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1. CUORE Opens the Door to Tonne-scale Cryogenics Experiments

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CUORE Collaboration, Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alessandria, F., Alfonso, K., Andreotti, E., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Bandac, I., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Barucci, M., Beeman, J. W., 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, X. G., 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, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D'Addabbo, A., D'Aguanno, D., Dafinei, I., Datskov, V., Davis, C. J., Del Corso, F., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Di Vacri, M. L., Di Paolo, L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., 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, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K. P., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Iannone, M., Ioannucci, L., Johnston, J., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Marini, L., Martinez, M., Amaya, C. Martinez, Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mazza, R., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Mosteiro, P. J., Nagorny, S. S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nikkel, J., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Novati, V., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olcese, M., Olivieri, E., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pedrotta, R., Pelosi, A., Perego, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Quitadamo, S., Reindl, F., Rimondi, F., Risegari, L., Rosenfeld, C., Rossi, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sala, E., Salvioni, C., Sangiorgio, S., Santone, D., Schaeffer, D., Schmidt, B., Schmidt, J., Scielzo, N. D., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Speller, D., Stivanello, F., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tatananni, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tessaro, M., Tomei, C., Ventura, G., Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wallig, J., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S.

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Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
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., Comment: 45 pages, 14 figures

Published
2021
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2. CUORE opens the door to tonne-scale cryogenics experiments

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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

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, 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

4. First Results from CUORE: A Search for Lepton Number Violation via 0νββ Decay of Te130

Author

Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, 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, Di Vacri, ML, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gaigher, R, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guandalini, C, Guerzoni, M, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, and Lim, KE

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, CUORE Collaboration, nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract

The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advancement in this technology, and in this work we apply it for the first time to a high-sensitivity search for a lepton-number-violating process: ^{130}Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining a total TeO_{2} exposure of 86.3 kg yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution of (7.7±0.5)  keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of (0.014±0.002)  counts/(keV kg yr), we find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Including systematic uncertainties, we place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.3×10^{25}  yr (90% C.L.); the median statistical sensitivity of this search is 7.0×10^{24}  yr. Combining this result with those of two earlier experiments, Cuoricino and CUORE-0, we find T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.5×10^{25}  yr (90% C.L.), which is the most stringent limit to date on this decay. Interpreting this result as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, we find m_{ββ}

Published
2018

5. First Results from CUORE: A Search for Lepton Number Violation via 0νββ Decay of ^{130}Te.

Author

Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, 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, Di Vacri, ML, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gaigher, R, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guandalini, C, Guerzoni, M, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Hansen, EV, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Yu G, Leder, A, Ligi, C, and Lim, KE

Subjects
CUORE Collaboration, nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, General Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract

The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advancement in this technology, and in this work we apply it for the first time to a high-sensitivity search for a lepton-number-violating process: ^{130}Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining a total TeO_{2} exposure of 86.3 kg yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution of (7.7±0.5)  keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of (0.014±0.002)  counts/(keV kg yr), we find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Including systematic uncertainties, we place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.3×10^{25}  yr (90% C.L.); the median statistical sensitivity of this search is 7.0×10^{24}  yr. Combining this result with those of two earlier experiments, Cuoricino and CUORE-0, we find T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)>1.5×10^{25}  yr (90% C.L.), which is the most stringent limit to date on this decay. Interpreting this result as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, we find m_{ββ}

Published
2018

6. Status of the CUORE and results from the CUORE-0 neutrinoless double beta decay experiments

Author

CUORE Collaboration, Sisti, M., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K. P., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

CUORE is a 741 kg array of TeO2 bolometers for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it will start taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01 counts/keV/kg/y will be reached, in five years of data taking CUORE will have a 1 sigma half life sensitivity of 10E26 y. CUORE-0 is a smaller experiment constructed to test and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers that started taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE will be discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, to be published in the proceedings of ICHEP 2014, 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics, Valencia (Spain) 2-9 July 2014

Published
2015

7. CUORE-0 results and prospects for the CUORE experiment

Author

CUORE Collaboration, Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K. P., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

With 741 kg of TeO2 crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment aims at searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te with unprecedented sensitivity. Expected to start data taking in 2015, CUORE is currently in an advanced construction phase at LNGS. CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is 1.6E26 y at 1 sigma (9.5E25 y at the 90% confidence level), in five years of live time, corresponding to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40-100 meV (50-130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary bolometric detectors could improve CUORE sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors towards a full analysis of the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. CUORE-0 was built to test and demonstrate the performance of the upcoming CUORE experiment. It consists of a single CUORE tower (52 TeO2 bolometers of 750 g each, arranged in a 13 floor structure) constructed strictly following CUORE recipes both for materials and assembly procedures. An experiment its own, CUORE-0 is expected to reach a sensitivity to the neutrinoless double beta decay half-life of 130Te around 3E24 y in one year of live time. We present an update of the data, corresponding to an exposure of 18.1 kg y. An analysis of the background indicates that the CUORE performance goal is satisfied while the sensitivity goal is within reach., Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of NEUTRINO 2014, 26th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, 2-7 June 2014, held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Published
2015

8. Status of the CUORE and results from the CUORE-0 neutrinoless double beta decay experiments

Author

Sisti, M, 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, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, and Pozzi, S

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Double beta decay, Neutrino mass, Bolometers, physics.ins-det, hep-ex
Abstract

CUORE is a 741 kg array of TeO2bolometers for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay of130Te. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it will start taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01 counts/(keV.kg.y) will be reached, in five years of data taking CUORE will have a 1σ half life sensitivity of 1026y. CUORE-0 is a smaller experiment constructed to test and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers that started taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE will be discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented.

Published
2016

9. The CUORE and CUORE-0 Experiments at Gran Sasso

Author

Giachero, A., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K. P., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) in $^{130}$Te and other rare processes. CUORE is a cryogenic detector composed of 988 TeO$_2$ bolometers for a total mass of about 741 kg. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it will start taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01 counts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$y) will be reached, in five years of data taking CUORE will have an half life sensitivity around $1\times 10^{26}$ y at 90\% C.L. As a first step towards CUORE a smaller experiment CUORE-0, constructed to test and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE, has been assembled and is running. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers that started taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE will be discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented., Comment: Proceedings of a talk given at the International Conference of New Frontiers in Physics, ICNFP 2014; submitted at EPJ Web of Conferences

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2014
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10. CUORE and beyond: bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy

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Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{130}$Te. With 741 kg of TeO$_2$ crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, CUORE will be one of the most competitive neutrinoless double beta decay experiments on the horizon. With five years of live time, CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is $1.6\times 10^{26}$ y at $1\sigma$ ($9.5\times10^{25}$ y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40--100 meV (50--130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary light detector can significantly improve the search sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors to fully explore the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy with $^{130}$Te and possibly other double beta decay candidate nuclei., Comment: Submitted to the Proceedings of TAUP 2013 Conference

Published
2014

11. Exploring the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in the Inverted Neutrino Hierarchy with Bolometric Detectors

Author

Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, J.2
Abstract

Neutrinoless double beta decay (0nubb) is one of the most sensitive probes for physics beyond the Standard Model, providing unique information on the nature of neutrinos. In this paper we review the status and outlook for bolometric 0nubb decay searches. We summarize recent advances in background suppression demonstrated using bolometers with simultaneous readout of heat and light signals. We simulate several configurations of a future CUORE-like bolometer array which would utilize these improvements and present the sensitivity reach of a hypothetical next-generation bolometric 0nubb experiment. We demonstrate that a bolometric experiment with the isotope mass of about 1 ton is capable of reaching the sensitivity to the effective Majorana neutrino mass (|mee|) of order 10-20 meV, thus completely exploring the so-called inverted neutrino mass hierarchy region. We highlight the main challenges and identify priorities for an R&D program addressing them., Comment: 22 pages, 15 figures, submitted to EPJC

