Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay

Mertens, Susanne

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.043

Title: Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay

Abstract

In this contribution the current status and future perspectives of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) Experiment are presented. The prime goal of this single β-decay experiment is to probe the absolute neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200 meV (90% CL). We discuss first results of the recent main spectrometer commissioning measurements, successfully verifying the spectrometer’s basic vacuum, transmission and background properties. We also discuss the prospects of making use of the KATRIN tritium source, to search for sterile neutrinos in the multi-keV mass range constituting a classical candidate for Warm Dark Matter. Due to the very high source luminosity, a statistical sensitivity down to active-sterile mixing angles of sin² θ < 1 · 10⁻⁷ (90% CL) could be reached.

Authors:

Mertens, Susanne ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1208652

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics Procedia

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 61; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1875-3892

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; neutrino mass; sterile neutrinos; warm dark matter; low energy physics; low background; tritium beta decay; MAC-E filter

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                    Mertens, Susanne. Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Mertens, Susanne. Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.043

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                    Mertens, Susanne. Tue .  
"Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.043.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1208652.

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  title        = {Status of the KATRIN experiment and prospects to search for keV-mass sterile neutrinos in tritium β-decay},

  author       = {Mertens, Susanne},

  abstractNote = {In this contribution the current status and future perspectives of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) Experiment are presented. The prime goal of this single β-decay experiment is to probe the absolute neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200 meV (90% CL). We discuss first results of the recent main spectrometer commissioning measurements, successfully verifying the spectrometer’s basic vacuum, transmission and background properties. We also discuss the prospects of making use of the KATRIN tritium source, to search for sterile neutrinos in the multi-keV mass range constituting a classical candidate for Warm Dark Matter. Due to the very high source luminosity, a statistical sensitivity down to active-sterile mixing angles of sin² θ < 1 · 10⁻⁷ (90% CL) could be reached.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.043},

  journal      = {Physics Procedia},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 61,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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