Search for neutrinoless double beta decay with GERDA phase II

M. Agostini, A. M. Bakalyarov, M. Balata, I. Barabanov, L. Baudis, C. Bauer, E. Bellotti, S. Belogurov, A. Bettini, L. Bezrukov, T. Bode, D. Borowicz, V. Brudanin, R. Brugnera, A. Caldwell, C. Cattadori, A. Chernogorov, V. D'Andrea, E. V. Demidova, N. Di MarcoA. Domula, E. Doroshkevich, V. Egorov, R. Falkenstein, A. Gangapshev, A. Garfagnini, C. Gooch, P. Grabmayr, V. Gurentsov, K. Gusev, J. Hakenmüller, A. Hegai, M. Heisel, S. Hemmer, W. Hofmann, M. Hult, L. V. Inzhechik, J. Janicskó Csáthy, J. Jochum, M. Junker, V. Kazalov, T. Kihm, I. V. Kirpichnikov, A. Kirsch, A. Kish, A. Klimenko, R. Kneißl, J. Knies, K. T. Knöpfle, O. Kochetov, V. N. Kornoukhov, V. V. Kuzminov, M. Laubenstein, A. Lazzaro, V. I. Lebedev, H. Y. Liao, M. Lindner, I. Lippi, A. Lubashevskiy, B. Lubsandorzhiev, G. Lutter, B. Majorovits, W. Maneschg, G. Marissens, M. Miloradovic, R. Mingazheva, M. Misiaszek, P. Moseev, I. Nemchenok, K. Panas, L. Pandola, K. Pelczar, A. Pullia, C. Ransom, M. Reissfelder, S. Riboldi, N. Rumyantseva, C. Sada, F. Salamida, C. Schmitt, B. Schneider, S. Schönert, J. Schreiner, O. Schulz, A. K. Schütz, B. Schwingenheuer, H. Seitz, O. Selivanenko, E. Shevchik, M. Shirchenko, H. Simgen, A. Smolnikov, L. Stanco, L. Vanhoefer, A. A. Vasenko, A. Veresnikova, K. Von Sturm, V. Wagner, A. Wegmann, T. Wester, C. Wiesinger, M. Wojcik, E. Yanovich, I. Zhitnikov, S. V. Zhukov, D. Zinatulina, K. Zuber, G. Zuzel

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Abstract

The GERmanium Detector Array (gerda) experiment, located at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory in Italy, is one of the leading experiments for the search of 0νββ decay. In Phase II of the experiment 35.6 kg of enriched germanium detectors are operated. The application of active background rejection methods, such as a liquid argon scintillation light read-out and pulse shape discrimination of germanium detector signals, allowed to reduce the background index to the intended level of 10-3 cts/(keV·kg·yr). In the first five month of data taking 10.8 kg yr of exposure were accumulated. No signal has been found and together with data from Phase I a new limit for the neutrinoless double beta decay half-life of 76Ge of 5.3·1025 yr at 90% C.L. was established in June 2016. Phase II data taking is ongoing and will allow the exploration of half-lifes in the 1026 yr regime. The current status of data taking and an update on the background index are presented.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelWorkshop on Calculation of Double-Beta-Decay Matrix Elements, MEDEX 2017
Redakteure/-innenOsvaldo Civitarese, Jouni Suhonen, Ivan Stekl
Herausgeber (Verlag)American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (elektronisch)9780735415775
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 16 Okt. 2017
Veranstaltung11th Workshop on Calculation of Double-Beta-Decay Matrix Elements, MEDEX 2017 - Prague, Tschechische Republik
Dauer: 29 Mai 20172 Juni 2017

Publikationsreihe

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Band1894
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (elektronisch)1551-7616

Konferenz

Konferenz11th Workshop on Calculation of Double-Beta-Decay Matrix Elements, MEDEX 2017
Land/GebietTschechische Republik
OrtPrague
Zeitraum29/05/172/06/17

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