Published
2014

12. Searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{130}$Te with CUORE

Author

CUORE Collaboration, Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay is a hypothesized lepton-number-violating process that offers the only known means of asserting the possible Majorana nature of neutrino mass. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an upcoming experiment designed to search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{130}$Te using an array of 988 TeO$_2$ crystal bolometers operated at 10 mK. The detector will contain 206 kg of $^{130}$Te and have an average energy resolution of 5 keV; the projected $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay half-life sensitivity after five years of live time is $1.6\times 10^{26}$ y at $1\sigma$ ($9.5\times10^{25}$ y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40--100 meV (50--130 meV). In this paper we review the experimental techniques used in CUORE as well as its current status and anticipated physics reach., Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. Published in Advances in High Energy Physics, Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 879871

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2014
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13. Initial performance of the CUORE-0 experiment

Author

CUORE Collaboration, Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Lim, K. E., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., 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, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

CUORE-0 is a cryogenic detector that uses an array of tellurium dioxide bolometers to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of ^{130}Te. We present the first data analysis with 7.1 kg y of total TeO_2 exposure focusing on background measurements and energy resolution. The background rates in the neutrinoless double-beta decay region of interest (2.47 to 2.57 MeV) and in the {\alpha} background-dominated region (2.70 to 3.90 MeV) have been measured to be 0.071 \pm 0.011 and 0.019 \pm 0.002 counts/keV/kg/y, 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 5.7 keV. 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., Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, version 2 as published in Eur. Phys. J. C

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2014
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14. Models and experimental results from the wide aperture Nb-Ti magnets for the LHC upgrade

Author

Kirby, G., Auchmann, B., Bajko, M., Charrondiere, M., Bourcey, N., Datskov, V. I., Fessia, P., Feuvrier, J., Galbraith, P., Tabares, A. Garcia, Garcia-Perez, J., Granieri, P., Hagen, P., Lorin, C., Perez, J. C., Russenschuck, S., Sahner, T., Segreti, M., Todesco, E., and Willering, G.

Subjects
Physics - Accelerator Physics
Abstract

MQXC is a Nb-Ti quadrupole designed to meet the accelerator quality requirements needed for the phase-1 LHC upgrade, now superseded by the high luminosity upgrade foreseen in 2021. The 2-m-long model magnet was tested at room temperature and 1.9 K. The technology developed for this magnet is relevant for other magnets currently under development for the high-luminosity upgrade, namely D1 (at KEK) and the large aperture twin quadrupole Q4 (at CEA). In this paper we present MQXC test results, some of the specialized heat extraction features, spot heaters, temperature sensor mounting and voltage tap development for the special open cable insulation. We look at some problem solving with noisy signals, give an overview of electrical testing, look at how we calculate the coil resistance during at quench and show that the heaters are not working We describe the quench signals and its timing, the development of the quench heaters and give an explanation of an Excel quench calculation and its comparison including the good agreement with the MQXC test results. We propose an improvement to the magnet circuit design to reduce voltage to ground values by factor 2. The program is then used to predict quench Hot-Spot and Voltages values for the D1 dipole and the Q4 quadrupole., Comment: 8 pages, Contribution to WAMSDO 2013: Workshop on Accelerator Magnet, Superconductor, Design and Optimization; 15 - 16 Jan 2013, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

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2014
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15. Results of CUORE-0 and prospects for the CUORE experiment

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Canonica, L, 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, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, 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, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O'Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, 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, Double Beta Decay, Bolometers, Neutrino Mass
Abstract

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment is an array of 741 kg of TeO2bolometers to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (ββ0ν) of130Te. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy) where it will start operation in 2015. To test and demonstrate the possibility of realising such a large scale bolometric detector, a prototype (CUORE-0) has been realised. The CUORE-0 detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers. CUORE-0 data taking started in Spring 2013. The status of CUORE and the first CUORE-0 data are here reported.

Published
2015

16. CUORE-0 results and prospects for the CUORE experiment

Author

Cremonesi, O, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, G., Y, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, 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, Double beta decay, neutrino, CUORE, bolometer, inverted hierarchy, physics.ins-det, hep-ex
Abstract

With 741 kg of TeO2crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment aims at searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of130Te with unprecedented sensitivity. Expected to start data taking in 2015, CUORE is currently in an advanced construction phase at LNGS. CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is 1.6 × 1026y at 1σ (9.5 × 1025y at the 90 % confidence level), in five years of live time, corresponding to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40-100 meV (50-130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary bolometric detectors could improve CUORE sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors towards a full analysis of the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. CUORE-0 was built to test and demonstrate the performance of the upcoming CUORE experiment. It consists of a single CUORE tower (52 TeO2bolometers of 750 g each, arranged in a 13 floor structure) constructed strictly following CUORE recipes both for materials and assembly procedures. An experiment its own, CUORE-0 is expected to reach a sensitivity to the ββ(0ν) half-life of130Te around 3×1024y in one year of live time. We present an update of the data, corresponding to an exposure of 18.1 kg y. An analysis of the background indicates that the CUORE performance goal is satisfied while the sensitivity goal is within reach.

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2015

17. The CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments at Gran Sasso

Author

Giachero, A, 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, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Cappelli, L, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Cushman, JS, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, KP, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu G, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Lim, KE, Liu, X, G., Y, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, EB, Nucciotti, A, O’Donnell, T, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, JL, Pagliarone, CE, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, and Previtali, E

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, Particle and high energy physics, Synchrotrons and accelerators
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is anexperiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay ($0u\beta\beta$) in$^{130}$Te and other rare processes. CUORE is a cryogenic detector composed of988 TeO$_2$ bolometers for a total mass of about 741 kg. The detector is beingconstructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it willstart taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01counts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$y) will be reached, in five years of data takingCUORE will have an half life sensitivity around $1\times 10^{26}$ y at 90\%C.L. As a first step towards CUORE a smaller experiment CUORE-0, constructed totest and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE, has been assembledand is running. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers thatstarted taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE willbe discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented.

Published
2015

18. CUORE and Beyond: Bolometric Techniques to Explore Inverted Neutrino Mass Hierarchy

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, Camacho, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cardani, L, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, RJ, Dafinei, I, Dally, A, Datskov, V, De Biasi, A, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Ejzak, L, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, 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, Yu G, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, 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, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rampazzo, V, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, Sala, E, Sangiorgio, S, Scielzo, ND, and Sisti, M

Subjects
Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex
Abstract

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. With 741 kg of TeO2 crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, CUORE will be one of the most competitive neutrinoless double beta decay experiments on the horizon. With five years of live time, CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is 1.6 × 1026 y at 1σ (9.5 × 1025 y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40-100 meV (50-130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary light detector can significantly improve the search sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors to fully explore the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy with 130Te and possibly other double beta decay candidate nuclei.

Published
2015

19. The 4 K outer cryostat for the CUORE experiment: construction and quality control

Author

Alessandria, F., Biassoni, M., Ceruti, G., Chiarini, A., Clemenza, M., Cremonesi, O., Datskov, V., Dossena, S., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Nucciotti, A., Perego, M., Previtali, E., Sisti, M., Taffarello, L., and Terranova, F.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The external shell of the CUORE cryostat is a large cryogen-free system designed to host the dilution refrigerator and the bolometers of the CUORE experiment in a low radioactivity environment. The three vessels that form the outer shell were produced and delivered to the Gran Sasso underground Laboratories in July 2012. In this paper, we describe the production techniques and the validation tests done at the production site in 2012., Comment: 11 pages, 13 figures; to appear in NIMA

Published
2013
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20. Validation of techniques to mitigate copper surface contamination in CUORE

Author

Alessandria, F., Ardito, R., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Bloxham, T., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Canonica, L., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Goodsell, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guardincerri, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lenz, D., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Newman, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Reil, R., Rimondi, F., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Sparks, L., Stivanello, F., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Whitten Jr, C. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

