Low radioactivity CaF{sub 2} scintillator crystals for CANDLES

Journal Article · Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3579568· OSTI ID:21513192

Ogawa, I; Umehara, S; Ito, G; Yasuda, K; Kakubata, H; Miyashita, M; Matsuoka, K; Nomachi, M ^[1]; Kishimoto, T ^[1]; Fushimi, K ^[2]; Hazama, R ^[3]; Ohsumi, H ^[4]; Okada, K ^[5]; Tamagawa, Y ^[6]; Yoshida, S ^[7]

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1. Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
2. Faculty of Integrated Arts and Science, University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8502 (Japan)
3. Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527 (Japan)
4. Faculty of Culture and Education, Saga University, Saga 840-8502 (Japan)
5. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyoto San-gyo University, Kyoto 603-8555 (Japan)
6. Faculty of Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-8507 (Japan)
7. Research Center for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578 (Japan)

CANDLES is the project to search for neutrinoless double beta (0{nu}{beta}{beta}) decay of {sup 48}Ca by using CaF{sub 2} scintillators. The observation of 0{nu}{beta}{beta} decay will prove the existence of massive Majorana neutrinos. Expected performances and current status of the CANDLES system are described.

• OSTI ID: 21513192
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1338, Issue 1; Conference: LRT-2010: Topical workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Sudbury (Canada), 28-29 Aug 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3579568; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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