Neutrinoless double beta decay with82SeF6 and direct ion imaging

Nygren, D. R.; Jones, B. J.P.; López-March, N.; Mei, Y.; Psihas, F.; Renner, J.

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/13/03/p03015

Neutrinoless double beta decay with⁸²SeF₆ and direct ion imaging

Journal Article · Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Instrumentation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/03/p03015· OSTI ID:1908630

Nygren, D. R. ^[1]; Jones, B. J.P. ^[2]; López-March, N. ^[3]; Mei, Y. ^[4]; Psihas, F. ^[2]; Renner, J. ^[2]

Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States); University of Texas at Arlington
Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States); Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC), Valencia (Spain); Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid (Spain); Universitat de València, (Spain)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Here, we present a new neutrinoless double beta decay concept: the high pressure selenium hexafluoride gas time projection chamber. A promising new detection technique is outlined which combines techniques pioneered in high pressure xenon gas, such as topological discrimination, with the high Q-value afforded by the double beta decay isotope ⁸²Se. The lack of free electrons in SeF6 mandates the use of an ion TPC. The microphysics of ion production and drift, which have many nuances, are explored. Background estimates are presented, suggesting that such a detector may achieve background indices of better than 1 count per ton per year in the region of interest at the 100 kg scale, and still better at the ton-scale.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT); European Union (EU); Generalitat Valenciana; Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0017721

OSTI ID:: 1908630

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22885064

Journal Information:: Journal of Instrumentation, Journal Name: Journal of Instrumentation Journal Issue: 03 Vol. 13; ISSN 1748-0221

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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