In this article we describe the background challenges for the CUORE experiment posed by surface contamination of inert detector materials such as copper, and present three techniques explored to mitigate these backgrounds. Using data from a dedicated test apparatus constructed to validate and compare these techniques we demonstrate that copper surface contamination levels better than 10E-07 - 10E-08 Bq/cm2 are achieved for 238U and 232Th. If these levels are reproduced in the final CUORE apparatus the projected 90% C.L. upper limit on the number of background counts in the region of interest is 0.02-0.03 counts/keV/kg/y depending on the adopted mitigation technique., Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, 6 tables

Published
2012
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21. Search for 14.4 keV solar axions from M1 transition of Fe-57 with CUORE crystals

Author

The Cuore Collaboration, Alessandria, F., Ardito, R., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Bloxham, T., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Canonica, L., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Decowski, M. P., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guardincerri, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lenz, D., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Newman, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rimondi, F., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Whitten Jr., C. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We report the results of a search for axions from the 14.4 keV M1 transition from Fe-57 in the core of the sun using the axio-electric effect in TeO2 bolometers. The detectors are 5x5x5 cm3 crystals operated at about 10 mK in a facility used to test bolometers for the CUORE experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. An analysis of 43.65 kg d of data was made using a newly developed low energy trigger which was optimized to reduce the detectors energy threshold. An upper limit of 0.63 c kg-1 d-1 was established at 95% C.L.. From this value, a lower bound at 95% C.L. was placed on the Peccei-Quinn energy scale of fa >= 0.76 10**6 GeV for a value of S=0.55 for the flavor-singlet axial vector matrix element. Bounds are given for the interval 0.15 < S < 0.55., Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to JCAP

Published
2012

22. The low energy spectrum of TeO2 bolometers: results and dark matter perspectives for the CUORE-0 and CUORE experiments

Author

Alessandria, F., Ardito, R., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Bloxham, T., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Canonica, L., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Decowski, M. P., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Frossati, G., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J. J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guardincerri, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lenz, D., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Newman, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rimondi, F., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Stivanello, F., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Whitten Jr., C. A., Wise, y T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We collected 19.4 days of data from four 750 g TeO2 bolometers, and in three of them we were able to set the energy threshold around 3 keV using a new analysis technique. We found a background rate ranging from 25 cpd/keV/kg at 3 keV to 2 cpd/keV/kg at 25 keV, and a peak at 4.7 keV. The origin of this peak is presently unknown, but its presence is confirmed by a reanalysis of 62.7 kg.days of data from the finished CUORICINO experiment. Finally, we report the expected sensitivities of the CUORE0 (52 bolometers) and CUORE (988 bolometers) experiments to a WIMP annual modulation signal., Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures

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2012
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23. Active Radiation Shield for Space Exploration Missions (ARSSEM)

Author

Battiston, R., Burger, W. J., Calvelli, V., Musenich, R., Choutko, V., Datskov, V. I., Della Torre, A., Venditti, F., Gargiulo, C., Laurenti, G., Lucidi, S., Harrison, S., and Meinke, R.

Subjects
Physics - Space Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

One of the major issues to be solved is the protection from the effects of ionizing radiation. Exploration mission, lasting two to three years in space, represents a very significant step from the point of view of radiation protection: both the duration (up to 5 times) and the intensity (up to 5 times) of the exposure to radiation are increased at the same time with respect to mission on the ISS reaching and sometime exceeding professional career limits. In this ARSSEM report, after reviewing the physics basis of the issue of radiation protection in space, we present results based for the first time on full physics simulation to understand the interplay among the the various factors determining the dose absorbed by the astronauts during a long duration mission: radiation composition and energy spectrum, 3D particle propagation through the magnetic field, secondary production on the spacecraft structural materia, dose sensitivity of the various parts of the human body. As first application of this approach, we use this analysis to study a new magnetic configuration based on Double Helix coil and exhibiting a number of interesting features which are suited to active shield application. The study also proposes a technology R&D roadmap for active radiation shield development which would match ESA decadal development strategy for human exploration of space.

Published
2012

24. Sensitivity and Discovery Potential of CUORE to Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay

Author

Alessandria, F., Ardito, R., Artusa, D. R., Avignone III, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Bloxham, T., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Canonica, L., Cao, X., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guardincerri, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lenz, D., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Newman, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Piperno, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rimondi, F., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Stivanello, F., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract

We present a study of the sensitivity and discovery potential of CUORE, a bolometric double-beta decay experiment under construction at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. Two approaches to the computation of experimental sensitivity for various background scenarios are presented, and an extension of the sensitivity formulation to the discovery potential case is also discussed. Assuming a background rate of 10^-2 cts/(keV kg y), we find that, after 5 years of live time, CUORE has a 1 sigma sensitivity to the neutrinoless double-beta decay half-life of T_1/2(1 sigma) = 1.6 \times 10^26 y and thus a potential to probe the effective Majorana neutrino mass down to 40-100 meV; the sensitivity at 1.64 sigma, which corresponds to 90% C.L., will be T_1/2(1.64 sigma) = 9.5 \times 10^25 y. This range is compared with the claim of observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and the preferred range of the neutrino mass parameter space from oscillation results., Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, revision for new submission to Astroparticle Physics

Published
2011

25. First CUORE-0 Performance Results and Status of CUORE Experiment

Author

Canonica, L, Artusa, DR, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Bloxham, T, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Camacho, A, Cao, X, 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, De Biasi, A, Deninno, MM, Di Domizio, S, di Vacri, ML, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lenz, D, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Newman, 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, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rampazzo, V, Rimondi, F, Rosenfeld, C, Rusconi, C, and Sala, E

Subjects
Neutrinoless double beta decay, Neutrino mass, Majorana particle, Bolometer, Mathematical Physics, Classical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, General Physics
Abstract

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay in {Mathematical expression}Te. Observation of the process would unambiguously establish that neutrinos are Majorana particles as well as provide information about the absolute neutrino mass scale and mass hierarchy.The CUORE setup will consist of an array of 988 tellurium dioxide crystals (containing 206 kg of {Mathematical expression}Te in total), operated as bolometers at a temperature of {Mathematical expression}10 mK. The experiment is now under construction at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy. As a first step towards CUORE, a tower (CUORE-0) has been assembled and is taking data. Here a detailed description of the CUORE-0 tower and its performance is reported. The status of the CUORE experiment and its expected sensitivity will then be discussed. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Published
2014

26. 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

27. Hadronic Calibration of the ATLAS Liquid Argon End-Cap Calorimeter in the Pseudorapidity Region 1.6 < |eta| < 1.8 in Beam Tests

Author

Cojocaru, C., Pinfold, J., Soukup, J., Vincter, M., Datskov, V., Fedorov, A., Golubykh, S., Javadov, N., Kalinnikov, V., Kakurin, S., Kazarinov, M., Kukhtin, V., Ladygin, E., Lazarev, A., Neganov, A., Pisarev, I., Rousakovitch, N., Serochkin, E., Shilov, S., Shalyugin, A., Usov, Yu., Bruncko, D., Chytracek, R., Kladiva, E., Strizenec, P., Barreiro, F., Garcia, G., Labarga, F., Rodier, S., del Peso, J., Heldmann, M., Jakobs, K., Koepke, L., Othegraven, R., Schroff, D., Thomas, J., Zeitnitz, C., Barrillon, P., Benchouk, C., Djama, F., Henry-Couannier, F., Hinz, L., Hubaut, F., Monnier, E., Olivier, C., Pralavorio, P., Raymond, M., Sauvage, D., Serfon, C., Tisserant, S., Toth, J., Azuelos, G., Leroy, C., Mehdiyev, R., Akimov, A., Blagov, M., Komar, A., Snesarev, A., Speransky, M., Sulin, V., Yakimenko, M., Aderholz, M., Barillari, T., Bartko, H., Cwienk, W., Fischer, A., Habring, J., Huber, J., Karev, A., Kiryunin, A., Kurchaninov, L., Menke, S., Mooshofer, P., Oberlack, H., Salihagic, D., Schacht, P., Chen, T., Ping, J., Qi, M., Aoulthenko, W., Kazanin, V., Kolatchev, G., Malychev, W., Maslennikov, A., Pospelov, G., Snopkov, R., Shousharo, A., Soukharev, A., Talychev, A., Tikhonov, Y., Chekulaev, S., Denisov, S., Levitsky, M., Minaenko, A., Mitrofanov, G., Moiseev, A., Pleskatch, A., Sytnik, V., Zakamsky, L., Losty, M., Oram, C. J., Wielers, M., Birney, P. S., Fincke-Keeler, M., Gable, I., Hodges, T. A., Hughes, T., Ince, T., Kanaya, N., Keeler, R. K., Langstaff, R., Lefebvre, M., Lenckowski, M., McPherson, R., Braun, H. M., and Thadome, J.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

