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1. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment's construction, commissioning, and performance

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Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Barton, C. J., Barton, P. J., Bertrand, F. E., Blalock, E., Bos, B., Boswell, M., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Burritt, T. H., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y. -D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Clark, M. L., Combs, D. C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fast, J. E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F. M., Fuad, N., Fuller, E., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Harper, G. C., Haufe, C. R., Henning, R., Aguilar, D. Hervas, Hoppe, E. W., Hostiuc, A., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Kim, I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Lannen V, T. E., Li, A., Loach, J. C., Lopez, A. M., Lopez-Castano, J. M., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, E. L., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Merriman, J. H., Mertens, S., Miley, H. S., Myslik, J., Oli, T. K., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Othman, G., Overman, N. R., Peterson, D., Pettus, W., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reine, A. L., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Rodriguez, L., Ruof, N. W., Salazar, H., Schaper, D. C., Schleich, S. J., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Soin, A., Steele, D., Suriano, A. M., Swift, G., Trimble, D. Tedeschi J. E., Turqueti, M., Van Wechel, T. D., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vorren, K., Watkins, S. L., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yaver, H., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V. I., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B. X.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
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Background: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR , a modular array of isotopically enriched high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors, was constructed to demonstrate backgrounds low enough to justify building a tonne-scale experiment to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay ($\beta\beta(0\nu)$) of $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$. Purpose: This paper presents a description of the instrument, its commissioning, and operations. It covers the electroforming, underground infrastructure, enrichment, detector fabrication, low-background and construction techniques, electronics, data acquisition, databases, and data processing of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR. Method: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR operated inside an ultra-low radioactivity passive shield at the 4850-foot~level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) from 2015-2021. Results and Conclusions: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR achieved the best energy resolution and second-best background level of any $\beta\beta(0\nu)$ search. This enabled it to achieve an ultimate half-life limit on $\beta\beta(0\nu)$ in $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$ of $8.3\times 10^{25}$~yr (90\% C.L.) and perform a rich set of searches for other physics beyond the Standard Model., Comment: 72 pages

Published
2025

2. Search for Zero-Neutrino Double Beta Decay in 76Ge with the Majorana Demonstrator

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Aalseth, C. E., Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Alvis, S. I., Amman, M., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Back, H. O., Barabash, A. S., Barbeau, P. S., Barton, C. J., Barton, P. J., Bertrand, F. E., Bode, T., Bos, B., Boswell, M., Brodzinski, R. L., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, A. S., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Collar, J. I., Combs, D. C., Cooper, R. J., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Dunmore, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fast, J. E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F. M., Fu, Z., Fujikawa, B. K., Fuller, E., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gehman, V. M., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Hallin, A. L., Haufe, C. R., Hehn, L., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Hossbach, T. W., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Johnson, R. A., Keeter, K. J., Kephart, J. D., Kidd, M. F., Knecht, A., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Lesko, K. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., Leviner, L. E., Loach, J. C., Lopez, A. M., Luke, P. N., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Marino, M. G., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., McDonald, A. B., Mei, D. -M., Meijer, S. J., Merriman, J. H., Mertens, S., Miley, H. S., Miller, M. L., Myslik, J., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Othman, G., Overman, N. R., Pettus, W., Phillips II, D. G., Poon, A. W. P., Perumpilly, G., Pushkin, K., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reeves, J. H., Reine, A. L., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Ronquest, M. C., Ruof, N. W., Schubert, A. G., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Steele, D., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Tornow, W., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yaver, H., Young, A. R., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., Zhu, B. X., and Zimmermann, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The \MJ\ Collaboration is operating an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{76}$Ge. The \MJ\ \DEM\ comprises 44.1~kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in $^{76}$Ge) split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Here we present results from data taken during construction, commissioning, and the start of full operations. We achieve unprecedented energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at \qval\ and a very low background with no observed candidate events in 10 kg yr of enriched Ge exposure, resulting in a lower limit on the half-life of $1.9\times10^{25}$ yr (90\% CL). This result constrains the effective Majorana neutrino mass to below 240 to 520 meV, depending on the matrix elements used. In our experimental configuration with the lowest background, the background is $4.0_{-2.5}^{+3.1}$ counts/(FWHM t yr)., Comment: typos fixed

