Publications (41)
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…
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…
The Majorana Parts Tracking Database
The Majorana Collaboration, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +89
The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database is used…
The Majorana experiment: an ultra-low background search for neutrinoless double-beta decay
D. G. Phillips, E. Aguayo, F. T. Avignone +86
The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay would resolve the Majorana nature of the neutrino and could provide information on the absolute scale of the neutrino mass. The in…
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…
NaI(Tl+Li) scintillator as multirange energies neutron detector
D. Ponomarev, D. Filosofov, J. Khushvaktov +8
Novel NaIL detector (5x6 inch) was investigated for aims of neutron detection in wide energy range. It has been found that the detector together with its known ability to detect th…
Probing New Physics Models of Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with SuperNEMO
R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. Baker +79
The possibility to probe new physics scenarios of light Majorana neutrino exchange and right-handed currents at the planned next generation neutrinoless double beta decay experimen…
Sensitive neutron detection method using delayed coincidence transitions in existing iodine-containing detectors
E. Yakushev, S. Rozov, A. Drokhlyansky +4
This letter explains a new, highly sensitive method for the detection of neutrons, which uses the T ns delay in the decay of I at the 137.8 keV energy level, re…
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…
Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of Mo with the NEMO-3 Detector
3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +81
We report the results of a search for the neutrinoless double- decay (0) of Mo, using the NEMO-3 detector to reconstruct the full topology of the final state ev…
A Dark Matter Search with MALBEK
G. K. Giovanetti, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of natural and enriched high purity germanium detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76-Ge and perform a search…
Measurement of double beta decay of 100Mo to excited states in the NEMO 3 experiment
R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. Baker +51
The double beta decay of 100Mo to the 0^+_1 and 2^+_1 excited states of 100Ru is studied using the NEMO 3 data. After the analysis of 8024 h of data the half-life for the two-neutr…
Background Model for the Majorana Demonstrator
C. Cuesta, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
The Majorana Collaboration is constructing a system containing 40 kg of HPGe detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of pr…
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR: Progress towards showing the feasibility of a tonne-scale 76Ge neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment
P. Finnerty, E. Aguayo, M. Amman +80
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the 76Ge isotope with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. The observation of…
Possible background reductions in double beta decay experiments
R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. Baker +38
The background induced by radioactive impurities of and in the source of the double beta experiment NEMO-3 has been investigated. New methods of data…
Measurement of the 2 decay half-life of Nd and a search for 0 decay processes with the full exposure from the NEMO-3 detector
3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +92
We present results from a search for neutrinoless double- () decay using 36.6 g of the isotope Nd with data corresponding to a live time of 5.25 y recorded wit…
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…
Final results on Se double beta decay to the ground state of Kr from the NEMO-3 experiment
3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +96
Using data from the NEMO-3 experiment, we have measured the two-neutrino double beta decay () half-life of Se as $T_{1/2}^{2ν} = \left[ 9.39 \pm 0.17\,\left(\mbox{…
Measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay half-life of Zr-96 with the NEMO-3 detector
J. Argyriades, R. Arnold, C. Augier +66
Using 9.4 g of Zr-96 and 1221 days of data from the NEMO-3 detector corresponding to 0.031 kg yr, the obtained 2vbb decay half-life measurement is [2.35 +/- 0.14(stat) +/- 0.16(sys…
Characteristics of Signals Originating Near the Lithium-Diffused N+ Contact of High Purity Germanium P-Type Point Contact Detectors
The MAJORANA Collaboration, E. Aguayo, M. Amman +83
A study of signals originating near the lithium-diffused n+ contact of p-type point contact (PPC) high purity germanium detectors (HPGe) is presented. The transition region between…
Status of the MAJORANA Demonstrator
C. Cuesta, N. Abgrall, I. J. Arnquist +64
The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 40-kg modular high purity Ge detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta de…
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…
The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment
Majorana Collaboration, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +82
The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the isotope Ge-76 with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. The observati…
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR: A Search for Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay of Germanium-76
MAJORANA Collaboration, S. R. Elliott, N. Abgrall +80
The {\sc Majorana} collaboration is searching for neutrinoless double beta decay using Ge, which has been shown to have a number of advantages in terms of sensitivities and…
Astroparticle Physics with a Customized Low-Background Broad Energy Germanium Detector
MAJORANA Collaboration, C. E. Aalseth, M. Amman +100
The MAJORANA Collaboration is building the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, a 60 kg array of high purity germanium detectors housed in an ultra-low background shield at the Sanford Undergrou…
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.…
Measurement of the double-beta decay half-life and search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of with the NEMO-3 detector
3 Collaboration, R. Arnold, C. Augier +96
The NEMO-3 experiment at the Modane Underground Laboratory has investigated the double- decay of . Using yr of data recorded with a sample…
Results of the BiPo-1 prototype for radiopurity measurements for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils
J. Argyriades, R. Arnold, C. Augier +86
The development of BiPo detectors is dedicated to the measurement of extremely high radiopurity in Tl and Bi for the SuperNEMO double beta decay source foils. A mod…
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…
The Majorana Demonstrator
E. Aguayo, J. E. Fast, E. W. Hoppe +90
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 r…
A search for bremsstrahlung solar axions using the Majorana low-background BEGe detector at Kimballton (MALBEK)
N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo, F. T. Avignone +76
A low-background, high-purity germanium detector has been used to search for evidence of low-energy, bremsstrahlung-generated solar axions. An upper bound of …
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…
Depth Requirements for a Tonne-scale 76Ge Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay Experiment
The MAJORANA Collaboration, E. Aguayo, F. T. Avignone +90
Neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments can potentially determine the Majorana or Dirac nature of the neutrino, and aid in understanding the neutrino absolute mass scale and hie…
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…
Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment
MAJORANA Collaboration, R. D. Martin, N. Abgrall +82
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR neutrinoless double beta-decay experiment is currently under construction at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, USA. An overview a…
Testing the Ge detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
W. Xu, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
High purity germanium (HPGe) crystals will be used for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, where they serve as both the source and the detector for neutrinoless double beta decay. It is cru…
Result of the search for neutrinoless double- decay in Mo with the NEMO-3 experiment
R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. D. Baker +87
The NEMO-3 detector, which had been operating in the Modane Underground Laboratory from 2003 to 2010, was designed to search for neutrinoless double () decay. We repo…
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…
Measurement of the Double Beta Decay Half-life of 130Te with the NEMO-3 Detector
R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. Baker +67
This Letter reports results from the NEMO-3 experiment based on an exposure of 1275 days with 661g of 130Te in the form of enriched and natural tellurium foils. The double beta dec…
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} =…
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR: A Search for Neutrinoless Double-beta Decay of Germanium-76
MAJORANA Collaboration, A. G. Schubert, E. Aguayo +90
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 MA…