A full azimuthal phi-wedge of the ATLAS liquid argon end-cap calorimeter has been exposed to beams of electrons, muons and pions in the energy range 6 GeV <= E <= 200 GeV at the CERN SPS. The angular region studied corresponds to the ATLAS impact position around the pseudorapidity interval 1.6 < |eta| < 1.8. The beam test set-up is described. A detailed study of the performance is given as well as the related intercalibration constants obtained. Following the ATLAS hadronic calibration proposal, a first study of the hadron calibration using a weighting ansatz is presented. The results are compared to predictions from Monte Carlo simulations, based on GEANT 3 and GEANT 4 models., Comment: 66 pages, 60 Postscript figures, submitted to NIM A

Published
2004
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28. Sensitivity and Discovery Potential of CUORE to Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay

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Alessandria, F, Ardito, R, Artusa, DR, III, FT Avignone, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Bersani, A, Biassoni, M, Bloxham, T, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cai, XZ, Canonica, L, Cao, X, 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, Biasi, A De, Deninno, MM, Domizio, S Di, Vacri, ML di, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Farach, HA, Faverzani, M, Fernandes, G, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, MA, Freedman, SJ, Fujikawa, BK, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guardincerri, E, Gutierrez, TD, Haller, EE, Han, K, Heeger, KM, Huang, HZ, Kadel, R, Kazkaz, K, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Yu G, Lenz, D, Li, YL, Ligi, C, Liu, X, Ma, YG, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Martinez, M, Maruyama, RH, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Napolitano, T, Newman, 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, Piperno, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rampazzo, V, Rimondi, F, Rosenfeld, C, and Rusconi, C

Subjects
nucl-ex, hep-ex, hep-ph
Abstract

We present a study of the sensitivity and discovery potential of CUORE, abolometric double-beta decay experiment under construction at the LaboratoriNazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. Two approaches to the computation ofexperimental sensitivity for various background scenarios are presented, and anextension of the sensitivity formulation to the discovery potential case isalso discussed. Assuming a background rate of 10^-2 cts/(keV kg y), we findthat, after 5 years of live time, CUORE has a 1 sigma sensitivity to theneutrinoless double-beta decay half-life of T_1/2(1 sigma) = 1.6 \times 10^26 yand thus a potential to probe the effective Majorana neutrino mass down to40-100 meV; the sensitivity at 1.64 sigma, which corresponds to 90% C.L., willbe T_1/2(1.64 sigma) = 9.5 \times 10^25 y. This range is compared with theclaim of observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and thepreferred range of the neutrino mass parameter space from oscillation results.

Published
2011

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

Author

Adams, D, Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, T, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, 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, X, 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, R, Cushman, J, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Datskov, V, Davis, C, Corso, F, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Dompe, V, Di Vacri, M, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, D, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fu, S, Fujikawa, B, 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, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, R, Huang, H, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Johnston, J, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, R, Ma, L, Ma, Y, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Amaya, C, Maruyama, R, Mayer, D, Mazza, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Nagorny, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Olcese, M, Olivieri, E, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, J, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, C, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pedrotta, R, Pelosi, A, Perego, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Reindl, F, Rimondi, F, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rossi, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sala, E, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schaeffer, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, N, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Speller, D, Stivanello, F, Surukuchi, P, Taffarello, L, Tatananni, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tessaro, M, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, Vetter, K, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wallig, J, Wang, B, Wang, H, Welliver, B, Wilson, J, Wilson, K, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Zanotti, L, Zarra, C, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Adams D. Q., Alduino C., Alessandria F., Alfonso K., Andreotti E., Avignone F. T., Azzolini O., Balata M., Bandac I., Banks T. I., Bari G., Barucci M., Beeman J. W., 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 X. G., 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 R. J., Cushman J. S., D'Addabbo A., D'Aguanno D., Dafinei I., Datskov V., Davis C. J., Corso F. D., Dell'Oro S., Deninno M. M., Di Domizio S., Dompe V., Di Vacri M. L., Di Paolo L., Drobizhev A., Ejzak L., Faccini R., Fang D. Q., Fantini G., Faverzani M., Ferri E., Ferroni F., Fiorini E., Franceschi M. A., Freedman S. J., Fu S. H., Fujikawa B. K., 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 T. D., Haller E. E., Han K., Hansen E. V., Heeger K. M., Hennings-Yeomans R., Hickerson K. P., Huang R. G., Huang H. Z., Iannone M., Ioannucci L., Johnston J., Kadel R., Keppel G., Kogler L., Kolomensky Y. G., Leder A., Ligi C., Lim K. E., Liu R., Ma L., Ma Y. G., Maiano C., Maino M., Marini L., Martinez M., Amaya C. M., Maruyama R. H., Mayer D., Mazza R., Mei Y., Moggi N., Morganti S., Mosteiro P. J., Nagorny S. S., Napolitano T., Nastasi M., Nikkel J., Nisi S., Nones C., Norman E. B., Novati V., Nucciotti A., Nutini I., O'Donnell T., Olcese M., Olivieri E., Orio F., Orlandi D., Ouellet J. L., Pagan S., Pagliarone C. E., Pagnanini L., Pallavicini M., Palmieri V., Pattavina L., Pavan M., Pedretti M., Pedrotta R., Pelosi A., Perego M., Pessina G., Pettinacci V., Piperno G., Pira C., Pirro S., Pozzi S., Previtali E., Puiu A., Quitadamo S., Reindl F., Rimondi F., Risegari L., Rosenfeld C., Rossi C., Rusconi C., Sakai M., Sala E., Salvioni C., Sangiorgio S., Santone D., Schaeffer D., Schmidt B., Schmidt J., Scielzo N. D., Sharma V., Singh V., Sisti M., Smith A. R., Speller D., Stivanello F., Surukuchi P. T., Taffarello L., Tatananni L., Tenconi M., Terranova F., Tessaro M., Tomei C., Ventura G., Vetter K. J., Vignati M., Wagaarachchi S. L., Wallig J., Wang B. S., Wang H. W., Welliver B., Wilson J., Wilson K., Winslow L. A., Wise T., Zanotti L., Zarra C., Zhang G. Q., Zhu B. X., Zimmermann S., Zucchelli S., Adams, D, Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, T, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, 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, X, 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, R, Cushman, J, D'Addabbo, A, D'Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Datskov, V, Davis, C, Corso, F, Dell'Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Dompe, V, Di Vacri, M, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, D, Fantini, G, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fu, S, Fujikawa, B, 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, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, R, Huang, H, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Johnston, J, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, R, Ma, L, Ma, Y, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Amaya, C, Maruyama, R, Mayer, D, Mazza, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Nagorny, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nikkel, J, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Olcese, M, Olivieri, E, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, J, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, C, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pedrotta, R, Pelosi, A, Perego, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Quitadamo, S, Reindl, F, Rimondi, F, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rossi, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sala, E, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schaeffer, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, N, Sharma, V, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Speller, D, Stivanello, F, Surukuchi, P, Taffarello, L, Tatananni, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tessaro, M, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, Vetter, K, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wallig, J, Wang, B, Wang, H, Welliver, B, Wilson, J, Wilson, K, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Zanotti, L, Zarra, C, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S, Adams D. Q., Alduino C., Alessandria F., Alfonso K., Andreotti E., Avignone F. T., Azzolini O., Balata M., Bandac I., Banks T. I., Bari G., Barucci M., Beeman J. W., 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 X. G., 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 R. J., Cushman J. S., D'Addabbo A., D'Aguanno D., Dafinei I., Datskov V., Davis C. J., Corso F. D., Dell'Oro S., Deninno M. M., Di Domizio S., Dompe V., Di Vacri M. L., Di Paolo L., Drobizhev A., Ejzak L., Faccini R., Fang D. Q., Fantini G., Faverzani M., Ferri E., Ferroni F., Fiorini E., Franceschi M. A., Freedman S. J., Fu S. H., Fujikawa B. K., 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 T. D., Haller E. E., Han K., Hansen E. V., Heeger K. M., Hennings-Yeomans R., Hickerson K. P., Huang R. G., Huang H. Z., Iannone M., Ioannucci L., Johnston J., Kadel R., Keppel G., Kogler L., Kolomensky Y. G., Leder A., Ligi C., Lim K. E., Liu R., Ma L., Ma Y. G., Maiano C., Maino M., Marini L., Martinez M., Amaya C. M., Maruyama R. H., Mayer D., Mazza R., Mei Y., Moggi N., Morganti S., Mosteiro P. J., Nagorny S. S., Napolitano T., Nastasi M., Nikkel J., Nisi S., Nones C., Norman E. B., Novati V., Nucciotti A., Nutini I., O'Donnell T., Olcese M., Olivieri E., Orio F., Orlandi D., Ouellet J. L., Pagan S., Pagliarone C. E., Pagnanini L., Pallavicini M., Palmieri V., Pattavina L., Pavan M., Pedretti M., Pedrotta R., Pelosi A., Perego M., Pessina G., Pettinacci V., Piperno G., Pira C., Pirro S., Pozzi S., Previtali E., Puiu A., Quitadamo S., Reindl F., Rimondi F., Risegari L., Rosenfeld C., Rossi C., Rusconi C., Sakai M., Sala E., Salvioni C., Sangiorgio S., Santone D., Schaeffer D., Schmidt B., Schmidt J., Scielzo N. D., Sharma V., Singh V., Sisti M., Smith A. R., Speller D., Stivanello F., Surukuchi P. T., Taffarello L., Tatananni L., Tenconi M., Terranova F., Tessaro M., Tomei C., Ventura G., Vetter K. J., Vignati M., Wagaarachchi S. L., Wallig J., Wang B. S., Wang H. W., Welliver B., Wilson J., Wilson K., Winslow L. A., Wise T., Zanotti L., Zarra C., Zhang G. Q., Zhu B. X., Zimmermann S., and Zucchelli S.

