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Title: CUORE and beyond: Bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy

Abstract

The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. With 741 kg of TeO2 crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, CUORE will be one of the most competitive neutrinoless double beta decay experiments on the horizon. With five years of live time, CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is 1.6 × 1026 y at 1σ (9.5 × 1025 y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40-100 meV (50-130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary light detector can significantly improve the search sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors to fully explore the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy with 130Te and possibly other double beta decay candidate nuclei.

Authors:
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  1. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); INFN - LAb Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (Italy)
  2. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
  3. INFN - Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Italy)
  4. INFN - Lab Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (Italy)
  5. INFN - Lab Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (Italy); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  6. INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Bologna (Italy)
  7. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  8. Sapienza Univ. di Roma, Roma (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Roma, Roma (Italy)
  9. INFN - Sezione di Genova, Genova (Italy)
  10. Univ. di Milano- Bicocca, Milano (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milano (Italy)
  11. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai (China)
  12. INFN - Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milano (Italy)
  13. Univ. di Genova, Genova (Italy)
  14. INFN - Sezione di Roma, Roma (Italy)
  15. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  16. Univ. di Genova, Genova (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Genova, Genova (Italy)
  17. Univ. de Genova, Genova (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Genova, Genova (Italy)
  18. INFN - Lab. Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati (Italy)
  19. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); INFN- Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milano (Italy)
  20. Centre de Spectrometrie Nucleaire et de Spectrometrie de Masse, Orsay Campus (France)
  21. California Polytechnic State Univ. (CalPoly), San Luis Obispo, CA (United States)
  22. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  23. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
  24. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  25. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  26. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  27. INFN - Lab. Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Italy)
  28. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  29. Univ. de Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain)
  30. Service de Physique des Particules, CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  31. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  32. INFN - Sezione di Padova, Padova (Italy)
  33. Univ. di Firenze, Firenze (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Firenze, Firenze (Italy)
  34. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  35. Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
  36. Univ. di Bologna, Bologna (Italy); INFN - Sezione di Bologna, Bologna (Italy)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1201707
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1512153
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344; FG02-08ER41551; FG03-00ER41138
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics Procedia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 61; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1875-3892
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Artusa, D. R., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S. CUORE and beyond: Bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.039.
Artusa, D. R., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., & Zucchelli, S. CUORE and beyond: Bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.039
Artusa, D. R., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Balata, M., Banks, T. I., Bari, G., Beeman, J., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Cai, X. Z., Camacho, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carrettoni, M., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Dafinei, I., Dally, A., Datskov, V., De Biasi, A., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., di Vacri, M. L., Ejzak, L., Fang, D. Q., Farach, H. A., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Goett, J., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Haller, E. E., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Hennings-Yeomans, R., Huang, H. Z., Kadel, R., Kazkaz, K., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Li, Y. L., Ligi, C., Liu, X., Ma, Y. G., Maiano, C., Maino, M., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nisi, S., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., O’Donnell, T., Orio, F., Orlandi, D., Ouellet, J. L., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, V., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rampazzo, V., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sala, E., Sangiorgio, S., Scielzo, N. D., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tian, W. D., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Ventura, G., Vignati, M., Wang, B. S., Wang, H. W., Wielgus, L., Wilson, J., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zarra, C., Zhu, B. X., and Zucchelli, S. 2015. "CUORE and beyond: Bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.039. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1201707.
@article{osti_1201707,
title = {CUORE and beyond: Bolometric techniques to explore inverted neutrino mass hierarchy},
author = {Artusa, D. R. and Avignone, F. T. and Azzolini, O. and Balata, M. and Banks, T. I. and Bari, G. and Beeman, J. and Bellini, F. and Bersani, A. and Biassoni, M. and Brofferio, C. and Bucci, C. and Cai, X. Z. and Camacho, A. and Canonica, L. and Cao, X. G. and Capelli, S. and Carbone, L. and Cardani, L. and Carrettoni, M. and Casali, N. and Chiesa, D. and Chott, N. and Clemenza, M. and Copello, S. and Cosmelli, C. and Cremonesi, O. and Creswick, R. J. and Dafinei, I. and Dally, A. and Datskov, V. and De Biasi, A. and Deninno, M. M. and Di Domizio, S. and di Vacri, M. L. and Ejzak, L. and Fang, D. Q. and Farach, H. A. and Faverzani, M. and Fernandes, G. and Ferri, E. and Ferroni, F. and Fiorini, E. and Franceschi, M. A. and Freedman, S. J. and Fujikawa, B. K. and Giachero, A. and Gironi, L. and Giuliani, A. and Goett, J. and Gorla, P. and Gotti, C. and Gutierrez, T. D. and Haller, E. E. and Han, K. and Heeger, K. M. and Hennings-Yeomans, R. and Huang, H. Z. and Kadel, R. and Kazkaz, K. and Keppel, G. and Kolomensky, Yu. G. and Li, Y. L. and Ligi, C. and Liu, X. and Ma, Y. G. and Maiano, C. and Maino, M. and Martinez, M. and Maruyama, R. H. and Mei, Y. and Moggi, N. and Morganti, S. and Napolitano, T. and Nisi, S. and Nones, C. and Norman, E. B. and Nucciotti, A. and O’Donnell, T. and Orio, F. and Orlandi, D. and Ouellet, J. L. and Pallavicini, M. and Palmieri, V. and Pattavina, L. and Pavan, M. and Pedretti, M. and Pessina, G. and Pettinacci, V. and Piperno, G. and Pira, C. and Pirro, S. and Previtali, E. and Rampazzo, V. and Rosenfeld, C. and Rusconi, C. and Sala, E. and Sangiorgio, S. and Scielzo, N. D. and Sisti, M. and Smith, A. R. and Taffarello, L. and Tenconi, M. and Terranova, F. and Tian, W. D. and Tomei, C. and Trentalange, S. and Ventura, G. and Vignati, M. and Wang, B. S. and Wang, H. W. and Wielgus, L. and Wilson, J. and Winslow, L. A. and Wise, T. and Woodcraft, A. and Zanotti, L. and Zarra, C. and Zhu, B. X. and Zucchelli, S.},
abstractNote = {The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te. With 741 kg of TeO2 crystals and an excellent energy resolution of 5 keV (0.2%) at the region of interest, CUORE will be one of the most competitive neutrinoless double beta decay experiments on the horizon. With five years of live time, CUORE projected neutrinoless double beta decay half-life sensitivity is 1.6 × 1026 y at 1σ (9.5 × 1025 y at the 90% confidence level), which corresponds to an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass in the range 40-100 meV (50-130 meV). Further background rejection with auxiliary light detector can significantly improve the search sensitivity and competitiveness of bolometric detectors to fully explore the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy with 130Te and possibly other double beta decay candidate nuclei.},
doi = {10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.039},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1201707}, journal = {Physics Procedia},
issn = {1875-3892},
number = C,
volume = 61,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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