The majorana demonstrator

E. Aguayo; J. E. Fast; E. W. Hoppe; M. E. Keillor; J. D. Kephart; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Merriman; J. L. Orrell; N. R. Overman; F. T. Avignone; H. O. Back; D. C. Combs; L. E. Leviner; A. R. Young; A. S. Barabash; S. I. Konovalov; I. Vanyushin; V. Yumatov; M. Bergevin; Y. D. Chan; J. A. Detwiler; J. C. Loach; R. D. Martin; A. W.P. Poon; G. Prior; K. Vetter; F. E. Bertrand; R. J. Cooper; D. C. Radford; R. L. Varner; C. H. Yu; M. Boswell; S. R. Elliott; V. M. Gehman; A. Hime; M. F. Kidd; B. H. LaRoque; K. Rielage; M. C. Ronquest; D. Steele; V. Brudanin; V. Egorov; K. Gusey; O. Kochetov; M. Shirchenko; V. Timkin; E. Yakushev; M. Busch; J. Esterline; W. Tornow; C. D. Christofferson; M. Horton; S. Howard; V. Sobolev; J. I. Collar; N. Fields; R. J. Creswick; P. J. Doe; R. A. Johnson; A. Knecht; J. Leon; M. G. Marino; M. L. Miller; R. G.H. Robertson; A. G. Schubert; B. A. Wolfe; Yu Efremenko; H. Ejiri; R. Hazama; M. Nomachi; T. Shima; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; R. Henning; M. A. Howe; S. MacMullin; D. G. Phillips; K. J. Snavely; J. Strain; K. Vorren; V. E. Guiseppe; C. Keller; D. M. Mei; G. Perumpilly; K. Thomas; C. Zhang; A. L. Hallin; K. J. Keeter; L. Mizouni; J. F. Wilkerson

The majorana demonstrator

E. Aguayo, J. E. Fast, E. W. Hoppe, M. E. Keillor, J. D. Kephart, R. T. Kouzes, B. D. LaFerriere, J. Merriman, J. L. Orrell, N. R. Overman, F. T. Avignone, H. O. Back, D. C. Combs, L. E. Leviner, A. R. Young, A. S. Barabash, S. I. Konovalov, I. Vanyushin, V. Yumatov, M. BergevinY. D. Chan, J. A. Detwiler, J. C. Loach, R. D. Martin, A. W.P. Poon, G. Prior, K. Vetter, F. E. Bertrand, R. J. Cooper, D. C. Radford, R. L. Varner, C. H. Yu, M. Boswell, S. R. Elliott, V. M. Gehman, A. Hime, M. F. Kidd, B. H. LaRoque, K. Rielage, M. C. Ronquest, D. Steele, V. Brudanin, V. Egorov, K. Gusey, O. Kochetov, M. Shirchenko, V. Timkin, E. Yakushev, M. Busch, J. Esterline, W. Tornow, C. D. Christofferson, M. Horton, S. Howard, V. Sobolev, J. I. Collar, N. Fields, R. J. Creswick, P. J. Doe, R. A. Johnson, A. Knecht, J. Leon, M. G. Marino, M. L. Miller, R. G.H. Robertson, A. G. Schubert, B. A. Wolfe, Yu Efremenko, H. Ejiri, R. Hazama, M. Nomachi, T. Shima, P. Finnerty, F. M. Fraenkle, G. K. Giovanetti, M. P. Green, R. Henning, M. A. Howe, S. MacMullin, D. G. Phillips, K. J. Snavely, J. Strain, K. Vorren, V. E. Guiseppe, C. Keller, D. M. Mei, G. Perumpilly, K. Thomas, C. Zhang, A. L. Hallin, K. J. Keeter, L. Mizouni, J. F. Wilkerson

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Abstract

A brief review of the history and neutrino physics of double beta decay is given. A description of the Majorana Demonstrator research and development program including background reduction techniques is presented in some detail. The application of point contact (PC) detectors to the experiment is discussed, including the effectiveness of pulse shape analysis. The predicted sensitivity of a PC detector array enriched to 86% in ⁷⁶Ge is given.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, DPF 2011 - Providence, United States Duration: Aug 9 2011 → Aug 13 2011

