Abstract
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR will search for neutrinoless-double-beta decay (0νββ) in 76Ge, while establishing the feasibility of a future tonne-scale germanium-based 0νββ experiment, and performing searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model. The experiment, currently under construction at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, SD, will consist of a pair of modular high-purity germanium detector arrays housed inside of a compact copper, lead, and polyethylene shield. Through a combination of strict materials qualifications and assay, low-background design, and powerful background rejection techniques, the Demonstrator aims to achieve a background rate in the 0νββ region of interest (ROI) of no more than 3 counts in the 0νββ-decay ROI per tonne of target isotope per year (cnts/(ROI-t-y)). The current status of the Demonstrator is discussed, as are plans for its completion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 232-240 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physics Procedia |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: 8 Sep 2013 → 13 Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Germanium detector
- Majorana
- Neutrinoless double beta decay