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2017
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3. The Processing of Enriched Germanium for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR and R&D for a Possible Future Ton-Scale Ge-76 Double-Beta Decay Experiment

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Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caja, J., Caja, M., Caldwell, T. S., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Dunstan, D. T., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Haufe, C. R. S., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Jasinski, B. R., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Meyer, J. H., Myslik, J., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reine, A. L., Reising, J. A., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Toth, L. M., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B. X.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of point-contact Ge detectors fabricated from Ge isotopically enriched to 88% in Ge-76 to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. The processing of Ge for germanium detectors is a well-known technology. However, because of the high cost of Ge enriched in Ge-76, special procedures were required to maximize the yield of detector mass and to minimize exposure to cosmic rays. These procedures include careful accounting for the material; shielding it to reduce cosmogenic generation of radioactive isotopes; and development of special reprocessing techniques for contaminated solid germanium, shavings, grindings, acid etchant and cutting fluids from detector fabrication. Processing procedures were developed that resulted in a total yield in detector mass of 70%. However, none of the acid-etch solution and only 50% of the cutting fluids from detector fabrication were reprocessed. Had they been processed, the projections for the recovery yield would be between 80 -- 85%. Maximizing yield is critical to justify a possible future ton-scale experiment. A process for recovery of germanium from the acid-etch solution was developed with yield of about 90%. All material was shielded or stored underground whenever possible to minimize the formation of Ge-68 by cosmic rays, which contributes background in the double-beta decay region of interest and cannot be removed by zone refinement and crystal growth. Formation of Ge-68 was reduced by a significant factor over that in natural abundance detectors not protected from cosmic rays., Comment: Submitted to NIM-A

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2017
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4. The Majorana Demonstrator calibration system

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Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Boswell, M., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fu, Z., Gehman, V. M., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Haufe, C. R., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, R. Massarczyk S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reine, A. L., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B. X.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus $^{76}$Ge. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the aim of implementing background reduction techniques suitable for a 1-tonne $^{76}$Ge-based search. The ultra low-background conditions require regular calibrations to verify proper function of the detectors. Radioactive line sources can be deployed around the cryostats containing the detectors for regular energy calibrations. When measuring in low-background mode, these line sources have to be stored outside the shielding so they do not contribute to the background. The deployment and the retraction of the source are designed to be controlled by the data acquisition system and do not require any direct human interaction. In this paper, we detail the design requirements and implementation of the calibration apparatus, which provides the event rates needed to define the pulse-shape cuts and energy calibration used in the final analysis as well as data that can be compared to simulations.

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2017
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5. New limits on Bosonic Dark Matter, Solar Axions, Pauli Exclusion Principle Violation, and Electron Decay from the Majorana Demonstrator

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Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Haufe, C. R. S., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Reine, A. L., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and Zhu, B. X.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

We present new limits on exotic keV-scale physics based on 478 kg d of MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR commissioning data. Constraints at the 90% confidence level are derived on bosonic dark matter (DM) and solar axion couplings, Pauli exclusion principle violating (PEPV) decay, and electron decay using monoenergetic peak signal-limits above our background. Our most stringent DM constraints are set for 11.8 keV mass particles, limiting $g_{Ae} <4.5\times 10^{-13}$ for pseudoscalars and $\frac{\alpha'}{\alpha} < 9.7\times 10^{-28}$ for vectors. We also report a 14.4 keV solar axion coupling limit of $g_{AN}^{\mathrm{eff}}\times g_{Ae}~<~3.8 \times 10^{-17}$, a $\frac{1}{2}\beta^2~<~8.5\times10^{-48}$ limit on the strength of PEPV electron transitions, and a lower limit on the electron lifetime of $\tau_e > 1.2 \times 10^{24}\;$yr for $e^- \rightarrow$ invisible.

