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most citedDirect neutrino-mass measurement based on 259 days of KATRIN data

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physics.ins-det2026

A precision 32 keV angular-selective photoelectron source for calibration measurements at the KATRIN experiment

Sonja Schneidewind, Rudolf Sack, Fabian Block +11

The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment measures the neutrino mass from a precise measurement of the endpoint region of the kinematic tritium beta-decay spectrum by usin…

physics.ins-det2026

Cyclotron Radiation Signal Characterization in Resonant Cavities for the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment

A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Bhagvati, H. P. Binney +60

Many experimental methods in physics require understanding radiation from single particles into non-trivial electromagnetic mode structures. Such characterization is critical for C…

nucl-ex2025

Measurement of the inhomogeneity of the KATRIN tritium source electric potential by high-resolution spectroscopy of conversion electrons from Kr

H. Acharya, M. Aker, D. Batzler +130

Precision spectroscopy of the electron spectrum of the tritium -decay near the kinematic endpoint is a direct method to determine the effective electron antineutrino mass. The K…

physics.ins-det2025

Dynamics of Magnetic Evaporative Beamline Cooling for Preparation of Cold Atomic Beams

A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Bhagvati, S. Böser +55

The most sensitive direct neutrino mass searches today are based on measurement of the endpoint of the beta spectrum of tritium to infer limits on the mass of the unobserved neutri…

physics.ins-det2025

Calorimetric Wire Detector for Measurement of Atomic Hydrogen Beams

M. Astaschov, S. Bhagvati, S. Böser +53

A calorimetric detector for minimally disruptive measurements of atomic hydrogen beams is described. The calorimeter measures heat released by the recombination of hydrogen atoms i…

nucl-ex2024★ 3 cited

First constraints on general neutrino interactions based on KATRIN data

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

The precision measurement of the tritium -decay spectrum performed by the KATRIN experiment provides a unique way to search for general neutrino interactions (GNI). All theoreti…

physics.ins-det2024★ 2 cited

Measurement of the electric potential and the magnetic field in the shifted analysing plane of the KATRIN experiment

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +135

The projected sensitivity of the effective electron neutrino-mass measurement with the KATRIN experiment is below 0.3 eV (90 % CL) after five years of data acquisition. The sensiti…

nucl-ex2024★ 115 cited

Direct neutrino-mass measurement based on 259 days of KATRIN data

M. Aker, D. Batzler, A. Beglarian +146

The fact that neutrinos carry a non-vanishing rest mass is evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles. Their absolute mass bears important relevance from…

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…

physics.ins-det2019★ 14 cited

Gamma-induced background in the KATRIN main spectrometer

K. Altenmüller, M. Arenz, W. -J. Baek +123

The KATRIN experiment aims to measure the effective electron antineutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV/c using a gaseous tritium source combined with th…

physics.ins-det2018★ 22 cited

Calibration of high voltages at the ppm level by the difference of Kr conversion electron lines at the KATRIN experiment

M. Arenz, W. -J. Baek, M. Beck +124

The neutrino mass experiment KATRIN requires a stability of 3 ppm for the retarding potential at -18.6 kV of the main spectrometer. To monitor the stability, two custom-made ultra-…

physics.ins-det2014★ 75 cited

Focal-plane detector system for the KATRIN experiment

J. F. Amsbaugh, J. Barrett, A. Beglarian +48

The focal-plane detector system for the KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment consists of a multi-pixel silicon p-i-n-diode array, custom readout electronics, two supercon…

physics.ins-det2013★ 2 cited

Laboratory Studies on the Removal of Radon-Born Lead from KamLAND's Organic Liquid Scintillator

G. Keefer, C. Grant, A. Piepke +64

The removal of radioactivity from liquid scintillator has been studied in preparation of a low background phase of KamLAND. This paper describes the methods and techniques develope…

physics.ins-det2013★ 11 cited

CeLAND: search for a 4th light neutrino state with a 3 PBq 144Ce-144Pr electron antineutrino generator in KamLAND

A. Gando, Y. Gando, S. Hayashida +63

The reactor neutrino and gallium anomalies can be tested with a 3-4 PBq (75-100 kCi scale) 144Ce-144Pr antineutrino beta-source deployed at the center or next to a large low-backgr…