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Title: The Gerda experiment for the search of 0νββ decay in 76Ge

Abstract

The Gerda collaboration is performing a search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 76 Ge with the eponymous detector. The experiment has been installed and commissioned at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and has started operation in November 2011. The design, construction and first operational results are described, along with detailed information from the R & D phase.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Org.:
GERDA Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1410312
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Ackermann, K. -H., Agostini, M., Allardt, M., Altmann, M., Andreotti, E., Bakalyarov, A. M., Balata, M., Barabanov, I., Barnabé Heider, M., Barros, N., Baudis, L., Bauer, C., Becerici-Schmidt, N., Bellotti, E., Belogurov, S., Belyaev, S. T., Benato, G., Bettini, A., Bezrukov, L., Bode, T., Brudanin, V., Brugnera, R., Budjáš, D., Caldwell, A., Cattadori, C., Chernogorov, A., Chkvorets, O., Cossavella, F., D‘Andragora, A., Demidova, E. V., Denisov, A., di Vacri, A., Domula, A., Egorov, V., Falkenstein, R., Ferella, A., Freund, K., Froborg, F., Frodyma, N., Gangapshev, A., Garfagnini, A., Gasparro, J., Gazzana, S., Gonzalez de Orduna, R., Grabmayr, P., Gurentsov, V., Gusev, K., Guthikonda, K. K., Hampel, W., Hegai, A., Heisel, M., Hemmer, S., Heusser, G., Hofmann, W., Hult, M., Inzhechik, L. V., Ioannucci, L., Janicskó Csáthy, J., Jochum, J., Junker, M., Kankanyan, R., Kianovsky, S., Kihm, T., Kiko, J., Kirpichnikov, I. V., Kirsch, A., Klimenko, A., Knapp, M., Knöpfle, K. T., Kochetov, O., Kornoukhov, V. N., Kröninger, K., Kusminov, V., Laubenstein, M., Lazzaro, A., Lebedev, V. I., Lehnert, B., Lenz, D., Liao, H., Lindner, M., Lippi, I., Liu, J., Liu, X., Lubashevskiy, A., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Machado, A. A., Majorovits, B., Maneschg, W., Marissens, G., Mayer, S., Meierhofer, G., Nemchenok, I., Niedermeier, L., Nisi, S., Oehm, J., O’Shaughnessy, C., Pandola, L., Peiffer, P., Pelczar, K., Pullia, A., Riboldi, S., Ritter, F., Rossi Alvarez, C., Sada, C., Salathe, M., Schmitt, C., Schönert, S., Schreiner, J., Schubert, J., Schulz, O., Schwan, U., Schwingenheuer, B., Seitz, H., Shevchik, E., Shirchenko, M., Simgen, H., Smolnikov, A., Stanco, L., Stelzer, F., Strecker, H., Tarka, M., Trunk, U., Ur, C. A., Vasenko, A. A., Vogt, S., Volynets, O., von Sturm, K., Wagner, V., Walter, M., Wegmann, A., Wojcik, M., Yanovich, E., Zavarise, P., Zhitnikov, I., Zhukov, S. V., Zinatulina, D., Zuber, K., and Zuzel, G. The Gerda experiment for the search of 0νββ decay in 76Ge. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2330-0.
Ackermann, K. -H., Agostini, M., Allardt, M., Altmann, M., Andreotti, E., Bakalyarov, A. M., Balata, M., Barabanov, I., Barnabé Heider, M., Barros, N., Baudis, L., Bauer, C., Becerici-Schmidt, N., Bellotti, E., Belogurov, S., Belyaev, S. T., Benato, G., Bettini, A., Bezrukov, L., Bode, T., Brudanin, V., Brugnera, R., Budjáš, D., Caldwell, A., Cattadori, C., Chernogorov, A., Chkvorets, O., Cossavella, F., D‘Andragora, A., Demidova, E. V., Denisov, A., di Vacri, A., Domula, A., Egorov, V., Falkenstein, R., Ferella, A., Freund, K., Froborg, F., Frodyma, N., Gangapshev, A., Garfagnini, A., Gasparro, J., Gazzana, S., Gonzalez de Orduna, R., Grabmayr, P., Gurentsov, V., Gusev, K., Guthikonda, K. K., Hampel, W., Hegai, A., Heisel, M., Hemmer, S., Heusser, G., Hofmann, W., Hult, M., Inzhechik, L. V., Ioannucci, L., Janicskó Csáthy, J., Jochum, J., Junker, M., Kankanyan, R., Kianovsky, S., Kihm, T., Kiko, J., Kirpichnikov, I. V., Kirsch, A., Klimenko, A., Knapp, M., Knöpfle, K. T., Kochetov, O., Kornoukhov, V. N., Kröninger, K., Kusminov, V., Laubenstein, M., Lazzaro, A., Lebedev, V. I., Lehnert, B., Lenz, D., Liao, H., Lindner, M., Lippi, I., Liu, J., Liu, X., Lubashevskiy, A., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Machado, A. A., Majorovits, B., Maneschg, W., Marissens, G., Mayer, S., Meierhofer, G., Nemchenok, I., Niedermeier, L., Nisi, S., Oehm, J., O’Shaughnessy, C., Pandola, L., Peiffer, P., Pelczar, K., Pullia, A., Riboldi, S., Ritter, F., Rossi Alvarez, C., Sada, C., Salathe, M., Schmitt, C., Schönert, S., Schreiner, J., Schubert, J., Schulz, O., Schwan, U., Schwingenheuer, B., Seitz, H., Shevchik, E., Shirchenko, M., Simgen, H., Smolnikov, A., Stanco, L., Stelzer, F., Strecker, H., Tarka, M., Trunk, U., Ur, C. A., Vasenko, A. A., Vogt, S., Volynets, O., von Sturm, K., Wagner, V., Walter, M., Wegmann, A., Wojcik, M., Yanovich, E., Zavarise, P., Zhitnikov, I., Zhukov, S. V., Zinatulina, D., Zuber, K., & Zuzel, G. The Gerda experiment for the search of 0νββ decay in 76Ge. United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2330-0