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2016
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6. Search for Pauli Exclusion Principle Violating Atomic Transitions and Electron Decay with a P-type Point Contact Germanium Detector

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Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Finnerty, P. S, Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

A search for Pauli-exclusion-principle-violating K-alpha electron transitions was performed using 89.5 kg-d of data collected with a p-type point contact high-purity germanium detector operated at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility. A lower limit on the transition lifetime of 5.8x10^30 seconds at 90% C.L. was set by looking for a peak at 10.6 keV resulting from the x-ray and Auger electrons present following the transition. A similar analysis was done to look for the decay of atomic K-shell electrons into neutrinos, resulting in a lower limit of 6.8x10^30 seconds at 90 C.L. It is estimated that the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, a 44 kg array of p-type point contact detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76-Ge, could improve upon these exclusion limits by an order of magnitude after three years of operation.

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2016
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7. Delayed charge recovery discrimination of passivated surface alpha events in P-type point-contact detectors

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Gruszko, J., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fullmer, A., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Leon, J., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The Majorana Demonstrator searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{76}$Ge using arrays of high-purity germanium detectors. If observed, this process would demonstrate that lepton number is not a conserved quantity in nature, with implications for grand-unification and for explaining the predominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. A problematic background in such large granular detector arrays is posed by alpha particles. In the Majorana Demonstrator, events have been observed that are consistent with energy- degraded alphas originating on the passivated surface, leading to a potential background contribution in the region-of-interest for neutrinoless double-beta decay. However, it is also observed that when energy deposition occurs very close to the passivated surface, charges drift through the bulk onto that surface, and then drift along it with greatly reduced mobility. This leads to both a reduced prompt signal and a measurable change in slope of the tail of a recorded pulse. In this contribution we discuss the characteristics of these events and the development of a filter that can identify the occurrence of this delayed charge recovery, allowing for the efficient rejection of passivated surface alpha events in analysis., Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of the XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics

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2016
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8. Initial Results from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Elliott, S. R., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Fullmer, A., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Leon, J., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

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

Neutrinoless double-beta decay searches seek to determine the nature of neutrinos, the existence of a lepton violating process, and the effective Majorana neutrino mass. The {\sc Majorana} Collaboration is assembling an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{76}$Ge. The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} is composed of 44.8~kg (29.7 kg enriched in $^{76}$Ge) of Ge detectors in total, split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. The initial goals of the {\sc Demonstrator} are to establish the required background and scalability of a Ge-based, next-generation, tonne-scale experiment. Following a commissioning run that began in 2015, the first detector module started physics data production in early 2016. We will discuss initial results of the Module 1 commissioning and first physics run, as well as the status and potential physics reach of the full {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} experiment. The collaboration plans to complete the assembly of the second detector module by mid-2016 to begin full data production with the entire array., Comment: Neutrino 2016 proceeding

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2016
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9. Background model for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Caldwell, T. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fullmer, A., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Leon, J., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing a system containing 44 kg of high-purity Ge (HPGe) detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of probing the neutrino mass scale to ~15 meV. To realize this, a major goal of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the Q-value at 2039 keV. This goal is pursued through a combination of a significant reduction of radioactive impurities in construction materials and analytical methods for background rejection, for example using powerful pulse shape analysis techniques profiting from the p-type point contact HPGe detectors technology. The effectiveness of these methods is assessed using simulations of the different background components whose purity levels are constrained from radioassay measurements. Preliminary background results obtained during the engineering runs of the Demonstrator are presented., Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures

