide choice of target materials, making low temperature calorimetric detectors ideal for a variety of particle physics applications. Rare event searches have continued to require ever greater exposures, which has driven them to ever larger cryogenic detectors, with the CUORE experiment being the first to reach a tonne-scale, mK-cooled, experimental mass. CUORE, designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay, has been operational since 2017 at a temperature of about 10 mK. This result has been attained by the use of an unprecedentedly large cryogenic infrastructure called the CUORE cryostat: conceived, designed and commissioned for this purpose. In this article the main characteristics and features of the cryogenic facility developed for the CUORE experiment are highlighted. A brief introduction of the evolution of the field and of the past cryogenic facilities are given. The motivation behind the design and development of the CUORE cryogenic facility is detailed as are the steps taken toward realization, commissioning, and operation of the CUORE cryostat. The major challenges overcome by the collaboration and the solutions implemented throughout the building of the cryogenic facility will be discussed along with the potential improvements for future facilities. The success of CUORE has opened the door to a new generation of large-scale cryogenic facilities in numerous fields of science. Broader implications of the incredible feat achieved by the CUORE collaboration on the future cryogenic facilities in various fields ranging from neutrino and dark matter experiments to quantum computing will be examined.

Published
2021

7. Status and results from the CUORE experiment

Author

Campani, A, Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Ligi, C, G., Y, Ma, L, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, Surukuchi, PT, Taffarello, L, and Terranova, F

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Neutrinoless double beta decay, two-neutrino double beta decay, background model, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso that exploits bolometric technique to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) of 130Te. The detector consists of a segmented array of 988 natural TeO2 cubic crystals arranged in a cylindrical compact structure of 19 towers. The detector construction was completed in August 2016 and data taking started in Spring 2017. In this work, we present a brief description of the bolometric technique for rare events search and the CUORE detector, then we concentrate on the data analysis results. In this respect, we focus on the procedure for data processing and on the first 0νββ results we obtained from a total TeO2 exposure of 86.3kg yr. Next, we illustrate the main background sources and the CUORE background model, from which we obtain the most precise measurement of 130Te 2νββ half-life to date. Finally, we discuss the improvements achieved with 2018 and 2019 detector optimization campaigns and the current perspectives of our experiment.

Published
2020

8. CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Ma, YG, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, Taffarello, L, Terranova, F, and Tomei, C

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Neutrinoless double beta decay, Ton-scale detector, Bolometers, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Nuclear and plasma physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the most massive bolometric experiment searching for neutrino-less double beta (0νββ) decay. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals (742 kg) arranged in a compact cylindrical structure of 19 towers. This paper will describe the CUORE experiment, including the cryostat, and present the detector performance during the first year of running. Additional detail will describe the effort made in improving the energy resolution in the 130Te 0νββ decay region of interest (ROI) and the suppression of backgrounds. A description of work to lower the energy threshold in order to give CUORE the sensitivity to search for other rare events, such as dark matter, will also be provided.

Published
2020

9. Double-beta decay of 130Te to the first 0+ excited state of 130Xe with CUORE-0

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, S Di, Vacri, ML Di, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Feintzeig, J, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, and Rosenfeld, C

Subjects
nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We report on a search for double beta decay of $^{130}$Te to the first$0^{+}$ excited state of $^{130}$Xe using a 9.8 kg$\cdot$yr exposure of$^{130}$Te collected with the CUORE-0 experiment. In this work we exploitdifferent topologies of coincident events to search for both the neutrinolessand two-neutrino double-decay modes. We find no evidence for either mode andplace lower bounds on the half-lives: $\tau^{0\nu}_{0^+}>7.9\cdot 10^{23}$ yrand $\tau^{2\nu}_{0^+}>2.4\cdot 10^{23}$ yr. Combining our results with thoseobtained by the CUORICINO experiment, we achieve the most stringent constraintsavailable for these processes: $\tau^{0\nu}_{0^+}>1.4\cdot 10^{24}$ yr and$\tau^{2\nu}_{0^+}>2.5\cdot 10^{23}$ yr.

