The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment
Journal Article
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· Advances in High Energy Physics
The Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-beta (ββ (0ν)) decay of the isotope 76Ge with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. The observation of this rare decay would indicate that the neutrino is its own antiparticle, demonstrate that lepton number is not conserved, and provide information on the absolute mass scale of the neutrino. TheDemonstrator is being assembled at the 4850-foot level of the SanfordUnderground Research Facility in Lead, SouthDakota. The array will be situated in a low-background environment and surrounded by passive and active shielding. Here we describe the science goals of the Demonstrator and the details of its design.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1225164
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-101090; 830403000
- Journal Information:
- Advances in High Energy Physics, Vol. 2014; ISSN 1687-7357
- Publisher:
- Hindawi
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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