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2016
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10. The Majorana Demonstrator search for neutrinoless double beta decay

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Cuesta, C., Buuck, M., Detwiler, J. A., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Leon, J., Robertson, R. G. H., Abgrall, N., Bradley, A. W., Chan, Y-D., Mertens, S., Poon, A. W. P., Vetter, K., Arnquist, I. J., Hoppe, E. W., Kouzes, R. T., Orrell, J. L., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Konovalov, S. I., Yumatov, V., Bertrand, F. E., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Radford, D. C., Varner, R. L., Yu, C. -H., Brudanin, V., Shirchenko, M., Vasilyev, S., Yakushev, E., Zhitnikov, I., Busch, M., Caldwell, T. S., Gilliss, T., Henning, R., Howe, M. A., MacMullin, J., Meijer, S. J., O'Shaughnessy, C., Rager, J., Shanks, B., Trimble, J. E., Vorren, K., Xu, W., Christofferson, C. D., Dunagan, C., Suriano, A. M., Chu, P. -H., Elliott, S. R., Massarczyk, R., Rielage, K., White, B. R., Efremenko, Yu., Lopez, A. M., Ejiri, H., Fullmer, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Guiseppe, V. E., Tedeschi, D., Wiseman, C., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Martin, R. D., Romero-Romero, E., and Wilkerson, J. F.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44.8-kg (29.7 kg enriched >88% in Ge-76) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76. The next generation of tonnescale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value of 2039 keV. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR follows a modular implementation to be easily scalable to the next generation experiment. First data taken with the DEMONSTRATOR are introduced here., Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, Proceedings of the XIIIth International Conference on Heavy Quarks and Leptons

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2016

11. High voltage testing for the MAJORANA Demonstrator

Author

Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Fu, Z., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., Li, A., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Thompson, A., Ton, K. T., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., and Yumatov, V.

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

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 44-kg modular high-purity Ge (HPGe) detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge-76. The phenomenon of surface micro-discharge induced by high-voltage has been studied in the context of the MAJORANA Demonstrator. This effect can damage the front-end electronics or mimic detector signals. To ensure the correct performance, every high-voltage cable and feedthrough must be capable of supplying HPGe detector operating voltages as high as 5 kV without exhibiting discharge. R&D measurements were carried out to understand the testing system and determine the optimum design configuration of the high-voltage path, including different improvements of the cable layout and feedthrough flange model selection. Every cable and feedthrough to be used at the MAJORANA Demonstrator was characterized and the micro-discharge effects during the MAJORANA Demonstrator commissioning phase were studied. A stable configuration has been achieved, and the cables and connectors can supply HPGe detector operating voltages without exhibiting discharge., Comment: 9 pages, 12 figures, 8 tables, submitted to NIM A

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2016
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12. Muon Flux Measurements at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility with the Majorana Demonstrator Veto System

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Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunagan, C., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., Lopez, A. M., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Schmitt, C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

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

We report the first measurement of the total MUON flux underground at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the 4850 ft level. Measurements were done with the Majorana Demonstrator veto system arranged in two different configurations. The measured total flux is (5.31+/-0.17) x 10^-9 muons/s/cm^2., Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures

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2016
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13. The Majorana Demonstrator Radioassay Program

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Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Back, H. O., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Boswell, M., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Dunmore, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Finnerty, P., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gehman, V. M., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Johnson, R. A., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Kochetoi, O., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., Loach, J. C., MacMullin, J., MacMullin, S., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S., Mertens, S., Miller, M. L., Orrell, J. L., OShaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Poon, A. W. P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Schubert, A. G., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Steele, D., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