Published
2019

10. Double-beta decay of 130Te to the first 0 + excited state of 130Xe with CUORE-0

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone III, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, SD, Vacri, MLD, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Feintzeig, J, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, and Rosenfeld, C

Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We report on a search for double beta decay of 130Te to the first 0 + excited state of 130Xe using a 9.8kg·yr exposure of 130Te collected with the CUORE-0 experiment. In this work we exploit different topologies of coincident events to search for both the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double beta decay modes. We find no evidence for either mode and place lower bounds on the half-lives: T01+0ν>7.9·1023yr and T01+2ν>2.4·1023yr (90%CL). Combining our results with those obtained by the CUORICINO experiment, we achieve the most stringent constraints available for these processes: T01+0ν>1.4·1024yr and T01+2ν>2.5·1023yr (90%CL).

Published
2019

11. CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for rare decay searches

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, SD, Vacri, MLD, Dompè, V, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Ma, YG, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nagorny, SS, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Reindl, F, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, and Santone, D

Subjects
Cryogenic, Superconductive Devices, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Other Physical Sciences
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first bolometric experiment searching for neutrinoless double beta decay that has been able to reach the 1-ton scale. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals arranged in a cylindrical compact structure of 19 towers. The construction of the experiment and, in particular, the installation of all towers in the cryostat was completed in August 2016 and data taking started in spring 2017. In this contribution the achievement of the commissioning phase and the performance of the detector and the cryostat during the first physics run will be presented.

Published
2019

12. Double-beta decay of Xe with CUORE-0

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FTIII, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, S Di, Vacri, ML Di, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Feintzeig, J, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, and Rosenfeld, C

Subjects
Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

We report on a search for double beta decay of 130Te to the first 0 + excited state of 130Xe using a 9.8kg·yr exposure of 130Te collected with the CUORE-0 experiment. In this work we exploit different topologies of coincident events to search for both the neutrinoless and two-neutrino double beta decay modes. We find no evidence for either mode and place lower bounds on the half-lives: T01+0ν>7.9·1023yr and T01+2ν>2.4·1023yr (90%CL). Combining our results with those obtained by the CUORICINO experiment, we achieve the most stringent constraints available for these processes: T01+0ν>1.4·1024yr and T01+2ν>2.5·1023yr (90%CL).

Published
2019

13. Study of rare nuclear processes with CUORE

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Dompè, V, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, HZ, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, G., Y, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nagorny, SS, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Reindl, F, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, and Scielzo, ND

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

TeO2 bolometers have been used for many years to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 130Te. CUORE, a tonne-scale TeO2 detector array, recently published the most sensitive limit on the half-life, > 1.5 × 1025 yr, which corresponds to an upper bound of 140-400 meV on the effective Majorana mass of the neutrino. While it makes CUORE a world-leading experiment looking for neutrinoless double beta decay, it is not the only study that CUORE will contribute to in the field of nuclear and particle physics. As already done over the years with many small-scale experiments, CUORE will investigate both rare decays (such as the two-neutrino double beta decay of 130Te and the hypothesized electron capture in 123Te), and rare processes (e.g. dark matter and axion interactions). This paper describes some of the achievements of past experiments that used TeO2 bolometers, and perspectives for CUORE.

Published
2018

14. Results from the CUORE experiment

Author

Marini, L, Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Ma, YG, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nagorny, SS, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Reindl, F, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, and Schmidt, B

Subjects
Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first bolometric experiment operated at about 10 mK reaching the ton-scale. CUORE main goal is the search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 130Te, while it is suitable also for other kinds of rare event searches, such as dark matter and axions. The detector is situated at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Italy, and consists in an array of 988 TeO2 crystals, being both the detector and the source of the decay. Since the beginning of 2017, CUORE operations had both phases for physics data taking and campaigns of detector optimization to obtain the maximum from its potential. Here we briefly discuss one of the procedures for the optimization of the detector regarding noise reduction and report the achievements of CUORE concerning energy resolution and background in the region of interest after the first few months of data taking. Finally we conclude by examining the results from our first neutrinoless double beta decay analysis published at the beginning of 2018, which with a total TeO2 exposure of 86.3 kg·y allowed to place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T1/20ν(130Te) > 1.3 ×1025 yr (90% C.L.) .

