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most citedAn improved upper limit on the neutrino mass from a direct kinematic method by KATRIN

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astro-ph.IM2022★ 25 cited

Fast neutron background characterization of the future Ricochet experiment at the ILL research nuclear reactor

C. Augier, G. Baulieu, V. Belov +80

The future Ricochet experiment aims at searching for new physics in the electroweak sector by providing a high precision measurement of the Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scatte…

nucl-ex2022

Search for keV-scale Sterile Neutrinos with first KATRIN Data

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +128

In this work we present a keV-scale sterile-neutrino search with the first tritium data of the KATRIN experiment, acquired in the commissioning run in 2018. KATRIN performs a spect…

nucl-ex2022★ 13 cited

Search for Lorentz-Invariance Violation with the first KATRIN data

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +130

Some extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics allow for Lorentz invariance and Charge-Parity-Time (CPT)-invariance violations. In the neutrino sector strong constraints…

hep-ph2022★ 8 cited

Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering: Terrestrial and astrophysical applications

M. Abdullah, H. Abele, D. Akimov +272

Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CENS) is a process in which neutrinos scatter on a nucleus which acts as a single particle. Though the total cross section is large…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 99 cited

EXCESS workshop: Descriptions of rising low-energy spectra

P. Adari, A. Aguilar-Arevalo, D. Amidei +303

Many low-threshold experiments observe sharply rising event rates of yet unknown origins below a few hundred eV, and larger than expected from known backgrounds. Due to the signifi…

nucl-ex2022★ 39 cited

KATRIN: Status and Prospects for the Neutrino Mass and Beyond

M. Aker, M. Balzer, D. Batzler +159

The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment is designed to measure a high-precision integral spectrum of the endpoint region of T2 beta decay, with the primary goal of probi…

nucl-ex2022

New Constraint on the Local Relic Neutrino Background Overdensity with the First KATRIN Data Runs

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +129

We report on the direct cosmic relic neutrino background search from the first two science runs of the KATRIN experiment in 2019. Beta-decay electrons from a high-purity molecular…

hep-ex2022★ 43 cited

Improved eV-scale Sterile-Neutrino Constraints from the Second KATRIN Measurement Campaign

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +128

We present the results of the light sterile neutrino search from the second KATRIN measurement campaign in 2019. Approaching nominal activity, tritium -electr…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

The Double Chooz antineutrino detectors

Double Chooz Collaboration, H. de Kerret, Y. Abe +247

This article describes the setup and performance of the near and far detectors in the Double Chooz experiment. The electron antineutrinos of the Chooz nuclear power plant were meas…

physics.ins-det2021

Ricochet Progress and Status

Ricochet Collaboration, G. Beaulieu, V. Belov +77

We present an overview of recent progress towards the Ricochet coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering CENS experiment. The ILL research reactor in Grenoble, France has bee…

hep-ex2021★ 24 cited

First direct neutrino-mass measurement with sub-eV sensitivity

M. Aker, A. Beglarian, J. Behrens +125

We report the results of the second measurement campaign of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment. KATRIN probes the effective electron anti-neutrino mass, , via…

physics.ins-det2021★ 16 cited

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 -…

physics.ins-det2021★ 76 cited

The Design, Construction, and Commissioning of the KATRIN Experiment

M. Aker, K. Altenmüller, J. F. Amsbaugh +226

The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, which aims to make a direct and model-independent determination of the absolute neutrino mass scale, is a complex experiment wit…

hep-ex2021★ 51 cited

Analysis methods for the first KATRIN neutrino-mass measurement

M. Aker, K. Altenmüller, A. Beglarian +126

We report on the data set, data handling, and detailed analysis techniques of the first neutrino-mass measurement by the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, which probe…

physics.data-an2020★ 18 cited

Bayesian Analysis of a Future Beta Decay Experiment's Sensitivity to Neutrino Mass Scale and Ordering

A. Ashtari Esfahani, M. Betancourt, Z. Bogorad +43

Bayesian modeling techniques enable sensitivity analyses that incorporate detailed expectations regarding future experiments. A model-based approach also allows one to evaluate inf…

hep-ex2020★ 42 cited

Bound on 3+1 active-sterile neutrino mixing from the first four-week science run of KATRIN

M. Aker, K. Altenmueller, A. Beglarian +126

We report on the light sterile neutrino search from the first four-week science run of the KATRIN experiment in~2019. Beta-decay electrons from a high-purity gaseous molecular trit…

hep-ex2020★ 13 cited

Search for Signatures of Sterile Neutrinos with Double Chooz

The Double Chooz Collaboration, T. Abrahão, H. Almazan +92

We present a search for signatures of neutrino mixing of electron anti-neutrinos with additional hypothetical sterile neutrino flavors using the Double Chooz experiment. The search…

hep-ex2020★ 6 cited

Reactor Rate Modulation oscillation analysis with two detectors in Double Chooz

Double Chooz Collaboration, T. Abrahão, H. Almazan +84

A oscillation analysis based on the observed antineutrino rates at the Double Chooz far and near detectors for different reactor power conditions is presented. This approa…

physics.ins-det2019★ 7 cited

Suppression of Penning discharges between the KATRIN spectrometers

M. Aker, K. Altenmüller, A. Beglarian +151

The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino experiment (KATRIN) aims to determine the effective electron (anti)neutrino mass with a sensitivity of (90 C.L.) by precise…

physics.ins-det2019★ 38 cited

First operation of the KATRIN experiment with tritium

M. Aker, K. Altenmüller, M. Arenz +168

The determination of the neutrino mass is one of the major challenges in astroparticle physics today. Direct neutrino mass experiments, based solely on the kinematics of beta-decay…

hep-ex2019★ 476 cited

An improved upper limit on the neutrino mass from a direct kinematic method by KATRIN

M. Aker, K. Altenmüller, M. Arenz +205

We report on the neutrino mass measurement result from the first four-week science run of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment KATRIN in spring 2019. Beta-decay electrons from…

nucl-ex2019★ 13 cited

Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy Signal Classification with Machine Learning in Project 8

A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Boser, N. Buzinsky +32

The Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES) technique pioneered by Project 8 measures electromagnetic radiation from individual electrons gyrating in a background magnetic…

physics.comp-ph2019★ 7 cited

Locust: C++ software for simulation of RF detection

Project 8 Collaboration, A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Böser +36

The Locust simulation package is a new C++ software tool developed to simulate the measurement of time-varying electromagnetic fields using RF detection techniques. Modularity and…

physics.ins-det2019★ 17 cited

High-resolution spectroscopy of gaseous Kr conversion electrons with the KATRIN experiment

K. Altenmüller, M. Arenz, W. -J. Baek +124

In this work, we present the first spectroscopic measurements of conversion electrons originating from the decay of metastable gaseous Kr with the Karlsruhe Tritium…