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

30. Status of the CUORE and results from the CUORE-0 neutrinoless double beta decay experiments

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Sisti, M., Artusa, D.R., Avignone, F.T., III, Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X.G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Cushman, J.S., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M.L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Heeger, K.M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K.P., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu.G., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Lim, K.E., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pagliarone, C.E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N.D., Smith, A.R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G.Q., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2016
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31. Results of CUORE-0 and prospects for the CUORE experiment

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Canonica, L., Artusa, D.R., Avignone, F.T., III, Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Cao, X.G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Cushman, J.S., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., Di Vacri, M.L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Hansen, E., Heeger, K.M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K.P., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu.G., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Lim, K.E., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., O'Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pagliarone, C.E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Santone, D., Scielzo, N.D., Sisti, M., Smith, A.R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G.Q., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2015
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32. First data from CUORE-0

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Vignati, A.M., Aguirre, C.P., Artusa, D.R., Avignone III, F.T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M.L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Heeger, K.M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu.G., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Lim, K.E., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, Pessina, G., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N.D., Sisti, M., Smith, A.R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2015
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33. CUORE and Beyond: Bolometric Techniques to Explore Inverted Neutrino Mass Hierarchy

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Artusa, D.R., Avignone, F.T., III, Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X.G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M.L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Heeger, K.M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu.G., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N.D., Sisti, M., Smith, A.R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2015
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34. Dark Matter Search with CUORE-0 and CUORE

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Aguirre, C.P., Artusa, D.R., Avignone, F.T., III, Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M.L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Heeger, K.M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu.G., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N.D., Sisti, M., Smith, A.R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2015
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35. Validation of techniques to mitigate copper surface contamination in CUORE

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Alessandria, F., Ardito, R., Artusa, D.R., Avignone III, F.T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T.I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Bloxham, T., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X.Z., Canonica, L., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R.J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M.M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M.L., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D.Q., Farach, H.A., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M.A., Freedman, S.J., Fujikawa, B.K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Goodsell, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guardincerri, E., Gutierrez, T.D., Haller, E.E., Han, K., Heeger, K.M., Huang, H.Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Lenz, D., Li, Y.L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y.G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R.H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Newman, S., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E.B., Nucciotti, A., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J.L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Reil, R., Rimondi, F., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N.D., Sisti, M., Smith, A.R., Sparks, L., Stivanello, F., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Tian, W.D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B.S., Wang, H.W., Whitten Jr, C.A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B.X., and Zucchelli, S.

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2013
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37. CUORE opens the door to tonne-scale cryogenics experiments

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Adams, D.Q., primary, Alduino, C., additional, Alessandria, F., additional, Alfonso, K., additional, Andreotti, E., additional, Avignone, F.T., additional, Azzolini, O., additional, Balata, M., additional, Bandac, I., additional, Banks, T.I., additional, Bari, G., additional, Barucci, M., additional, Beeman, J.W., additional, Bellini, F., additional, Benato, G., additional, Beretta, M., additional, Bersani, A., additional, Biare, D., additional, Biassoni, M., additional, Bragazzi, F., additional, Branca, A., additional, Brofferio, C., additional, Bryant, A., additional, Buccheri, A., additional, Bucci, C., additional, Bulfon, C., additional, Camacho, A., additional, Camilleri, J., additional, Caminata, A., additional, Campani, A., additional, Canonica, L., additional, Cao, X.G., additional, Capelli, S., additional, Capodiferro, M., additional, Cappelli, L., additional, Cardani, L., additional, Cariello, M., additional, Carniti, P., additional, Carrettoni, M., additional, Casali, N., additional, Cassina, L., additional, Celi, E., additional, Cereseto, R., additional, Ceruti, G., additional, Chiarini, A., additional, Chiesa, D., additional, Chott, N., additional, Clemenza, M., additional, Conventi, D., additional, Copello, S., additional, Cosmelli, C., additional, Cremonesi, O., additional, Crescentini, C., additional, Creswick, R.J., additional, Cushman, J.S., additional, D’Addabbo, A., additional, D’Aguanno, D., additional, Dafinei, I., additional, Datskov, V., additional, Davis, C.J., additional, Corso, F. Del, additional, Dell’Oro, S., additional, Deninno, M.M., additional, Di Domizio, S., additional, Dompè, V., additional, Di Vacri, M.L., additional, Di Paolo, L., additional, Drobizhev, A., additional, Ejzak, L., additional, Faccini, R., additional, Fang, D.Q., additional, Fantini, G., additional, Faverzani, M., additional, Ferri, E., additional, Ferroni, F., additional, Fiorini, E., additional, Franceschi, M.A., additional, Freedman, S.J., additional, Fu, S.H., additional, Fujikawa, B.K., additional, Gaigher, R., additional, Ghislandi, S., additional, Giachero, A., additional, Gironi, L., additional, Giuliani, A., additional, Gladstone, L., additional, Goett, J., additional, Gorla, P., additional, Gotti, C., additional, Guandalini, C., additional, Guerzoni, M., additional, Guetti, M., additional, Gutierrez, T.D., additional, Haller, E.E., additional, Han, K., additional, Hansen, E.V., additional, Heeger, K.M., additional, Hennings-Yeomans, R., additional, Hickerson, K.P., additional, Huang, R.G., additional, Huang, H.Z., additional, Iannone, M., additional, Ioannucci, L., additional, Johnston, J., additional, Kadel, R., additional, Keppel, G., additional, Kogler, L., additional, Kolomensky, Yu.G., additional, Leder, A., additional, Ligi, C., additional, Lim, K.E., additional, Liu, R., additional, Ma, L., additional, Ma, Y.G., additional, Maiano, C., additional, Maino, M., additional, Marini, L., additional, Martinez, M., additional, Amaya, C. Martinez, additional, Maruyama, R.H., additional, Mayer, D., additional, Mazza, R., additional, Mei, Y., additional, Moggi, N., additional, Morganti, S., additional, Mosteiro, P.J., additional, Nagorny, S.S., additional, Napolitano, T., additional, Nastasi, M., additional, Nikkel, J., additional, Nisi, S., additional, Nones, C., additional, Norman, E.B., additional, Novati, V., additional, Nucciotti, A., additional, Nutini, I., additional, O’Donnell, T., additional, Olcese, M., additional, Olivieri, E., additional, Orio, F., additional, Orlandi, D., additional, Ouellet, J.L., additional, Pagan, S., additional, Pagliarone, C.E., additional, Pagnanini, L., additional, Pallavicini, M., additional, Palmieri, V., additional, Pattavina, L., additional, Pavan, M., additional, Pedretti, M., additional, Pedrotta, R., additional, Pelosi, A., additional, Perego, M., additional, Pessina, G., additional, Pettinacci, V., additional, Piperno, G., additional, Pira, C., additional, Pirro, S., additional, Pozzi, S., additional, Previtali, E., additional, Puiu, A., additional, Quitadamo, S., additional, Reindl, F., additional, Rimondi, F., additional, Risegari, L., additional, Rosenfeld, C., additional, Rossi, C., additional, Rusconi, C., additional, Sakai, M., additional, Sala, E., additional, Salvioni, C., additional, Sangiorgio, S., additional, Santone, D., additional, Schaeffer, D., additional, Schmidt, B., additional, Schmidt, J., additional, Scielzo, N.D., additional, Sharma, V., additional, Singh, V., additional, Sisti, M., additional, Smith, A.R., additional, Speller, D., additional, Stivanello, F., additional, Surukuchi, P.T., additional, Taffarello, L., additional, Tatananni, L., additional, Tenconi, M., additional, Terranova, F., additional, Tessaro, M., additional, Tomei, C., additional, Ventura, G., additional, Vetter, K.J., additional, Vignati, M., additional, Wagaarachchi, S.L., additional, Wallig, J., additional, Wang, B.S., additional, Wang, H.W., additional, Welliver, B., additional, Wilson, J., additional, Wilson, K., additional, Winslow, L.A., additional, Wise, T., additional, Zanotti, L., additional, Zarra, C., additional, Zhang, G.Q., additional, Zhu, B.X., additional, Zimmermann, S., additional, and Zucchelli, S., additional

