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The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment

Journal Article · · Advances in High Energy Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/365432· OSTI ID:1245901
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. The DEMONSTRATOR is being assembled at the 4850-foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. 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 (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1245901
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-102220; KB0401022
Journal Information:
Advances in High Energy Physics, Journal Name: Advances in High Energy Physics Vol. 2014; ISSN 1687-7357
Publisher:
Hindawi
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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