Search for Neutrinoless Double- β Decay with the Complete EXO-200 Dataset

G. Anton; I. Badhrees; P. S. Barbeau; D. Beck; V. Belov; T. Bhatta; M. Breidenbach; T. Brunner; G. F. Cao; W. R. Cen; C. Chambers; B. Cleveland; M. Coon; A. Craycraft; T. Daniels; M. Danilov; L. Darroch; S. J. Daugherty; J. Davis; S. Delaquis; A. Der Mesrobian-Kabakian; R. Devoe; J. Dilling; A. Dolgolenko; M. J. Dolinski; J. Echevers; W. Fairbank; D. Fairbank; J. Farine; S. Feyzbakhsh; P. Fierlinger; D. Fudenberg; P. Gautam; R. Gornea; G. Gratta; C. Hall; E. V. Hansen; J. Hoessl; P. Hufschmidt; M. Hughes; A. Iverson; A. Jamil; C. Jessiman; M. J. Jewell; A. Johnson; A. Karelin; L. J. Kaufman; T. Koffas; R. Krücken; A. Kuchenkov; K. S. Kumar; Y. Lan; A. Larson; B. G. Lenardo; D. S. Leonard; G. S. Li; S. Li; Z. Li; C. Licciardi; Y. H. Lin; R. MacLellan; T. McElroy; T. Michel; B. Mong; D. C. Moore; K. Murray; O. Njoya; O. Nusair; A. Odian; I. Ostrovskiy; A. Piepke; A. Pocar; F. Retière; A. L. Robinson; P. C. Rowson; D. Ruddell; J. Runge; S. Schmidt; D. Sinclair; A. K. Soma; V. Stekhanov; M. Tarka; J. Todd; T. Tolba; T. I. Totev; B. Veenstra; V. Veeraraghavan; P. Vogel; J. L. Vuilleumier; M. Wagenpfeil; J. Watkins; M. Weber; L. J. Wen; U. Wichoski; G. Wrede; S. X. Wu; Q. Xia; D. R. Yahne; L. Yang; Y. R. Yen; O. Ya Zeldovich; T. Ziegler

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.161802

Search for Neutrinoless Double- β Decay with the Complete EXO-200 Dataset

G. Anton
, I. Badhrees
, P. S. Barbeau
, D. Beck
, V. Belov
, T. Bhatta
, M. Breidenbach
, T. Brunner
, G. F. Cao
, W. R. Cen
, C. Chambers
, B. Cleveland
, M. Coon
, A. Craycraft
, T. Daniels
, M. Danilov
, L. Darroch
, S. J. Daugherty
, J. Davis
, S. Delaquis

A. Der Mesrobian-Kabakian, R. Devoe, J. Dilling, A. Dolgolenko, M. J. Dolinski, J. Echevers, W. Fairbank, D. Fairbank, J. Farine, S. Feyzbakhsh, P. Fierlinger, D. Fudenberg, P. Gautam, R. Gornea, G. Gratta, C. Hall, E. V. Hansen, J. Hoessl, P. Hufschmidt, M. Hughes, A. Iverson, A. Jamil, C. Jessiman, M. J. Jewell, A. Johnson, A. Karelin, L. J. Kaufman, T. Koffas, R. Krücken, A. Kuchenkov, K. S. Kumar, Y. Lan, A. Larson, B. G. Lenardo, D. S. Leonard, G. S. Li, S. Li, Z. Li, C. Licciardi, Y. H. Lin, R. MacLellan, T. McElroy, T. Michel, B. Mong, D. C. Moore, K. Murray, O. Njoya, O. Nusair, A. Odian, I. Ostrovskiy, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, F. Retière, A. L. Robinson, P. C. Rowson, D. Ruddell, J. Runge, S. Schmidt, D. Sinclair, A. K. Soma, V. Stekhanov, M. Tarka, J. Todd, T. Tolba, T. I. Totev, B. Veenstra, V. Veeraraghavan, P. Vogel, J. L. Vuilleumier, M. Wagenpfeil, J. Watkins, M. Weber, L. J. Wen, U. Wichoski, G. Wrede, S. X. Wu, Q. Xia, D. R. Yahne, L. Yang, Y. R. Yen, O. Ya Zeldovich, T. Ziegler

Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU)
Carleton University
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
University of Illinois
National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"
University of South Dakota
Stanford University
McGill University
TRIUMF
Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science
Colorado State University
Laurentian University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Indiana University Bloomington
Drexel University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cluster of Excellence E-conversion
University of Maryland
Physics Dept., University of Alabama
Yale University
SUNY
Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon
California Institute of Technology
University of Bern

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A search for neutrinoless double-β decay (0νββ) in Xe136 is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset using a deep neural network to discriminate between 0νββ and background events. Relative to previous analyses, the signal detection efficiency has been raised from 80.8% to 96.4±3.0%, and the energy resolution of the detector at the Q value of Xe136 0νββ has been improved from σ/E=1.23% to 1.15±0.02% with the upgraded detector. Accounting for the new data, the median 90% confidence level 0νββ half-life sensitivity for this analysis is 5.0×1025 yr with a total Xe136 exposure of 234.1 kg yr. No statistically significant evidence for 0νββ is observed, leading to a lower limit on the 0νββ half-life of 3.5×1025 yr at the 90% confidence level.

Original language	English
Article number	161802
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	123
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.161802
State	Published - 18 Oct 2019
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Anton, G., Badhrees, I., Barbeau, P. S., Beck, D., Belov, V., Bhatta, T., Breidenbach, M., Brunner, T., Cao, G. F., Cen, W. R., Chambers, C., Cleveland, B., Coon, M., Craycraft, A., Daniels, T., Danilov, M., Darroch, L., Daugherty, S. J., Davis, J., ... Ziegler, T. (2019). Search for Neutrinoless Double- β Decay with the Complete EXO-200 Dataset. Physical Review Letters, 123(16), Article 161802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.161802

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AU - Anton, G.

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AU - Belov, V.

AU - Bhatta, T.

AU - Breidenbach, M.

AU - Brunner, T.

AU - Cao, G. F.

AU - Cen, W. R.

AU - Chambers, C.

AU - Cleveland, B.

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AU - Daniels, T.

AU - Danilov, M.

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AU - Fairbank, W.

AU - Fairbank, D.

AU - Farine, J.

AU - Feyzbakhsh, S.

AU - Fierlinger, P.

AU - Fudenberg, D.

AU - Gautam, P.

AU - Gornea, R.

AU - Gratta, G.

AU - Hall, C.

AU - Hansen, E. V.

AU - Hoessl, J.

AU - Hufschmidt, P.

AU - Hughes, M.

AU - Iverson, A.

AU - Jamil, A.

AU - Jessiman, C.

AU - Jewell, M. J.

AU - Johnson, A.

AU - Karelin, A.

AU - Kaufman, L. J.

AU - Koffas, T.

AU - Krücken, R.

AU - Kuchenkov, A.

AU - Kumar, K. S.

AU - Lan, Y.

AU - Larson, A.

AU - Lenardo, B. G.

AU - Leonard, D. S.

AU - Li, G. S.

AU - Li, S.

AU - Li, Z.

AU - Licciardi, C.

AU - Lin, Y. H.

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AU - McElroy, T.

AU - Michel, T.

AU - Mong, B.

AU - Moore, D. C.

AU - Murray, K.

AU - Njoya, O.

AU - Nusair, O.

AU - Odian, A.

AU - Ostrovskiy, I.

AU - Piepke, A.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Retière, F.

AU - Robinson, A. L.

AU - Rowson, P. C.

AU - Ruddell, D.

AU - Runge, J.

AU - Schmidt, S.

AU - Sinclair, D.

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AU - Todd, J.

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AU - Veeraraghavan, V.

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AU - Wagenpfeil, M.

AU - Watkins, J.

AU - Weber, M.

AU - Wen, L. J.

AU - Wichoski, U.

AU - Wrede, G.

AU - Wu, S. X.

AU - Xia, Q.

AU - Yahne, D. R.

AU - Yang, L.

AU - Yen, Y. R.

AU - Zeldovich, O. Ya

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Search for Neutrinoless Double- β Decay with the Complete EXO-200 Dataset

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