Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

J. Myslik; S. I. Alvis; I. J. Arnquist; F. T.Avignone Iii; A. S. Barabash; C. J. Barton; F. E. Bertrand; T. Bode; B. Bos; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; M. Buuck; T. S. Caldwell; Y. D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; P. H. Chu; C. Cuesta; J. A. Detwiler; C. Dunagan; Yu Efremenko; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; T. Gilliss; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; J. Gruszko; I. S. Guinn; V. E. Guiseppe; C. R. Haufe; R. J. Hegedus; L. Hehn; R. Henning; D. Hervas Aguilar; E. W. Hoppe; M. A. Howe; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; A. M. Lopez; R. D. Martin; R. Massarczyk; S. J. Meijer; S. Mertens; G. Othman; W. Pettus; A. Piliounis; A. W.P. Poon; D. C. Radford; J. Rager; A. L. Reine; K. Rielage; N. W. Ruof; B. Shanks; M. Shirchenko; D. Tedeschi; R. L. Varner; S. Vasilyev; Vasundhara; B. R. White; J. F. Wilkerson; C. Wiseman; W. Xu; E. Yakushev; C. H. Yu; V. Yumatov; I. Zhitnikov; B. X. Zhu

Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

J. Myslik, S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist, F. T.Avignone Iii, A. S. Barabash, C. J. Barton, F. E. Bertrand, T. Bode, B. Bos, V. Brudanin, M. Busch, M. Buuck, T. S. Caldwell, Y. D. Chan, C. D. Christofferson, P. H. Chu, C. Cuesta, J. A. Detwiler, C. Dunagan, Yu EfremenkoH. Ejiri, S. R. Elliott, T. Gilliss, G. K. Giovanetti, M. P. Green, J. Gruszko, I. S. Guinn, V. E. Guiseppe, C. R. Haufe, R. J. Hegedus, L. Hehn, R. Henning, D. Hervas Aguilar, E. W. Hoppe, M. A. Howe, K. J. Keeter, M. F. Kidd, S. I. Konovalov, R. T. Kouzes, A. M. Lopez, R. D. Martin, R. Massarczyk, S. J. Meijer, S. Mertens, G. Othman, W. Pettus, A. Piliounis, A. W.P. Poon, D. C. Radford, J. Rager, A. L. Reine, K. Rielage, N. W. Ruof, B. Shanks, M. Shirchenko, D. Tedeschi, R. L. Varner, S. Vasilyev, Vasundhara, B. R. White, J. F. Wilkerson, C. Wiseman, W. Xu, E. Yakushev, C. H. Yu, V. Yumatov, I. Zhitnikov, B. X. Zhu

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Abstract

The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modules of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling 44.1 kg, operating at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Commissioning of the experiment began in June 2015, followed by data production with the full detector array in August 2016. The ultra-low background and record energy resolution achieved by the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive neutrinoless double-beta decay search, as well as additional searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. I will discuss the design elements that enable these searches, along with the latest results, focusing on the neutrinoless double-beta decay search. I will also discuss the current status and the future plans of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, as well as the plans for a future tonne-scale 76Ge experiment.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	340
State	Published - 2018
Event	39th International Conference on High Energy Physics, ICHEP 2018 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: Jul 4 2018 → Jul 11 2018

Funding

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics, the Particle Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics Programs of the National Science Foundation, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund, the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, and the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Funders	Funder number
Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Sanford Underground Research Facility
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
Nuclear Physics
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Russian Foundation for Basic Research

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AU - Barton, C. J.

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AU - Brudanin, V.

AU - Busch, M.

AU - Buuck, M.

AU - Caldwell, T. S.

AU - Chan, Y. D.

AU - Christofferson, C. D.

AU - Chu, P. H.

AU - Cuesta, C.

AU - Detwiler, J. A.

AU - Dunagan, C.

AU - Efremenko, Yu

AU - Ejiri, H.

AU - Elliott, S. R.

AU - Gilliss, T.

AU - Giovanetti, G. K.

AU - Green, M. P.

AU - Gruszko, J.

AU - Guinn, I. S.

AU - Guiseppe, V. E.

AU - Haufe, C. R.

AU - Hegedus, R. J.

AU - Hehn, L.

AU - Henning, R.

AU - Aguilar, D. Hervas

AU - Hoppe, E. W.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - Keeter, K. J.

AU - Kidd, M. F.

AU - Konovalov, S. I.

AU - Kouzes, R. T.

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AU - Meijer, S. J.

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AU - Piliounis, A.

AU - Poon, A. W.P.

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AU - Rager, J.

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AU - Rielage, K.

AU - Ruof, N. W.

AU - Shanks, B.

AU - Shirchenko, M.

AU - Tedeschi, D.

AU - Varner, R. L.

AU - Vasilyev, S.

AU - Vasundhara,

AU - White, B. R.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wiseman, C.

AU - Xu, W.

AU - Yakushev, E.

AU - Yu, C. H.

AU - Yumatov, V.

AU - Zhitnikov, I.

AU - Zhu, B. X.

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Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

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