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

The MAJORANA collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTATOR at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the Homestake gold mine, in Lead, SD. The apparatus will use Ge detectors, enriched in isotope \nuc{76}{Ge}, to demonstrate the feasibility of a large-scale Ge detector experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. The long half-life of this postulated process requires that the apparatus be extremely low in radioactive isotopes whose decays may produce backgrounds to the search. The radioassay program conducted by the collaboration to ensure that the materials comprising the apparatus are sufficiently pure is described. The resulting measurements of the radioactive-isotope contamination for a number of materials studied for use in the detector are reported., Comment: to be submitted to NIM

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2016
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14. Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Chu, P. -H., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Massarczyk, R., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44-kg (29 kg 76Ge and 15 kg natGe) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76. The next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value of 2039 keV. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR follows a modular implementation to be easily scalable to the next generation experiment. First, the prototype module was assembled; it has been continuously taking data from July 2014 to June 2015. Second, Module 1 with more than half of the total enriched detectors and some natural detectors has been assembled and it is being commissioned. Finally, the assembly of Module 2, which will complete MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, is already in progress., Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures

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2015

15. Low Background Signal Readout Electronics for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author

Guinn, I., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration will seek neutrinoless double beta decay (0nbb) in 76Ge using isotopically enriched p-type point contact (PPC) high purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors. A tonne-scale array of HPGe detectors would require background levels below 1 count/ROI-tonne-year in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039 keV Q-value of the decay. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of such an experiment, the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, a 40 kg HPGe detector array, is being constructed with a background goal of <3 counts/ROI-tonne-year, which is expected to scale down to <1 count/ROI-tonne-year for a tonne-scale experiment. The signal readout electronics, which must be placed in close proximity to the detectors, present a challenge toward reaching this background goal. This talk will discuss the materials and design used to construct signal readout electronics with low enough backgrounds for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR., Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables. LRT 2015 Proceedings

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2015
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16. Analysis techniques for background rejection at the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, 40-kg modular HPGe detector array to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge. In view of the next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based 0nbb-decay searches that will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region, a major goal of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value at 2039 keV. The background rejection techniques to be applied to the data include cuts based on data reduction, pulse shape analysis, event coincidences, and time correlations. The Point Contact design of the DEMONSTRATOR 0s germanium detectors allows for significant reduction of gamma background., Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures

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2015
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17. MAJORANA Collaboration's Experience with Germanium Detectors

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Mertens, S., Abgrall, N., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C-H., and Yumatov, V.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The goal of the \textsc{Majorana} \textsc{Demonstrator} project is to search for 0$\nu\beta\beta$ decay in $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$. Of all candidate isotopes for 0$\nu\beta\beta$, $^{76}\mathrm{Ge}$ has some of the most favorable characteristics. Germanium detectors are a well established technology, and in searches for 0$\nu\beta\beta$, the high purity germanium crystal acts simultaneously as source and detector. Furthermore, p-type germanium detectors provide excellent energy resolution and a specially designed point contact geometry allows for sensitive pulse shape discrimination. This paper will summarize the experiences the \textsc{Majorana} collaboration made with enriched germanium detectors manufactured by ORTEC$^{\circledR}$. The process from production, to characterization and integration in \textsc{Majorana} mounting structure will be described. A summary of the performance of all enriched germanium detectors will be given., Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures

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2015
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18. The Majorana Demonstrator: A Search for Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay of 76Ge

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Majorana Collaboration, Xu, W., Abgrall, N., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Yakushev, E., Yu, C-H., and Yumatov, V.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

Neutrinoless double-beta decay is a hypothesized process where in some even-even nuclei it might be possible for two neutrons to simultaneously decay into two protons and two electrons without emitting neutrinos. This is possible only if neutrinos are Majorana particles, i.e. fermions that are their own antiparticles. Neutrinos being Majorana particles would explicitly violate lepton number conservation, and might play a role in the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay would also provide complementary information related to neutrino masses. The Majorana Collaboration is constructing the Majorana Demonstrator, a 40-kg modular germanium detector array, to search for the Neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge and to demonstrate a background rate at or below 3 counts/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039 keV Q-value for 76Ge Neutrinoless double-beta decay. In this paper, we discuss the physics of neutrinoless double beta decay and then focus on the Majorana Demonstrator, including its design and approach to achieve ultra-low backgrounds and the status of the experiment., Comment: Published Version. 10 pages, 6 figures, proceedings for the 2nd Workshop on Germanium Detectors and Technologies, 14-17 September 2014, at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