Conference

Conference	2011 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, DPF 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Providence
Period	08/9/11 → 08/13/11

Funding

The Majorana Collaboration was required to develop its own germanium purification facilities and processes for reducing the GeO2 to metal and zone refining it to a resistance of 47 Ω/cm. No experienced commercial company would reduce the enriched GeO2 nor zone-refine it. A building was rented next to Electrochemical Systems Inc., (ESI) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and consultants formally in the Ge industry were hired. All the required equipment was purchased and installed. This portion of the Majorana Demonstrator Project is supported by the National Science Foundation. We acknowledge support from the Office of Nuclear Physics in the DOE Office of Science under grant numbers DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-FG02-97ER41041, DE-FG02-97ER41033, DE-FG02-97ER4104, DE-FG02-97ER41042, DE-SCOO05054, DE-FG02-10ER41715, and DE-FG02-97ER41020. We acknowledge support from the Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics Program of the National Science Foundation through grant numbers PHY-0919270, PHY-1003940, 0855314, and 1003399. We gratefully acknowledge support from the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the U.S. Department of Energy through the LANL/LDRD Program. N. Fields is supported by the DOE/NNSA SSGF program.

Funders	Funder number
DOE Office of Science	DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-FG02-97ER41020, DE-FG02-97ER41042, DE-FG02-10ER41715, DE-FG02-97ER41033, DE-FG02-97ER4104, DE-SCOO05054, DE-FG02-97ER41041
DOE/NNSA
LANL/LDRD
Office of Nuclear Physics
National Science Foundation	0855314, PHY-1003940, PHY-0919270, 1003399
U.S. Department of Energy
Federal Agency of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation

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Aguayo, E., Fast, J. E., Hoppe, E. W., Keillor, M. E., Kephart, J. D., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Merriman, J., Orrell, J. L., Overman, N. R., Avignone, F. T., Back, H. O., Combs, D. C., Leviner, L. E., Young, A. R., Barabash, A. S., Konovalov, S. I., Vanyushin, I., Yumatov, V., ... Wilkerson, J. F. (2011). The majorana demonstrator. Paper presented at 2011 Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society, DPF 2011, Providence, United States.

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AU - Kouzes, R. T.

AU - LaFerriere, B. D.

AU - Merriman, J.

AU - Orrell, J. L.

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AU - Leviner, L. E.

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AU - Martin, R. D.

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AU - Prior, G.

AU - Vetter, K.

AU - Bertrand, F. E.

AU - Cooper, R. J.

AU - Radford, D. C.

AU - Varner, R. L.

AU - Yu, C. H.

AU - Boswell, M.

AU - Elliott, S. R.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Hime, A.

AU - Kidd, M. F.

AU - LaRoque, B. H.

AU - Rielage, K.

AU - Ronquest, M. C.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Brudanin, V.

AU - Egorov, V.

AU - Gusey, K.

AU - Kochetov, O.

AU - Shirchenko, M.

AU - Timkin, V.

AU - Yakushev, E.

AU - Busch, M.

AU - Esterline, J.

AU - Tornow, W.

AU - Christofferson, C. D.

AU - Horton, M.

AU - Howard, S.

AU - Sobolev, V.

AU - Collar, J. I.

AU - Fields, N.

AU - Creswick, R. J.

AU - Doe, P. J.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

AU - Knecht, A.

AU - Leon, J.

AU - Marino, M. G.

AU - Miller, M. L.

AU - Robertson, R. G.H.

AU - Schubert, A. G.

AU - Wolfe, B. A.

AU - Efremenko, Yu

AU - Ejiri, H.

AU - Hazama, R.

AU - Nomachi, M.

AU - Shima, T.

AU - Finnerty, P.

AU - Fraenkle, F. M.

AU - Giovanetti, G. K.

AU - Green, M. P.

AU - Henning, R.

AU - Howe, M. A.

AU - MacMullin, S.

AU - Phillips, D. G.

AU - Snavely, K. J.

AU - Strain, J.

AU - Vorren, K.

AU - Guiseppe, V. E.

AU - Keller, C.

AU - Mei, D. M.

AU - Perumpilly, G.

AU - Thomas, K.

AU - Zhang, C.

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