Published
2018

15. Low energy analysis techniques for CUORE

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, and Sangiorgio, S

Subjects
physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

CUORE is a tonne-scale cryogenic detector operating at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) that uses tellurium dioxide bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te. CUORE is also suitable to search for low energy rare events such as solar axions or WIMP scattering, thanks to its ultra-low background and large target mass. However, to conduct such sensitive searches requires improving the energy threshold to 10 keV. In this paper, we describe the analysis techniques developed for the low energy analysis of CUORE-like detectors, using the data acquired from November 2013 to March 2015 by CUORE-0, a single-tower prototype designed to validate the assembly procedure and new cleaning techniques of CUORE. We explain the energy threshold optimization, continuous monitoring of the trigger efficiency, data and event selection, and energy calibration at low energies in detail. We also present the low energy background spectrum of CUORE-0 below 60keV. Finally, we report the sensitivity of CUORE to WIMP annual modulation using the CUORE-0 energy threshold and background, as well as an estimate of the uncertainty on the nuclear quenching factor from nuclear recoils inCUORE-0.

Published
2017

16. The projected background for the CUORE experiment

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, and Previtali, E

Subjects
physics.ins-det, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te with an array of 988 TeO2 bolometers operating at temperatures around 10 mK. The experiment is currently being commissioned in Hall A of Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. The goal of CUORE is to reach a 90% C.L. exclusion sensitivity on the 130Te decay half-life of 9 × 1025 years after 5 years of data taking. The main issue to be addressed to accomplish this aim is the rate of background events in the region of interest, which must not be higher than 10- 2 counts/keV/kg/year. We developed a detailed Monte Carlo simulation, based on results from a campaign of material screening, radioassays, and bolometric measurements, to evaluate the expected background. This was used over the years to guide the construction strategies of the experiment and we use it here to project a background model for CUORE. In this paper we report the results of our study and our expectations for the background rate in the energy region where the peak signature of neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te is expected.

Published
2017

17. CUORE sensitivity to 0 decay

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, and Previtali, E

Subjects
physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, Prevention, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We report a study of the CUORE sensitivity to neutrinoless double beta (0) decay. We used a Bayesian analysis based on a toy Monte Carlo (MC) approach to extract the exclusion sensitivity to the 0 decay half-life (T1/20ν) at 90 % credibility interval (CI) – i.e. the interval containing the true value of T1/20ν with 90 % probability – and the 3σ discovery sensitivity. We consider various background levels and energy resolutions, and describe the influence of the data division in subsets with different background levels. If the background level and the energy resolution meet the expectation, CUORE will reach a 90 % CI exclusion sensitivity of 2 · 10 25 year with 3 months, and 9 · 10 25 year with 5 years of live time. Under the same conditions, the discovery sensitivity after 3 months and 5 years will be 7 · 10 24 year and 4 · 10 25 year, respectively.

Published
2017

18. The CUORE cryostat and its bolometric detector

Author

Santone, D, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pipernoi, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, and Pozzi, S

Subjects
Calorimeters, Cryogenic detectors, Cryogenics and thermal models, Double-beta decay detectors, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

CUORE is a cryogenic detector that will be operated at LNGS to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0ββ) of 130Te. The detector installation was completed in summer 2016. Before the installation, several cold runs were done to test the cryogenic system performance. In the last cold run the base temperature of 6.3mK was reached in stable condition. CUORE-0, a CUORE prototype, has proven the feasibility of CUORE, demonstrating that the target background of 0.01 counts/keV/kg/y and the energy resolution of 5 keV are within reach.

