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Final Result of the Majorana Demonstrator's Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay in ^{76}Ge.
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Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2023 Feb 10; Vol. 130 (6), pp. 062501. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The Majorana Demonstrator searched for neutrinoless double-β decay (0νββ) of ^{76}Ge using modular arrays of high-purity Ge detectors operated in vacuum cryostats in a low-background shield. The arrays operated with up to 40.4 kg of detectors (27.2 kg enriched to ∼88% in ^{76}Ge). From these measurements, the Demonstrator has accumulated 64.5 kg yr of enriched active exposure. With a world-leading energy resolution of 2.52 keV FWHM at the 2039 keV Q_{ββ} (0.12%), we set a half-life limit of 0νββ in ^{76}Ge at T_{1/2}>8.3×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.). This provides a range of upper limits on m_{ββ} of (113-269) meV (90% C.L.), depending on the choice of nuclear matrix elements.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1079-7114
- Volume :
- 130
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36827565
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.062501