First Results from CUORE: A Search for Lepton Number Violation via $0\nu \beta \beta$ Decay of ${}^{130}$Te

CUORE Collaboration, C. Alduino, K. Alfonso +162

The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. The array represents a significant advanc…