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2015
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19. Status of the MAJORANA Demonstrator

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Cuesta, C., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone III, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Greenn, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O'Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Schmitt, C., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Timkin, V., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., and Yumatov, V.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 40-kg modular high purity Ge detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge. In view of the next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay searches that will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region, a major goal of the Demonstrator is to demonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value at 2039 keV. The current status of the Demonstrator is discussed, as are plans for its completion., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, contribution to the NOW 2014 Proceedings, to be published by Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.)

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2014

20. Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author

Vasilyev, S., Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, III, F. T., Balderrot-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Efremenko, Yu., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. E., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O’Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., Zhitnikov, I., and The MAJORANA Collaboration

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2017
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21. Search for Pauli exclusion principle violating atomic transitions and electron decay with a p-type point contact germanium detector

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Abgrall, N., primary, Arnquist, I. J., additional, Avignone, F. T., additional, Barabash, A. S., additional, Bertrand, F. E., additional, Bradley, A. W., additional, Brudanin, V., additional, Busch, M., additional, Buuck, M., additional, Caldwell, A. S., additional, Chan, Y.-D., additional, Christofferson, C. D., additional, Chu, P.-H., additional, Cuesta, C., additional, Detwiler, J. A., additional, Dunagan, C., additional, Efremenko, Yu., additional, Ejiri, H., additional, Elliott, S. R., additional, Finnerty, P. S, additional, Galindo-Uribarri, A., additional, Gilliss, T., additional, Giovanetti, G. K., additional, Goett, J., additional, Green, M. P., additional, Gruszko, J., additional, Guinn, I. S., additional, Guiseppe, V. E., additional, Henning, R., additional, Hoppe, E. W., additional, Howard, S., additional, Howe, M. A., additional, Jasinski, B. R., additional, Keeter, K. J., additional, Kidd, M. F., additional, Konovalov, S. I., additional, Kouzes, R. T., additional, LaFerriere, B. D., additional, Leon, J., additional, MacMullin, J., additional, Martin, R. D., additional, Massarczyk, R., additional, Meijer, S. J., additional, Mertens, S., additional, Orrell, J. L., additional, O’Shaughnessy, C., additional, Poon, A. W. P., additional, Radford, D. C., additional, Rager, J., additional, Rielage, K., additional, Robertson, R. G. H., additional, Romero-Romero, E., additional, Shanks, B., additional, Shirchenko, M., additional, Suriano, A. M., additional, Tedeschi, D., additional, Trimble, J. E., additional, Varner, R. L., additional, Vasilyev, S., additional, Vetter, K., additional, Vorren, K., additional, White, B. R., additional, Wilkerson, J. F., additional, Wiseman, C., additional, Xu, W., additional, Yakushev, E., additional, Yu, C.-H., additional, Yumatov, V., additional, and Zhitnikov, I., additional

