Search for two-neutrino double-beta decay of 136Xe to the excited state of 136Ba with the complete EXO-200 dataset

S. Al Kharusi; 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; 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; Y. S. Fu; 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. Perna; A. Piepke; A. Pocar; F. Retière; A. L. Robinson; P. C. Rowson; J. Runge; S. Schmidt; D. Sinclair; K. Skarpaas; A. K. Soma; V. Stekhanov; M. Tarka; S. Thibado; J. Todd; T. Tolba; T. I. Totev; R. Tsang; 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:10.1088/1674-1137/aceee3

Search for two-neutrino double-beta decay of ¹³⁶Xe to the excited state of ¹³⁶Ba with the complete EXO-200 dataset

S. Al Kharusi
, 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
, 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, Y. S. Fu, 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. Perna, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, F. Retière, A. L. Robinson, P. C. Rowson, J. Runge, S. Schmidt, D. Sinclair, K. Skarpaas, A. K. Soma, V. Stekhanov, M. Tarka, S. Thibado, J. Todd, T. Tolba, T. I. Totev, R. Tsang, 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

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Abstract

A new search for two-neutrino double-beta (2νββ) decay of ¹³⁶Xe to the excited state of ¹³⁶Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset. A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events. Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two. With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector, the median 90% confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββ decay to the state of ¹³⁶Ba is yr using a total ¹³⁶Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr. No statistically significant evidence for 2νββ decay to the state is observed, leading to a lower limit of yr at 90% confidence level, improved by 70% relative to the current world's best constraint.

Original language	English
Article number	103001
Journal	Chinese Physics C
Volume	47
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1137/aceee3
State	Published - Oct 2023
Externally published	Yes

Funding

EXO-200 is supported by DOE and NSF in the United States, NSERC in Canada, SNF in Switzerland, IBS in Korea, DFG in Germany, and CAS in China. EXO-200 data analysis and simulation uses resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Keywords

EXO-200 experiment
excited state
neutrinoless double beta decay

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Al Kharusi, S., 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., Darroch, L., Daugherty, S. J., Davis, J., ... Ziegler, T. (2023). Search for two-neutrino double-beta decay of ¹³⁶Xe to the excited state of ¹³⁶Ba with the complete EXO-200 dataset. Chinese Physics C, 47(10), Article 103001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1137/aceee3

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AU - Anton, G.

AU - Badhrees, I.

AU - Barbeau, P. S.

AU - Beck, D.

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.

AU - Coon, M.

AU - Craycraft, A.

AU - Daniels, T.

AU - Darroch, L.

AU - Daugherty, S. J.

AU - Davis, J.

AU - Delaquis, S.

AU - Der Mesrobian-Kabakian, A.

AU - Devoe, R.

AU - Dilling, J.

AU - Dolgolenko, A.

AU - Dolinski, M. J.

AU - Echevers, J.

AU - Fairbank, W.

AU - Fairbank, D.

AU - Farine, J.

AU - Feyzbakhsh, S.

AU - Fierlinger, P.

AU - Fu, Y. S.

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 - Perna, A.

AU - Piepke, A.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Retière, F.

AU - Robinson, A. L.

AU - Rowson, P. C.

AU - Runge, J.

AU - Schmidt, S.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Skarpaas, K.

AU - Soma, A. K.

AU - Stekhanov, V.

AU - Tarka, M.

AU - Thibado, S.

AU - Todd, J.

AU - Tolba, T.

AU - Totev, T. I.

AU - Tsang, R.

AU - Veenstra, B.

AU - Veeraraghavan, V.

AU - Vogel, P.

AU - Vuilleumier, J. L.

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

AU - Ziegler, T.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Chinese Physical Society and the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing Ltd.

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N2 - A new search for two-neutrino double-beta (2νββ) decay of 136Xe to the excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset. A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events. Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two. With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector, the median 90% confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββ decay to the state of 136Ba is yr using a total 136Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr. No statistically significant evidence for 2νββ decay to the state is observed, leading to a lower limit of yr at 90% confidence level, improved by 70% relative to the current world's best constraint.

AB - A new search for two-neutrino double-beta (2νββ) decay of 136Xe to the excited state of 136Ba is performed with the full EXO-200 dataset. A deep learning-based convolutional neural network is used to discriminate signal from background events. Signal detection efficiency is increased relative to previous searches by EXO-200 by more than a factor of two. With the addition of the Phase II dataset taken with an upgraded detector, the median 90% confidence level half-life sensitivity of 2νββ decay to the state of 136Ba is yr using a total 136Xe exposure of 234.1 kg yr. No statistically significant evidence for 2νββ decay to the state is observed, leading to a lower limit of yr at 90% confidence level, improved by 70% relative to the current world's best constraint.

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KW - excited state

KW - neutrinoless double beta decay

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