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2022
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39. Commissioning of the 4 K Outer Cryostat for the CUORE Experiment

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Ferri, E., Alessandria, F., Biassoni, M., Bucci, C., Ceruti, G., Chiarini, A., Clemenza, M., Cremonesi, O., Datskov, V., Dossena, S., Faverzani, M., Franceschi, M. A., Gaigher, R., Gorla, P., Guetti, M., Ligi, C., Napolitano, T., Nucciotti, A., Pelosi, A., Perego, M., Previtali, E., Sisti, M., Taffarello, L., and Terranova, F.

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2014
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40. Status of the Cryogen-Free Cryogenic System for the CUORE Experiment

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Nucciotti, A., Alessandria, F., Ameri, M., Bucci, C., Bersani, A., Canonica, L., Cereseto, R., Ceruti, G., Cremonesi, O., Dally, A., Datskov, V., Dossena, S., Ejzak, L., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Franceschi, A., Gregerson, G., Heeger, K., Ligi, C., Napolitano, T., Orlandi, D., Sisti, M., Taffarello, L., Tatananni, L., Wise, T., and Woodcraft, A.

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2012
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41. Performance of the ATLAS liquid argon endcap calorimeter in the pseudorapidity region [formula omitted] in beam tests

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Pinfold, J., Soukup, J., Archambault, J.P., Cojocaru, C., Khakzad, M., Oakham, G., Schram, M., Vincter, M.G., Datskov, V., Drobin, V., Fedorov, A., Golubykh, S., Javadov, N., Kalinnikov, V., Kakurin, S., Kazarinov, M., Kukhtin, V., Ladygin, E., Lazarev, A., Neganov, A., Petrova, L., Pisarev, I., Rousakovitch, N., Serochkin, E., Shilov, S., Shalyugin, A., Usov, Yu., Bruncko, D., Kladiva, E., Stavina, P., Strizenec, P., Barreiro, F., Gabaldon, C., Labarga, F., Nebot, E., Oliver, C., Rodier, S., del Peso, J., Belkin, A., Heldmann, M., Koepke, L., Othegraven, R., Schliephake, T., Schroff, D., Secker, H., Thomas, J., Zeitnitz, C., Benchouk, C., Djama, F., Hubaut, F., Monnier, E., Niess, V., Pralavorio, P., Raymond, M., Resende, B., Sauvage, D., Serfon, C., Tisserant, S., Toth, J., Azuelos, G., Delsart, P., Leroy, C., Mehdiyev, R., Akimov, A., Blagov, M., Komar, A., Snesarev, A., Speransky, M., Sulin, V., Yakimenko, M., Epshtein, V., Khovansky, V., Shatalov, P., Aderholz, M., Barillari, T., Cwienk, W., Fischer, A., Habring, J., Huber, J., Karev, A., Kiryunin, A., Kurchaninov, L., Menke, S., Mooshofer, P., Oberlack, H., Salihagic, D., Schacht, P., Chen, T., Ping, J., Qi, M., Kazanin, V., Malyshev, V., Maslennikov, A., Pospelov, G., Snopkov, R., Soukharev, A., Talyshev, A., Tikhonov, Y., Cavalleri, P., Schwemling, P., Chekulaev, S., Denisov, S., Evdokimov, V., Levitsky, M., Minaenko, A., Mitrofanov, G., Moiseev, A., Pleskatch, A., Stoyanova, D., Zakamsky, L., Bieri, M., O’Neil, D., Rani, J., Schouten, D., Vetterli, M., Loch, P., Rutherfoord, J., Savin, A., Shaver, L., Shupe, M., Galt, C., Gorbounov, P., Knecht, N., Krieger, P., Ma, L., Mazini, R., Orr, R., Losty, M., Oram, C.J., Wielers, M., Birney, P.S., Fincke-Keeler, M., Gable, I., Hodges, T.A., Hughes, T., Ince, T., Kanaya, N., Keeler, R.K., Langstaff, R., Lefebvre, M., Lenckowski, M., McPherson, R., Shaw, W., Braun, H.M., and Thadome, J.

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2008
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42. The superconducting magnet system with a cryocooler for the ion source Decris-SC

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Anishchenko, N. G., Bekhterev, V. V., Bogomolov, S. L., Bondarenko, P. G., Boreiko, V. F., Datskov, V. I., Dmitriev, S. N., Drobin, V. M., Efremov, A. A., Ivanov, E. V., Karpunina, I. E., Leporis, M., Malinovsky, G., Nikiforov, A. S., Pashchenko, S. V., Romanov, Yu. V., Seleznev, V. V., Tsvineva, G. P., Chumakov, V. F., Shishov, Yu. A., Yazvitsky, N. Yu., and Yakovlev, B. I.