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2016
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22. Analysis techniques for background rejection at the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Cuesta, C., primary, Abgrall, N., additional, Arnquist, I. J., additional, Avignone, F. T., additional, Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., additional, Barabash, A. S., additional, Bertrand, F. E., additional, Bradley, A. W., additional, Brudanin, V., additional, Busch, M., additional, Buuck, M., additional, Byram, D., additional, Caldwell, A. S., additional, Chan, Y-D., additional, Christofferson, C. D., additional, Detwiler, J. A., additional, Efremenko, Yu., additional, Ejiri, H., additional, Elliott, S. R., additional, Galindo-Uribarri, A., additional, Gilliss, T., additional, Giovanetti, G. K., additional, Goett, J., additional, Green, M. P., additional, Gruszko, J., additional, Guinn, I. S., additional, Guiseppe, V. E., additional, Henning, R., additional, Hoppe, E. W., additional, Howard, S., additional, Howe, M. A., additional, Jasinski, B. R., additional, Keeter, K. J., additional, Kidd, M. F., additional, Konovalov, S. I., additional, Kouzes, R. T., additional, LaFerriere, B. D., additional, Leon, J., additional, MacMullin, J., additional, Martin, R. D., additional, Meijer, S. J., additional, Mertens, S., additional, Orrell, J. L., additional, O’Shaughnessy, C., additional, Poon, A. W. P., additional, Radford, D. C., additional, Rager, J., additional, Rielage, K., additional, Robertson, R. G. H., additional, Romero-Romero, E., additional, Shanks, B., additional, Shirchenko, M., additional, Snyder, N., additional, Suriano, A. M., additional, Tedeschi, D., additional, Trimble, J. E., additional, Varner, R. L., additional, Vasilyev, S., additional, Vetter, K., additional, Vorren, K., additional, White, B. R., additional, Wilkerson, J. F., additional, Wiseman, C., additional, Xu, W., additional, Yakushev, E., additional, Yu, C.-H., additional, Yumatov, V., additional, and Zhitnikov, I., additional

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23. Low background signal readout electronics for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

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Guinn, I., primary, Abgrall, N., additional, Arnquist, I. J., additional, Avignone, F. T., additional, Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., additional, Barabash, A. S., additional, Bertrand, F. E., additional, Bradley, A. W., additional, Brudanin, V., additional, Busch, M., additional, Buuck, M., additional, Byram, D., additional, Caldwell, A. S., additional, Chan, Y-D., additional, Christofferson, C. D., additional, Cuesta, C., additional, Detwiler, J. A., additional, Efremenko, Yu., additional, Ejiri, H., additional, Elliott, S. R., additional, Galindo-Uribarri, A., additional, Gilliss, T., additional, Giovanetti, G. K., additional, Goett, J., additional, Green, M. P., additional, Gruszko, J., additional, Guiseppe, V. E., additional, Henning, R., additional, Hoppe, E. W., additional, Howard, S., additional, Howe, M. A., additional, Jasinski, B. R., additional, Keeter, K. J., additional, Kidd, M. F., additional, Konovalov, S. I., additional, Kouzes, R. T., additional, LaFerriere, B. D., additional, Leon, J., additional, MacMullin, J., additional, Martin, R. D., additional, Meijer, S. J., additional, Mertens, S., additional, Orrell, J. L., additional, O’Shaughnessy, C., additional, Poon, A. W. P., additional, Radford, D. C., additional, Rager, J., additional, Rielage, K., additional, Robertson, R. G. H., additional, Romero-Romero, E., additional, Shanks, B., additional, Shirchenko, M., additional, Snyder, N., additional, Suriano, A. M., additional, Tedeschi, D., additional, Trimble, J. E., additional, Varner, R. L., additional, Vasilyev, S., additional, Vetter, K., additional, Vorren, K., additional, White, B. R., additional, Wilkerson, J. F., additional, Wiseman, C., additional, Xu, W., additional, Yakushev, E., additional, Yu, C.-H., additional, Yumatov, V., additional, and Zhitnikov, I., additional

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24. Status of the Majorana Demonstrator

