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Title: Improved Limit on Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay in Te 130 with CUORE

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We report new results from the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $$^{130}$$Te with the CUORE detector. This search benefits from a four-fold increase in exposure, lower trigger thresholds and analysis improvements relative to our previous results. We observe a background of $$(1.38\pm0.07)\cdot10^{-2}$$ counts$/($keV$$\cdot$$kg$$\cdot$$yr$$)$$ in the $$0\nu\beta\beta$$ decay region of interest and, with a total exposure of 372.5 kg$$\cdot$$yr, we attain a median exclusion sensitivity of $$1.7\cdot10^{25}$$ yr. We find no evidence for $$0\nu\beta\beta$$ decay and set a $$90\%$$ CI Bayesian lower limit of $$3.2\cdot10^{25}$$ yr on the $$^{130}$$Te half-life for this process. In the hypothesis that $$0\nu\beta\beta$$ decay is mediated by light Majorana neutrinos, this results in an upper limit on the effective Majorana mass of 75-350 meV, depending on the nuclear matrix elements used.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Organization:
CUORE Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; NSF-PHY-0605119; NSF-PHY-0500337; NSF-PHY-0855314; NSF-PHY-0902171; NSF-PHY-0969852; NSF-PHY-1307204; NSF-PHY-1314881; NSF-PHY-1401832; NSF-PHY-1404205; AC52-07NA27344; SC0012654; SC0020423; FG02-08ER41551; FG03-00ER41138; 754496
OSTI ID:
1597733
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1606591; OSTI ID: 1651189
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-813976; PRLTAO; ark:/13030/qt4hj72269; TRN: US2103182
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 124, Issue 12; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 126 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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