Published
2017

19. Measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130 Te with the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Feintzeig, J, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, and Rosenfeld, C

Subjects
nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

We report on the measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 detector. From an exposure of 33.4 kg year of TeO2, the half-life is determined to be T1/22ν = [8.2 ± 0.2 (stat.) ± 0.6 (syst.)] × 1020 year. This result is obtained after a detailed reconstruction of the sources responsible for the CUORE-0 counting rate, with a specific study of those contributing to the 130Te neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest.

Published
2017

20. Measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D’Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Feintzeig, J, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Napolitano, T, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, and Rosenfeld, C

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, nucl-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract

We report on the measurement of the two-neutrino double-beta decay half-life of 130Te with the CUORE-0 detector. From an exposure of 33.4 kg year of TeO2, the half-life is determined to be T1/22ν = [8.2 ± 0.2 (stat.) ± 0.6 (syst.)] × 1020 year. This result is obtained after a detailed reconstruction of the sources responsible for the CUORE-0 counting rate, with a specific study of those contributing to the 130Te neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest.

Published
2017

21. CUORE-0 detector: design, construction and operation

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Brofferio, C, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Cereseto, R, Ceruti, G, Chiarini, A, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Conventi, D, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, DiPaolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Erme, G, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gaigher, R, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guetti, M, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mazza, R, Mei, Y, Meijer, S, Michinelli, R, Miller, D, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, and Nones, C

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Calorimeters, Cryogenics, Double-beta decay detectors, physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, J.2, Engineering, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Physical sciences
Abstract

The CUORE experiment will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te with an array of 988 TeO2 bolometers arranged in 19 towers. CUORE-0, the first tower assembled according to the CUORE procedures, was built and commissioned at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, and took data from March 2013 to March 2015. In this paper we describe the design, construction and operation of the CUORE-0 experiment, with an emphasis on the improvements made over a predecessor experiment, Cuoricino. In particular, we demonstrate with CUORE-0 data that the design goals of CUORE are within reach.

Published
2016

22. Initial performance of the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Li, YL, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Scielzo, ND, Sisti, M, Smith, AR, Taffarello, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tian, WD, Tomei, C, and Trentalange, S

Subjects
physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract

CUORE-0 is a cryogenic detector that uses an array of tellurium dioxide bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of (Formula presented.). We present the first data analysis with (Formula presented.) of total (Formula presented.) exposure focusing on background measurements and energy resolution. The background rates in the neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest (2.47 to (Formula presented.)) and in the (Formula presented.) background-dominated region (2.70 to (Formula presented.)) have been measured to be (Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.), respectively. The latter result represents a factor of 6 improvement from a predecessor experiment, Cuoricino. The results verify our understanding of the background sources in CUORE-0, which is the basis of extrapolations to the full CUORE detector. The obtained energy resolution (full width at half maximum) in the region of interest is (Formula presented.). Based on the measured background rate and energy resolution in the region of interest, CUORE-0 half-life sensitivity is expected to surpass the observed lower bound of Cuoricino with one year of live time.

Published
2014

23. Search for neutrinoless β+EC decay of Te120 with CUORE

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Beretta, M, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, C, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Celi, E, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Del Corso, F, Dell'Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Di Lorenzo, S, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Gianvecchio, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Kowalski, R, Ligi, C, Liu, R, Ma, L, G., Y, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Olmi, M, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Ressa, A, Rosenfeld, C, and Sakai, M