Ackermann, K. -H., Agostini, M., Allardt, M., Altmann, M., Andreotti, E., Bakalyarov, A. M., Balata, M., Barabanov, I., Barnabé Heider, M., Barros, N., Baudis, L., Bauer, C., Becerici-Schmidt, N., Bellotti, E., Belogurov, S., Belyaev, S. T., Benato, G., Bettini, A., Bezrukov, L., Bode, T., Brudanin, V., Brugnera, R., Budjáš, D., Caldwell, A., Cattadori, C., Chernogorov, A., Chkvorets, O., Cossavella, F., D‘Andragora, A., Demidova, E. V., Denisov, A., di Vacri, A., Domula, A., Egorov, V., Falkenstein, R., Ferella, A., Freund, K., Froborg, F., Frodyma, N., Gangapshev, A., Garfagnini, A., Gasparro, J., Gazzana, S., Gonzalez de Orduna, R., Grabmayr, P., Gurentsov, V., Gusev, K., Guthikonda, K. K., Hampel, W., Hegai, A., Heisel, M., Hemmer, S., Heusser, G., Hofmann, W., Hult, M., Inzhechik, L. V., Ioannucci, L., Janicskó Csáthy, J., Jochum, J., Junker, M., Kankanyan, R., Kianovsky, S., Kihm, T., Kiko, J., Kirpichnikov, I. V., Kirsch, A., Klimenko, A., Knapp, M., Knöpfle, K. T., Kochetov, O., Kornoukhov, V. N., Kröninger, K., Kusminov, V., Laubenstein, M., Lazzaro, A., Lebedev, V. I., Lehnert, B., Lenz, D., Liao, H., Lindner, M., Lippi, I., Liu, J., Liu, X., Lubashevskiy, A., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Machado, A. A., Majorovits, B., Maneschg, W., Marissens, G., Mayer, S., Meierhofer, G., Nemchenok, I., Niedermeier, L., Nisi, S., Oehm, J., O’Shaughnessy, C., Pandola, L., Peiffer, P., Pelczar, K., Pullia, A., Riboldi, S., Ritter, F., Rossi Alvarez, C., Sada, C., Salathe, M., Schmitt, C., Schönert, S., Schreiner, J., Schubert, J., Schulz, O., Schwan, U., Schwingenheuer, B., Seitz, H., Shevchik, E., Shirchenko, M., Simgen, H., Smolnikov, A., Stanco, L., Stelzer, F., Strecker, H., Tarka, M., Trunk, U., Ur, C. A., Vasenko, A. A., Vogt, S., Volynets, O., von Sturm, K., Wagner, V., Walter, M., Wegmann, A., Wojcik, M., Yanovich, E., Zavarise, P., Zhitnikov, I., Zhukov, S. V., Zinatulina, D., Zuber, K., and Zuzel, G. Fri . "The Gerda experiment for the search of 0νββ decay in 76Ge". United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2330-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1410312.
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title = {The Gerda experiment for the search of 0νββ decay in 76Ge},
author = {Ackermann, K. -H. and Agostini, M. and Allardt, M. and Altmann, M. and Andreotti, E. and Bakalyarov, A. M. and Balata, M. and Barabanov, I. and Barnabé Heider, M. and Barros, N. and Baudis, L. and Bauer, C. and Becerici-Schmidt, N. and Bellotti, E. and Belogurov, S. and Belyaev, S. T. and Benato, G. and Bettini, A. and Bezrukov, L. and Bode, T. and Brudanin, V. and Brugnera, R. and Budjáš, D. and Caldwell, A. and Cattadori, C. and Chernogorov, A. and Chkvorets, O. and Cossavella, F. and D‘Andragora, A. and Demidova, E. V. and Denisov, A. and di Vacri, A. and Domula, A. and Egorov, V. and Falkenstein, R. and Ferella, A. and Freund, K. and Froborg, F. and Frodyma, N. and Gangapshev, A. and Garfagnini, A. and Gasparro, J. and Gazzana, S. and Gonzalez de Orduna, R. and Grabmayr, P. and Gurentsov, V. and Gusev, K. and Guthikonda, K. K. and Hampel, W. and Hegai, A. and Heisel, M. and Hemmer, S. and Heusser, G. and Hofmann, W. and Hult, M. and Inzhechik, L. V. and Ioannucci, L. and Janicskó Csáthy, J. and Jochum, J. and Junker, M. and Kankanyan, R. and Kianovsky, S. and Kihm, T. and Kiko, J. and Kirpichnikov, I. V. and Kirsch, A. and Klimenko, A. and Knapp, M. and Knöpfle, K. T. and Kochetov, O. and Kornoukhov, V. N. and Kröninger, K. and Kusminov, V. and Laubenstein, M. and Lazzaro, A. and Lebedev, V. I. and Lehnert, B. and Lenz, D. and Liao, H. and Lindner, M. and Lippi, I. and Liu, J. and Liu, X. and Lubashevskiy, A. and Lubsandorzhiev, B. and Machado, A. A. and Majorovits, B. and Maneschg, W. and Marissens, G. and Mayer, S. and Meierhofer, G. and Nemchenok, I. and Niedermeier, L. and Nisi, S. and Oehm, J. and O’Shaughnessy, C. and Pandola, L. and Peiffer, P. and Pelczar, K. and Pullia, A. and Riboldi, S. and Ritter, F. and Rossi Alvarez, C. and Sada, C. and Salathe, M. and Schmitt, C. and Schönert, S. and Schreiner, J. and Schubert, J. and Schulz, O. and Schwan, U. and Schwingenheuer, B. and Seitz, H. and Shevchik, E. and Shirchenko, M. and Simgen, H. and Smolnikov, A. and Stanco, L. and Stelzer, F. and Strecker, H. and Tarka, M. and Trunk, U. and Ur, C. A. and Vasenko, A. A. and Vogt, S. and Volynets, O. and von Sturm, K. and Wagner, V. and Walter, M. and Wegmann, A. and Wojcik, M. and Yanovich, E. and Zavarise, P. and Zhitnikov, I. and Zhukov, S. V. and Zinatulina, D. and Zuber, K. and Zuzel, G.},
abstractNote = {The Gerda collaboration is performing a search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 76 Ge with the eponymous detector. The experiment has been installed and commissioned at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and has started operation in November 2011. The design, construction and first operational results are described, along with detailed information from the R & D phase.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2330-0},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 3,
volume = 73,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}

