Abstract
To investigate double beta decay ({beta}{beta}) processes, the NEMO collaboration began a long-range research and development program in 1988. During four years, the collaboration has built to prototype detectors, NEMO 1 and NEMO 2 to measure the two-electron background near 3 MeV in the Frejus Underground Laboratory (LSM Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, 4800 m.w.e.). The NEMO 3 detector, which is now running in the LSM, is the current generation experiment to supersede NEMO 2 and capable of achieving a half-life of 5x10{sup 24} y for the {beta}{beta}0{nu} process corresponding to an effective Majorana neutrino mass of few times 0.1 eV. Performance of the detector and preliminary results of {sup 100}Mo {beta}{beta}2{nu} half-life are given here. Finally, possible extrapolations of NEMO technique for future {beta}{beta} experiments are discussed. (author)
Augier, C
[1]
- LAL, IN2P3-CNRS et Universite de Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)
Citation Formats
Augier, C.
NEMO experiments: past, present and future.
Czech Republic: N. p.,
2004.
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Augier, C.
NEMO experiments: past, present and future.
Czech Republic.
Augier, C.
2004.
"NEMO experiments: past, present and future."
Czech Republic.
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title = {NEMO experiments: past, present and future}
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abstractNote = {To investigate double beta decay ({beta}{beta}) processes, the NEMO collaboration began a long-range research and development program in 1988. During four years, the collaboration has built to prototype detectors, NEMO 1 and NEMO 2 to measure the two-electron background near 3 MeV in the Frejus Underground Laboratory (LSM Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, 4800 m.w.e.). The NEMO 3 detector, which is now running in the LSM, is the current generation experiment to supersede NEMO 2 and capable of achieving a half-life of 5x10{sup 24} y for the {beta}{beta}0{nu} process corresponding to an effective Majorana neutrino mass of few times 0.1 eV. Performance of the detector and preliminary results of {sup 100}Mo {beta}{beta}2{nu} half-life are given here. Finally, possible extrapolations of NEMO technique for future {beta}{beta} experiments are discussed. (author)}
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title = {NEMO experiments: past, present and future}
author = {Augier, C}
abstractNote = {To investigate double beta decay ({beta}{beta}) processes, the NEMO collaboration began a long-range research and development program in 1988. During four years, the collaboration has built to prototype detectors, NEMO 1 and NEMO 2 to measure the two-electron background near 3 MeV in the Frejus Underground Laboratory (LSM Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, 4800 m.w.e.). The NEMO 3 detector, which is now running in the LSM, is the current generation experiment to supersede NEMO 2 and capable of achieving a half-life of 5x10{sup 24} y for the {beta}{beta}0{nu} process corresponding to an effective Majorana neutrino mass of few times 0.1 eV. Performance of the detector and preliminary results of {sup 100}Mo {beta}{beta}2{nu} half-life are given here. Finally, possible extrapolations of NEMO technique for future {beta}{beta} experiments are discussed. (author)}
journal = []
issue = {Suppl.B}
volume = {54}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Czech Republic}
year = {2004}
month = {Jul}
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