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2006
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43. Construction, assembly and tests of the ATLAS electromagnetic barrel calorimeter

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Aubert, B., Beaugiraud, B., Colas, J., Delebecque, P., Di Ciaccio, L., El Kacimi, M., Ghez, P., Girard, C., Gouanère, M., Goujdami, D., Jeremie, A., Jézéquel, S., Lafaye, R., Massol, N., Perrodo, P., Przysiezniak, H., Sauvage, G., Thion, J., Wingerter-Seez, I., Zitoun, R., Zolnierowski, Y., Alforque, R., Chen, H., Farrell, J., Gordon, H., Grandinetti, R., Hackenburg, R., Hoffmann, A., Kierstead, J., Koehler, J., Lanni, F., Lissauer, D., Ma, H., Makowiecki, D., Muller, T., Norton, S., Radeka, V., Rahm, D., Rehak, M., Rajagopalan, S., Rescia, S., Sexton, K., Sondericker, J., Stumer, I., Takai, H., Belymam, A., Benchekroun, D., Driouichi, C., Hoummada, A., Hakimi, M., Knee, M., Stroynowski, R., Wakeland, B., Datskov, V., Drobin, V., Aleksa, M., Bremer, J., Carli, T., Chalifour, M., Chevalley, J.L., Djama, F., Ema, L., Fabre, C., Fassnacht, P., Gianotti, F., Gonidec, A., Hansen, J.B., Hervas, L., Hott, T., Lacaste, C., Marin, C.P., Pailler, P., Pleskatch, A., Sauvage, D., Vandoni, G., Vuillemin, V., Wilkens, H., Albrand, S., Belhorma, B., Collot, J., de Saintignon, P., Dzahini, D., Ferrari, A., Fulachier, J., Gallin-Martel, M.L., Hostachy, J.Y., Laborie, G., Ledroit-Guillon, F., Martin, P., Muraz, J.F., Ohlsson-Malek, F., Saboumazrag, S., Viret, S., Othegraven, R., Zeitnitz, C., Banfi, D., Carminati, L., Cavalli, D., Citterio, M., Costa, G., Delmastro, M., Fanti, M., Mandelli, L., Mazzanti, M., Tartarelli, F., Augé, E., Baffioni, S., Bonis, J., Bonivento, W., Bourdarios, C., De la Taille, C., Fayard, L., Fournier, D., Guilhem, G., Imbert, P., Iconomidou-Fayard, L., Le Meur, G., Mencik, M., Noppe, J.-M., Parrour, G., Puzo, P., Rousseau, D., Schaffer, A.-C., Seguin-Moreau, N., Serin, L., Unal, G., Veillet, J.-J., Wicek, F., Zerwas, D., Astesan, F., Bertoli, W., Canton, B., Fleuret, F., Imbault, D., Lacour, D., Laforge, B., Schwemling, Ph., Abouelouafa, E.M., Ben Mansour, A., Cherkaoui, R., El Mouahhidi, Y., Ghazlane, H., Idrissi, A., Bazizi, K., England, D., Glebov, V., Haelen, T., Lobkowicz, F., Slattery, P., Belorgey, J., Besson, N., Boonekamp, M., Durand, D., Ernwein, J., Mansoulié, B., Molinié, F., Meyer, J.P., Perrin, P., Schwindling, J., Taguet, J.P., Zaccone, H., Lund-Jensen, B., Rydström, S., Tayalati, Y., Botchev, B., Finocchiaro, G., Hoffman, J., McCarthy, R.L., Rijssenbeek, M., Steffens, J., Zdrazil, M., and Braun, H.M.

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2006
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44. The CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments at Gran Sasso

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Giachero A., Artusa D. R., Avignone F. T., Azzolini O., Balata M., Banks T. I., Bari G., Beeman J., Bellini F., Bersani A., Biassoni M., Brofferio C., Bucci C., Cai X. Z., Camacho A., Caminata A., Canonica L., Cao X. G., Capelli S., Cappelli L., Carbone L., Cardani L., Casali N., Cassina L., Chiesa D., Chott N., Clemenza M., Copello S., Cosmelli C., Cremonesi O., Creswick R.J., Cushman J.S., Dafinei I., Dally A., Datskov V., Dell’Oro S., Deninno M. M., Di Domizio S., di Vacri M. L., Drobizhev A., Ejzak L., Fang D. Q., Farach H. A., Faverzani M., Fernandes G., Ferri E., Ferroni F., Fiorini E., Franceschi M. A., Freedman S. J., Fujikawa B. K., Gironi L., Giuliani A., Gorla P., Gotti C., Gutierrez T. D., Haller E. E., Han K., Heeger K. M., Hennings-Yeomans R., Hickerson K. P., Huang H. Z., Kadel R., Kazkaz K., Keppel G., Kolomensky Yu.G., Li Y.L., Ligi C., Lim K. E., Liu X., Ma Y. G., Maiano C., Maino M., Martinez M., Maruyama R. H., Mei Y., Moggi N., Morganti S., Napolitano T., Nastasi M., Nisi S., Nones C., Norman E. B., Nucciotti A., O’Donnell T., Orio F., Orlandi D., Ouellet J. L., Pagliarone C. E., Pallavicini M., Pattavina L., Pavan M., Pedretti M., Pessina G., Pettinacci V., Piperno G., Pira C., Pirro S., Pozzi S., Previtali E., Rampazzo V., Rosenfeld C., Rusconi C., Sala E., Sangiorgio S., Scielzo N. D., Sisti M., Smith A. R., Taffarello L., Tenconi M., Terranova F., Tian W. D., Tomei C., Trentalange S., Ventura G., Vignati M., Wang B. S., Wang H. W., Wielgus L., Wilson J., Winslow L. A., Wise T., Woodcraft A., Zanotti L., Zarra C., Zhang G. Q., Zhu B. X., and Zucchelli S.

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) in 130Te and other rare processes. CUORE is a cryogenic detector composed of 988 TeO2 bolometers for a total mass of about 741 kg. The detector is being constructed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, where it will start taking data in 2015. If the target background of 0.01 counts/(keV·kg·y) will be reached, in five years of data taking CUORE will have an half life sensitivity around 1 × 1026 y at 90% C.L. As a first step towards CUORE a smaller experiment CUORE-0, constructed to test and demonstrate the performances expected for CUORE, has been assembled and is running. The detector is a single tower of 52 CUORE-like bolometers that started taking data in spring 2013. The status and perspectives of CUORE will be discussed, and the first CUORE-0 data will be presented.

Published
2015
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45. Neutrinoless double-beta decay search with CUORE and CUORE-0 experiments

Author

Moggi N., Artusa D. R., Avignone F. T., Azzolini O., Balata M., Banks T. I., Bari G., Beeman J., Bellini F., Bersani A., Biassoni M., Brofferio C., Bucci C., Cai X. Z., Camacho A., Caminata A., Canonica L., Cao X. G., Capelli S., Cappelli L., Carbone L., Cardani L., Casali N., Cassina L., Chiesa D., Chott N., Clemenza M., Copello S., Cosmelli C., Cremonesi O., Creswick R. J., Cushman J. S., Dafinei I., Dally A., Datskov V., Dell’oro S., Deninno M. M., Di Domizio S., Di Vacri M. L., Drobizhev A., Ejzak L., Fang D. Q., Farach H. A., Faverzani M., Fernandes G., Ferri E., Ferroni F., Fiorini E., Franceschi M. A., Freedman S. J., Fujikawa B. K., Giachero A., Gironi L., Giuliani A., Gorla P., Gotti C., Gutierrez T. D., Haller E. E., Han K., Heeger K. M., Hennings-Yeomans R., Hickerson K. P., Huang H. Z., Kadel R., Keppel G., Kolomensky Yu. G., Li Y. L., Ligi C., Lim K. E., Liu X., Ma Y. G., Maiano C., Maino M., Martinez M., Maruyama R. H., Mei Y., Morganti S., Napolitano T., Nisi S., Nones C., Norman E. B., Nucciotti A., O’Donnell T., Orio F., Orlandi D., Ouellet J. L., Pagliarone C. E., Pallavicini M., Palmieri V., Pattavina L., Pavan M., Pessina G., Pettinacci V., Piperno G., Pira C., Pirro S., Pozzi S., Previtali E., Rosenfeld C., Rusconi C., Sala E., Sangiorgio S., Santone D., Scielzo N. D., Sisti M., Smith A. R., Taffarello L., Tenconi M., Terranova F., Tian W. D., Tomei C., Trentalange S., Ventura G., Vignati M., Wang B. S., Wang H. W., Wielgus L., Wilson J., Winslow L. A., Wise T., Woodcraft A., Zanotti L., Zarra C., Zhang G. Q., Zhu B. X., and Zucchelli S.