Subjects
Particle and Plasma Physics, Molecular, Nuclear, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a large-scale cryogenic experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) in Te130. The CUORE detector is made of natural tellurium, providing the possibility of rare event searches on isotopes other than Te130. In this work we describe a search for neutrinoless positron-emitting electron capture (β+EC) decay in Te120 with a total TeO2 exposure of 355.7 kg yr, corresponding to 0.2405 kg yr of Te120. Albeit 0νββ with two final-state electrons represents the most promising channel, the emission of a positron and two 511-keV γ's make 0νβ+EC decay signature extremely clear. To fully exploit the potential offered by the detector modularity we include events with different topology and perform a simultaneous fit of five selected signal signatures. Using blinded data we extract a median exclusion sensitivity of 3.4×1022 yr at 90% credibility interval (C.I.). After unblinding we find no evidence of 0νβ+EC signal and set a 90% C.I. Bayesian lower limit of 2.9×1022 yr on Te120 half-life. This result improves by an order of magnitude the existing limit from the combined analysis of CUORE-0 and Cuoricino.

Published
2022

24. New results from the CUORE experiment

Author

Giachero, A, Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camilleri, J, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Dompè, V, Fang, DQ, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, SH, Fujikawa, BK, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, KM, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Ligi, C, Ma, YG, Ma, L, Marini, L, Maruyama, RH, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, CE, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Schmidt, B, Scielzo, ND, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, and Speller, D

Subjects
Particle and Plasma Physics, hep-ex, cryogenic detectors, background model, Molecular, Nuclear, Neutrinoless double beta decay, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics, physics.ins-det, two-neutrino double beta decay, Astronomical and Space Sciences
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first cryogenic experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay that has been able to reach the one-ton scale. The detector, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, consists of an array of 988 TeO$_2$ crystals arranged in a compact cylindrical structure of 19 towers. Following the completion of the detector construction in August 2016, CUORE began its first physics data run in 2017 at a base temperature of about 10 mK. Following multiple optimization campaigns in 2018, CUORE is currently in stable operating mode. In 2019, CUORE released its 2\textsuperscript{nd} result of the search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ with a TeO$_2$ exposure of 372.5 kg$\cdot$yr and a median exclusion sensitivity to a $^{130}$Te $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay half-life of $1.7\cdot 10^{25}$ yr. We find no evidence for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay and set a 90\% C.I. (credibility interval) Bayesian lower limit of $3.2\cdot 10^{25}$ yr on the $^{130}$Te $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay half-life. In this work, we present the current status of CUORE's search for $0\nu\beta\beta$, as well as review the detector performance. Finally, we give an update of the CUORE background model and the measurement of the $^{130}$Te two neutrino double-beta ($2\nu\beta\beta$) decay half-life.

Published
2020

25. Search for neutrinoless β+EC decay of Te120 with CUORE-0

Author

Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, HZ, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, G., Y, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, PJ, Nagorny, SS, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, ND, and Singh, V

Subjects
Particle and Plasma Physics, Molecular, Nuclear, nucl-ex, Atomic, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

We have performed a search for neutrinoless β+EC decay of Te120 using the final CUORE-0 data release. We describe a new analysis method for the simultaneous fit of signatures with different event topology, and of data subsets with different signal efficiency, obtaining a limit on the half-life of the decay of T1/2>1.6×1021 yr at 90% credibility interval (CI). Combining this with results from Cuoricino, a predecessor experiment, we obtain the strongest limit to date, corresponding to T1/2>2.7×1021 yr at 90% CI.

Published
2018

26. CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for rare decay searches

Author

Adams, DQ, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Davis, CJ, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Domizio, SD, Vacri, MLD, Dompè, V, Drobizhev, A, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Huang, RG, Huang, HZ, Johnston, J, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, YG, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Ma, YG, Marini, L, and Martinez, M

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle And Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first bolometric experiment searching for neutrinoless double beta decay that has been able to reach the 1-ton scale. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals arranged in a cylindrical compact structure of 19 towers. The construction of the experiment and, in particular, the installation of all towers in the cryostat was completed in August 2016 and data taking started in spring 2017. In this contribution the achievement of the commissioning phase and the performance of the detector and the cryostat during the first physics run will be presented.

Published
2018

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