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The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment's construction, commissioning, and performance
N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo, I. J. Arnquist +108
Background: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR , a modular array of isotopically enriched high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors, was constructed to demonstrate backgrounds low enough to ju…
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…
Examining LEGEND-1000 cosmogenic neutron backgrounds in Geant4 and MCNP
C. J. Barton, W. Xu, S. R. Elliott +1
For next-generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiments, extremely low backgrounds are necessary. An understanding of in-situ cosmogenic backgrounds is critical to the desig…
Energy Calibration of Germanium Detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash +53
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR was a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay () in the Ge isotope. It was staged at the 4850-foot level of the Sanford Underground Researc…
Charge Trapping and Energy Performance of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash +55
P-type point contact (PPC) high-purity germanium detectors are an important technology in astroparticle and nuclear physics due to their superb energy resolution, low noise, and pu…
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Readout Electronics System
N. Abgrall, M. Amman, I. J. Arnquist +76
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR comprises two arrays of high-purity germanium detectors constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76-Ge and other physics beyond the Sta…
LEGEND-1000 Preconceptual Design Report
LEGEND Collaboration, N. Abgrall, I. Abt +261
We propose the construction of LEGEND-1000, the ton-scale Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless Decay. This international experiment is designed to answer one o…
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 -…
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…
ADC Nonlinearity Correction for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
N. Abgrall, J. M. Allmond, I. J. Arnquist +64
Imperfections in analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) cannot be ignored when signal digitization requirements demand both wide dynamic range and high resolution, as is the case for t…
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…
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…
Multi-site event discrimination for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone +60
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge using arrays of point-contact germanium detectors operating at the Sanford Underground Research Fa…
Recent results from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
J. Myslik, S. I. Alvis, I. J. Arnquist +65
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experime…
Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator
T Gilliss, S I Alvis, I J Arnquist +65
The MAJORANA Collaboration has completed construction and is now operating an array of high purity Ge detectors searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay () in Ge.…
Low Background Materials and Fabrication Techniques for Cables and Connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator
M. Busch, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +67
The MAJORANA Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus Ge-76. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the…
Design improvements to cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator
C. R. Haufe, A. L. Reine, N. Abgrall +68
The Majorana Demonstrator is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a ton-scale experi…
Initial Results from the Majorana Demonstrator
T. S. Caldwell, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +69
The MAJORANA Collaboration has assembled an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge with the goal of establishing the required b…
Data quality assurance for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
J. Myslik, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +68
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale expe…
Contamination Control and Assay Results for the Majorana Demonstrator Ultra Clean Components
C. D. Christofferson, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +67
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is a neutrinoless double beta decay experiment utilizing enriched Ge-76 detectors in 2 separate modules inside of a common solid shield at the Sanford Und…
Progress Toward A Measurement For The Majorana Demonstrator
T Gilliss, N Abgrall, S I Alvis +68
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is a Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay () experiment. Staged at the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility, the DEM…
Spectral analysis for the Majorana Demonstrator experiment
L. Hehn, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +68
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a ton-scale experi…
The Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (LEGEND)
LEGEND Collaboration, N. Abgrall, A. Abramov +230
The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0) would show that lepton number is violated, reveal that neutrinos are Majorana particles, and provide information on neutr…
The Status and Initial Results of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Experiment
V. E. Guiseppe, N. Abgrall, S. I. Alvis +67
Neutrinoless double-beta decay searches play a major role in determining the nature of neutrinos, the existence of a lepton violating process, and the effective Majorana neutrino m…