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is an upcoming experiment designed to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decays. Observation of the process would unambiguously establish that neutrinos are Majorana particles and provide information on their absolute mass scale hierarchy. CUORE is now under construction and will consist of an array of 988 TeO2 crystal bolometers operated at 10 mK, but the first tower (CUORE-0) is already taking data. The experimental techniques used will be presented as well as the preliminary CUORE-0 results. The current status of the full-mass experiment and its expected sensitivity will then be discussed.

Published
2015
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46. Long-life cryogenic thermometry in particle accelerators and other demanding applications

Author

Datskov, V., Petrova, L., Bunzarov, Zh, Demko, J., and Augustinowicz, S.

Subjects
Superconducting magnets -- Research, Temperature measurements -- Research, Business, Electronics, Electronics and electrical industries
Abstract

Long term cryogenic thermometry in particle accelerators is investigated and recommendations to reduce the effects of the thermometer production process are provided.

Published
2000

47. Design and status of the dipole spectrometer magnet for the ALICE experiment

Author

Swoboda, D., Bartenev, V., Bogouslavski, I., Datskov, V., Koshurnikov, E., Shabunov, A., Shishov, Y., and Vodopionov, A.

Subjects
Magnetic dipoles -- Design and construction, Magnets -- Design and construction, Business, Electronics, Electronics and electrical industries
Abstract

The dipole spectrometer magnet for the ALICE experiment is described with regard to design and status.

Published
2000

48. First results from CUORE: A search for lepton number violation via 0νββ decay of 130Te

Author

Alduino, C., Alessandria, F., Alfonso, K., Andreotti, E., Arnaboldi, C., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Bandac, I., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Barucci, M., Beeman, J. W., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Bersani, A., Biare, D., Biassoni, M., Bragazzi, F., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bryant, A., Buccheri, A., Bucci, C., Bulfon, C., Camacho, A., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Capodiferro, M., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Cariello, M., Carniti, P., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Cassina, L., Cereseto, R., Ceruti, G., Chiarini, A., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Conventi, D., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Crescentini, C., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D'Addabbo, A., D'Aguanno, D., Dafinei, I., Datskov, V., Davis, C. J., Del Corso, F., Dell'Oro, S., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., Di Vacri, M. L., Di Paolo, L., Drobizhev, A., Ejzak, L., Faccini, R., Fang, D. Q., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Gaigher, R., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gladstone, L., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Guandalini, C., Guerzoni, M., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Hickerson, K. P., Huang, H. Z., Iannone, M., Ioannucci, L., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kogler, L., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Liu, X., Y. G., Ma, Maiano, C., Maino, M., Marini, L., Martinez, M., Amaya, C. Martinez, Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Mosteiro, P. J., Nagorny, S. S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Novati, V., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olcese, M., Olivieri, E., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pedrotta, R., Pelosi, A., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Reindl, F., Rimondi, F., Risegari, L., Rosenfeld, C., Rossi, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sala, E., Salvioni, C., Sangiorgio, S., Santone, D., Schaeffer, D., Schmidt, B., Schmidt, J., Scielzo, N. D., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Stivanello, F., Taffarello, L., Tatananni, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tessaro, M., Tomei, C., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wallig, J., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., Zimmermann, S., Zucchelli, S., Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, F, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, T, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, J, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, X, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, Cereseto, R, Ceruti, G, Chiarini, A, Chiesa, D, Chott, N, Clemenza, M, Conventi, D, Copello, S, Cosmelli, C, Cremonesi, O, Crescentini, C, Creswick, R, Cushman, J, D’Addabbo, A, D’Aguanno, D, Dafinei, I, Datskov, V, Davis, C, Del Corso, F, Dell’Oro, S, Deninno, M, Di Domizio, S, Di Vacri, M, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, D, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M, Freedman, S, Fujikawa, B, Gaigher, R, Giachero, A, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gladstone, L, Goett, J, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guandalini, C, Guerzoni, M, Gutierrez, T, Haller, E, Han, K, Hansen, E, Heeger, K, Hennings-Yeomans, R, Hickerson, K, Huang, H, Iannone, M, Ioannucci, L, Kadel, R, Keppel, G, Kogler, L, Kolomensky, Y, Leder, A, Ligi, C, Lim, K, Liu, X, Ma, Y, Maiano, C, Maino, M, Marini, L, Martinez, M, Martinez Amaya, C, Maruyama, R, Mei, Y, Moggi, N, Morganti, S, Mosteiro, P, Nagorny, S, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nisi, S, Nones, C, Norman, E, Novati, V, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O’Donnell, T, Olcese, M, Olivieri, E, Orio, F, Orlandi, D, Ouellet, J, Pagliarone, C, Pallavicini, M, Palmieri, V, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pedretti, M, Pedrotta, R, Pelosi, A, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Piperno, G, Pira, C, Pirro, S, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Reindl, F, Rimondi, F, Risegari, L, Rosenfeld, C, Rossi, C, Rusconi, C, Sakai, M, Sala, E, Salvioni, C, Sangiorgio, S, Santone, D, Schaeffer, D, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, J, Scielzo, N, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Smith, A, Stivanello, F, Taffarello, L, Tatananni, L, Tenconi, M, Terranova, F, Tessaro, M, Tomei, C, Ventura, G, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S, Wallig, J, Wang, B, Wang, H, Welliver, B, Wilson, J, Wilson, K, Winslow, L, Wise, T, Zanotti, L, Zarra, C, Zhang, G, Zhu, B, Zimmermann, S, and Zucchelli, S

Subjects
Physics and Astronomy (all), Neutrinoless double beta decay
Abstract

The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advancement in this technology, and in this work we apply it for the first time to a high-sensitivity search for a lepton-number-violating process: ^{130}Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining a total TeO_{2} exposure of 86.3 kg yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution of (7.7±0.5) keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of (0.014±0.002) counts/(keV kg yr), we find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Including systematic uncertainties, we place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)1.3×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.); the median statistical sensitivity of this search is 7.0×10^{24} yr. Combining this result with those of two earlier experiments, Cuoricino and CUORE-0, we find T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{130}Te)1.5×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.), which is the most stringent limit to date on this decay. Interpreting this result as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, we find m_{ββ}(110-520) meV, where the range reflects the nuclear matrix element estimates employed.

Published
2018

50. First results from CUORE: A search for lepton number violation via 0νββ decay of130Te

Author

Alduino, C, Alessandria, F, Alfonso, K, Andreotti, E, Arnaboldi, C, Avignone, FT, Azzolini, O, Balata, M, Bandac, I, Banks, TI, Bari, G, Barucci, M, Beeman, JW, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Bersani, A, Biare, D, Biassoni, M, Bragazzi, F, Branca, A, Brofferio, C, Bryant, A, Buccheri, A, Bucci, C, Bulfon, C, Camacho, A, Caminata, A, Canonica, L, Cao, XG, Capelli, S, Capodiferro, M, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Cariello, M, Carniti, P, Carrettoni, M, Casali, N, Cassina, L, 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, Di Vacri, ML, Di Paolo, L, Drobizhev, A, Ejzak, L, Faccini, R, Fang, DQ, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, and Ferroni, F

Subjects
hep-ex, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det
Abstract

© 2018 American Physical Society. The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advancement in this technology, and in this work we apply it for the first time to a high-sensitivity search for a lepton-numberviolating process:130Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining a total TeO2 exposure of 86.3 kg yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution of d7.7 ± 0.5T keV FWHM and a background in the region of interest of d0.014 ± 0.002T counts=dkeV kg yrT, we find no evidence for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Including systematic uncertainties, we place a lower limit on the decay half-life of T0ν1/2(130Te) > 1.3 × 1025yr (90% C.L.); the median statistical sensitivity of this search is 7.0 × 1024yr. Combining this result with those of two earlier experiments, Cuoricino and CUORE-0, we find T0ν1/2(130Te) > 1.5 × 1025yr (90% C.L.), which is the most stringent limit to date on this decay. Interpreting this result as a limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass, we find mββ< (110 - 520) meV, where the range reflects the nuclear matrix element estimates employed.

Published
2018

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