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Mitigation of $$^{42}$$42Ar/$$^{42}$$42K background for the GERDA Phase II experiment
journal, January 2018


Improving sensitivity of a BEGe-based high-purity germanium spectrometer through pulse shape analysis
journal, May 2018


Virtual depth by active background suppression: revisiting the cosmic muon induced background of Gerda Phase II
journal, July 2018


Search for neutrinoless double beta decay
journal, June 2016


Water purification in low background experiments
journal, October 2017


GERDA results and the future perspectives for the neutrinoless double beta decay search using 76Ge
journal, March 2018

  • Agostini, M.; Bakalyarov, A. M.; Balata, M.
  • International Journal of Modern Physics A, Vol. 33, Issue 09
  • DOI: 10.1142/s0217751x18430042

Challenges in Double Beta Decay
journal, January 2014

  • Cremonesi, Oliviero; Pavan, Maura
  • Advances in High Energy Physics, Vol. 2014
  • DOI: 10.1155/2014/951432

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay: 2015 Review
journal, January 2016

  • Dell’Oro, Stefano; Marcocci, Simone; Viel, Matteo
  • Advances in High Energy Physics, Vol. 2016
  • DOI: 10.1155/2016/2162659

Neutrinoless double beta decay overview
journal, January 2019


Neutrino Masses
book, January 2017


A highly predictive A 4 flavor 3-3-1 model with radiative inverse seesaw mechanism
journal, March 2018

  • Hernández, A. E. Cárcamo; Long, H. N.
  • Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Vol. 45, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/aaace7

Probing Majorana neutrinos with double-β decay
text, January 2019

  • Baudis, Laura; Mingazheva, R.; Hiller, Roman
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • DOI: 10.5167/uzh-178408

Neutrino masses
book, December 2006


Probing Majorana neutrinos with double-β decay
journal, September 2019


New Limits on Bosonic Dark Matter, Solar Axions, Pauli Exclusion Principle Violation, and Electron Decay from the Majorana Demonstrator
text, January 2017

  • Yu., Efremenko,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/brfc-ps97

Pulse shape discrimination for GERDA Phase I data
text, January 2013


Discovery probability of next-generation neutrinoless double-$β$ decay experiments
text, January 2017


The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment
journal, January 2014

  • Abgrall, N.; Aguayo, E.; Avignone, F. T.
  • Advances in High Energy Physics, Vol. 2014
  • DOI: 10.1155/2014/365432