Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double-beta decay searches

Adams, C.; Álvarez, V.; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azevedo, C. R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester, F.; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.; Borges, F. M.; Byrnes, N.; Cárcel, S.; Carrión, J. V.; Cebrián, S.; Church, E.; Conde, C. N.; Contreras, T.; Denisenko, A. A.; Díaz, G.; Díaz, J.; Escada, J.; Esteve, R.; Felkai, R.; Fernandes, L. P.; Ferrario, P.; Ferreira, A. L.; Foss, F.; Freitas, E. C.; Freixa, Z.; Generowicz, J.; Goldschmidt, A.; Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.; González, R.; González-Díaz, D.; Gosh, S.; Guenette, R.; Gutiérrez, R. M.; Haefner, J.; Hafidi, K.; Hauptman, J.; Henriques, C. O.; Hernando Morata, J. A.; Herrero, P.; Herrero, V.; Ho, J.; Ifergan, Y.; Jones, B. P.; Kekic, M.; Labarga, L.; Laing, A.; Lebrun, P.; López-March, N.; Losada, M.; Mano, R. P.; Martín-Albo, J.; Martínez, A.; Martínez-Vara, M.; Martínez-Lema, G.; McDonald, A. D.; Meziani, Z. E.; Monrabal, F.; Monteiro, C. B.; Mora, F. J.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Newhouse, C.; Novella, P.; Nygren, D. R.; Oblak, E.; Palmeiro, B.; Para, A.; Pérez, J.; Querol, M.; Redwine, A.; Renner, J.; Ripoll, L.; Rivilla, I.; Rodríguez García, Y.; Rodríguez, J.; Rogero, C.; Rogers, L.; Romeo, B.; Romo-Luque, C.; Santos, F. P.; dos Santos, J. F.; Simón, A.; Sorel, M.; Stanford, C.; Teixeira, J. R.; Thapa, P.; Toledo, J. F.; Torrent, J.; Usón, A.; Veloso, J. A.; Vuong, T. T.; Webb, R.; Weiss-Babai, R.; White, J. T.; Woodruff, K.; Yahlali, N.

doi:10.1007/jhep08(2021)164

Title: Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double-beta decay searches

Journal Article · 29 August 2021 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08(2021)164 · OSTI ID:1638670

Adams, C.; Álvarez, V.; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azevedo, C. R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester, F.; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.; Borges, F. M.; Byrnes, N.; Cárcel, S.; Carrión, J. V.; Cebrián, S.; Church, E.; Conde, C. N.; Contreras, T.; Denisenko, A. A.; Díaz, G.; Díaz, J.; Escada, J. more »

The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay of ¹³⁶Xe using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of enriched xenon could reach in less than 5 years of operation a sensitivity to the half-life of 0νββ decay better than 10²⁷ years, improving the current limits by at least one order of magnitude. This prediction is based on a well-understood background model dominated by radiogenic sources. The detector concept presented here represents a first step on a compelling path towards sensitivity to the parameter space defined by the inverted ordering of neutrino masses, and beyond.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Texas at Arlington, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Contributing Organization:: NEXT Collaboration; The NEXT Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-07CH11359; AC05-76RL01830; SC0019054

OSTI ID:: 1638670

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB--20-299-ND-SCD; PNNL-SA-171999; arXiv:2005.06467; oai:inspirehep.net:1796355

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 2021; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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