Publications (10)
Validation of a model for Radon-induced background processes in electrostatic spectrometers
N. Wandkowsky, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle +3
The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment investigating tritium beta-decay close to the endpoint with unprecedented precision has stringent requirements on the background…
-Decay Spectrum, Response Function and Statistical Model for Neutrino Mass Measurements with the KATRIN Experiment
M. Kleesiek, J. Behrens, G. Drexlin +10
The objective of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment is to determine the effective electron neutrino mass with an unprecedented sensitivity of $0.2\…
Wavelet Approach to Search for Sterile Neutrinos in Tritium -Decay Spectra
S. Mertens, K. Dolde, M. Korzeczek +5
Sterile neutrinos in the mass range of a few keV are candidates for both cold and warm dark matter. An ad-mixture of a heavy neutrino mass eigenstate to the electron neutrino would…
Precision measurement of the electron energy-loss function in tritium and deuterium gas for the KATRIN experiment
M. Aker, A. Beglarian, J. Behrens +132
The KATRIN experiment is designed for a direct and model-independent determination of the effective electron anti-neutrino mass via a high-precision measurement of the tritium …
Modeling of electron emission processes accompanying Radon--decays within electrostatic spectrometers
N. Wandkowsky, G. Drexlin, F. M. Fränkle +3
Electrostatic spectrometers utilized in high-resolution beta-spectroscopy studies such as in the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment have to operate with a background le…
A pulsed, mono-energetic and angular-selective UV photo-electron source for the commissioning of the KATRIN experiment
J. Behrens, P. C. -O. Ranitzsch, M. Beck +15
The KATRIN experiment aims to determine the neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200 meV/c^2 (90% C.L.) by a precision measurement of the shape of the tritium -spectrum in…