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Publications (16)

physics.ins-det2021

Measurement of the distribution of Bi depositions on calibration sources for SuperNEMO

R. Arnold, C. Augier, A. S. Barabash +97

The SuperNEMO experiment will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay (), and study the Standard-Model double-beta decay process (). The SuperNEMO technology ca…

nucl-ex2019

Detailed studies of Mo two-neutrino double beta decay in NEMO-3

3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +103

The full data set of the NEMO-3 experiment has been used to measure the half-life of the two-neutrino double beta decay of Mo to the ground state of Ru, $T_{1/2} =…

physics.ins-det2025

Observation of a low energy nuclear recoil peak in the neutron calibration data of an AlO crystal in CRESST-III

CRESST Collaboration, G. Angloher, S. Banik +59

The current generation of cryogenic solid state detectors used in direct dark matter and CE\textnu NS searches typically reach energy thresholds of (10)eV for nucl…

physics.ins-det2025

Fabrication of thin planar radiopure foils with 82Se for the SuperNEMO Demonstrator

X. Aguerre, A. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville +72

The SuperNEMO Demonstrator, designed to search for double beta decay using enriched 82Se, has been assembled in the Modane Underground Laboratory under the French Alps. Thin foils…

physics.ins-det2025

Simulation of a radial TPC for the detection of neutrinoless double beta decay

R. Bouet, J. Busto, A. Cadiou +17

To search for decay with unprecedented sensitivity, the R2D2 collaboration is developing a radial time projection chamber with a fiducial mass of half a tonne of $^{13…

nucl-ex2020

Search for Periodic Modulations of the Rate of Double-Beta Decay of Mo in the NEMO-3 Detector

3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +105

Double-beta decays of Mo from the 6.0195-year exposure of a 6.914 kg high-purity sample were recorded by the NEMO-3 experiment that searched for neutrinoless double-beta de…

hep-ex2017

Search for neutrinoless quadruple- decay of Nd with the NEMO-3 detector

R. Arnold, C. Augier, A. S. Barabash +96

We report the results of a first experimental search for lepton number violation by four units in the neutrinoless quadruple- decay of Nd using a total exposure of $0.1…

physics.ins-det2021

LEGEND-1000 Preconceptual Design Report

LEGEND Collaboration, N. Abgrall, I. Abt +261

We propose the construction of LEGEND-1000, the ton-scale Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless Decay. This international experiment is designed to answer one…

physics.ins-det2025

Calorimeter commissioning of the SuperNEMO Demonstrator

X. Aguerre, A. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville +77

The SuperNEMO experiment is searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of \textsuperscript{82}Se, with the unique combination of a tracking detector and a segmented calorimeter.…

nucl-ex2023

Measurement of double- decay of Nd to the 0 excited state of Sm in NEMO-3

3 Collaboration, X. Aguerre, R. Arnold +92

The NEMO-3 results for the double- decay of Nd to the 0 and 2 excited states of Sm are reported. The data recorded during 5.25 yr with 36.6 g of the…

physics.ins-det2017

The BiPo-3 detector for the measurement of ultra low natural radioactivities of thin materials

A. S. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, E. Birdsall +93

The BiPo-3 detector, running in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc, LSC, Spain) since 2013, is a low-radioactivity detector dedicated to meas…

hep-ex2016

Measurement of the Decay Half-Life and Search for the Decay of Cd with the NEMO-3 Detector

3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +94

The NEMO-3 experiment measured the half-life of the decay and searched for the decay of Cd. Using g of Cd installed in the detector with a…

physics.ins-det2017

Calorimeter development for the SuperNEMO double beta decay experiment

A. S. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, S. Blot +95

SuperNEMO is a double- decay experiment, which will employ the successful tracker-calorimeter technique used in the recently completed NEMO-3 experiment. SuperNEMO will impleme…

physics.ins-det2025

The Impact of Helium Exposure on the PMTs of the SuperNEMO Experiment

SuperNEMO Collaboration, X. Aguerre, A. S. Barabash +76

The performance of Hamamatsu 8" photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) of the type used in the SuperNEMO neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment (R5912-MOD), is investigated as a function…

nucl-ex2022

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

C. Adams, K. Alfonso, C. Andreoiu +229

This White Paper, prepared for the Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrons, and Neutrinos Town Meeting related to the 2023 Nuclear Physics Long Range Plan, makes the case for double beta…

physics.ins-det2020

Search for the double-beta decay of 82Se to the excited states of 82Kr with NEMO-3

3 collaboration, C. Augier, A. S. Barabash +104

The double-beta decay of 82Se to the 0+1 excited state of 82Kr has been studied with the NEMO-3 detector using 0.93 kg of enriched 82Se measured for 4.75 y, corresponding to an exp…