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Cuesta, C., primary, Abgrall, N., additional, Arnquist, I. J., additional, Avignone, F. T., additional, Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., additional, Barabash, A. S., additional, Bertrand, F. E., additional, Bradley, A. W., additional, Brudanin, V., additional, Busch, M., additional, Buuck, M., additional, Byram, D., additional, Caldwell, A. S., additional, Chan, Y.-D., additional, Christofferson, C. D., additional, Chu, P.-H., additional, Detwiler, J. A., additional, Efremenko, Yu., additional, Ejiri, H., additional, Elliott, S. R., additional, Galindo-Uribarri, A., additional, Gilliss, T., additional, Giovanetti, G. K., additional, Goett, J., additional, Green, M. P., additional, Gruszko, J., additional, Guinn, I. S., additional, Guiseppe, V. E., additional, Henning, R., additional, Hoppe, E. W., additional, Howard, S., additional, Howe, M. A., additional, Jasinski, B. R., additional, Keeter, K. J., additional, Kidd, M. F., additional, Konovalov, S. I., additional, Kouzes, R. T., additional, LaFerriere, B. D., additional, Leon, J., additional, MacMullin, J., additional, Martin, R. D., additional, Massarczyk, R., additional, Meijer, S. J., additional, Mertens, S., additional, Orrell, J. L., additional, O’Shaughnessy, C., additional, Poon, A. W. P., additional, Radford, D. C., additional, Rager, J., additional, Rielage, K., additional, Robertson, R. G. H., additional, Romero-Romero, E., additional, Shanks, B., additional, Shirchenko, M., additional, Snyder, N., additional, Suriano, A. M., additional, Tedeschi, D., additional, Trimble, J. E., additional, Varner, R. L., additional, Vasilyev, S., additional, Vetter, K., additional, Vorren, K., additional, White, B. R., additional, Wilkerson, J. F., additional, Wiseman, C., additional, Xu, W., additional, Yakushev, E., additional, Yu, C.-H., additional, Yumatov, V., additional, and Zhitnikov, I., additional

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25. The majorana demonstrator search for neutrinoless double beta decay

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Cuesta, C., Buuck, M., Detwiler, J. A., Gruszko, J., Guinn, I. S., Leon, J., Robertson, R. G. H., Abgrall, N., Bradley, A. W., Chan, Y. -D, Mertens, S., Poon, A. W. P., Vetter, K., Arnquist, I. J., Hoppe, E. W., Kouzes, R. T., Orrell, J. L., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Konovalov, S. I., Yumatov, V., Bertrand, F. E., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Radford, D. C., Varner, R. L., Yu, C. -H, Brudanin, V., Shirchenko, M., Vasilyev, S., Yakushev, E., Zhitnikov, I., Busch, M., Caldwell, T. S., Gilliss, T., Henning, R., Howe, M. A., Macmullin, J., Meijer, S. J., Oshaughnessy, C., Rager, J., Shanks, B., Trimble, J. E., Vorren, K., Xu, W., Christofferson, C. D., Dunagan, C., Suriano, A. M., Chu, P. -H, Elliott, S. R., Massarczyk, R., Rielage, K., White, B. R., Efremenko, Yu, Lopez, A. M., Ejiri, H., Fullmer, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Green, M. P., Guiseppe, V. E., Tedeschi, D., Wiseman, C., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Martin, R. D., Elisa Romero-Romero, and Wilkerson, J. F.

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Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44.8-kg (29.7 kg enriched >88% in Ge-76) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Ge-76. The next generation of tonnescale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value of 2039 keV. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR follows a modular implementation to be easily scalable to the next generation experiment. First data taken with the DEMONSTRATOR are introduced here., 10 pages, 4 figures, Proceedings of the XIIIth International Conference on Heavy Quarks and Leptons

26. Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR: A Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay

Author

Efremenko, Yu, Abgrall, N., Arnquist, I. J., Avignone, F. T., Baldenegro-Barrera, C. X., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Bradley, A. W., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Buuck, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y. -D, Christofferson, C. D., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilliss, T., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Matthew Green, Gruszko, J., Guinn, I., Guiseppe, V. E., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Jasinski, B. R., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., Laferriere, B. D., Leon, J., Macmullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Orrell, J. L., O Shaughnessy, C., Poon, A. W. P., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Shanks, B., Shirchenko, M., Snyder, N., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Yu, C. -H, Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I.

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