The Majorana Demonstrator: A search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of germanium-76

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

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The Majorana Demonstrator: A search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of germanium-76

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

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The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay would determine whether the neutrino is a Majorana particle and provide information on the absolute scale of neutrino mass. The Majorana Collaboration is constructing the Demonstrator, an array of germanium detectors, to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of ⁷⁶Ge. The Demonstrator will contain 40kg of germanium; up to 30kg will be enriched to 86 in ⁷⁶Ge. The Demonstrator will be deployed deep underground in an ultra-low-background shielded environment. Operation of the Demonstrator aims to determine whether a future tonne-scale germanium experiment can achieve a background goal of one count per tonne-year in a 4-keV region of interest around the ⁷⁶Ge neutrinoless double-beta decay Q-value of 2039 keV.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	19th Particles and Nuclei International Conference, PANIC11
Pages	480-482
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3700592
State	Published - 2012
Event	19th Particles and Nuclei International Conference, PANIC11 - Cambridge, MA, United States Duration: Jul 24 2011 → Jul 29 2011

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1441
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	19th Particles and Nuclei International Conference, PANIC11
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cambridge, MA
Period	07/24/11 → 07/29/11

Keywords

Bolometers
CUORE
CUORE-0
Cuoricino
Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay
Rare Decays
Te

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Schuberta, A. G., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F. T., Back, H. O., Barabash, A. S., Bergevin, M., Bertrand, F. E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Chan, Y. D., Christofferson, C. D., Collar, J. I., Combs, D. C., Cooper, R. J., Detwiler, J. A., Leon, J., Doe, P. J., Efremenko, Y., ... Zhang, C. (2012). The Majorana Demonstrator: A search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of germanium-76. In 19th Particles and Nuclei International Conference, PANIC11 (pp. 480-482). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1441). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3700592

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