Xenon-doped liquid argon TPCs as a neutrinoless double beta decay platform

Mastbaum, A.; Psihas, F.; Zennamo, J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.106.092002

Title: Xenon-doped liquid argon TPCs as a neutrinoless double beta decay platform

Journal Article · Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.106.092002· OSTI ID:1897573

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Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay continue to expand our understanding of the lepton sector, with experiments now pursuing ton-scale target masses with sensitivity to $$\mathcal{m_{bb}}$$ covering the allowed parameter space for the inverted neutrino mass ordering. Continued searches for this rare decay will require scalable detector technologies to achieve significant increases in the target mass beyond the ton scale, in order to probe the normal ordering region. This work explores the concept of searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in a 10 kton-scale liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) located deep underground and doped with percent-level quantities of xenon. We discuss the design requirements, background mitigation, and detector R&D needs and considerations for deployment in a modified DUNE far detector module. We find that such a detector could reach $$\mathcal{m_{bb}}$$ sensitivity at the 2–4 meV range with xenon doping at 2% if significant background reductions can be achieved.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; PHY-2047665.

OSTI ID:: 1897573

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1872457

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-22-224-ND; arXiv:2203.14700; PRVDAQ; 092002

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Vol. 106 Journal Issue: 9; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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