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Title: CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay

Abstract

The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the most massive bolometric experiment searching for neutrino-less double beta (0νββ) decay. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals (742 kg) arranged in a compact cylindrical structure of 19 towers. Here, this paper will describe the CUORE experiment, including the cryostat, and present the detector performance during the first year of running. Additional detail will describe the effort made in improving the energy resolution in the 130Te 0νββ decay region of interest (ROI) and the suppression of backgrounds. A description of work to lower the energy threshold in order to give CUORE the sensitivity to search for other rare events, such as dark matter, will also be provided.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Org.:
CUORE Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1651188
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1564049; OSTI ID: 1600863
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-813979
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; 1022251; TRN: US2202843
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; AC02-05CH11231; SC0012654; FG02-08ER41551; FG03-00ER41138
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 958; Journal Issue: na; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Neutrinoless double beta decay; Ton-scale detector; Bolometers

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Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D’Addabbo, A., D’Aguanno, D., Dafinei, I., Davis, C. J., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Drobizhev, A., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Norman, E. B., Novati, V., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sangiorgio, S., Schmidt, B., Scielzo, N. D., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S. CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.162440.
Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D’Addabbo, A., D’Aguanno, D., Dafinei, I., Davis, C. J., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Drobizhev, A., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Norman, E. B., Novati, V., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sangiorgio, S., Schmidt, B., Scielzo, N. D., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zimmermann, S., & Zucchelli, S. CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162440
Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D’Addabbo, A., D’Aguanno, D., Dafinei, I., Davis, C. J., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Drobizhev, A., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Norman, E. B., Novati, V., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pavan, M., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sangiorgio, S., Schmidt, B., Scielzo, N. D., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Wise, T., Zanotti, L., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S. Tue . "CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162440. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1651188.
@article{osti_1651188,
title = {CUORE: The first bolometric experiment at the ton scale for the search for neutrino-less double beta decay},
author = {Adams, D. Q. and Alduino, C. and Alfonso, K. and Avignone, F. T. and Azzolini, O. and Bari, G. and Bellini, F. and Benato, G. and Bersani, A. and Biassoni, M. and Branca, A. and Brofferio, C. and Bucci, C. and Caminata, A. and Campani, A. and Canonica, L. and Cao, X. G. and Capelli, S. and Cappelli, L. and Cardani, L. and Carniti, P. and Casali, N. and Chiesa, D. and Chott, N. and Clemenza, M. and Copello, S. and Cosmelli, C. and Cremonesi, O. and Creswick, R. J. and Cushman, J. S. and D’Addabbo, A. and D’Aguanno, D. and Dafinei, I. and Davis, C. J. and Dell’Oro, S. and Di Domizio, S. and Dompè, V. and Drobizhev, A. and Fang, D. Q. and Fantini, G. and Faverzani, M. and Ferri, E. and Ferroni, F. and Fiorini, E. and Franceschi, M. A. and Freedman, S. J. and Fujikawa, B. K. and Giachero, A. and Gironi, L. and Giuliani, A. and Gorla, P. and Gotti, C. and Gutierrez, T. D. and Han, K. and Heeger, K. M. and Huang, R. G. and Huang, H. Z. and Johnston, J. and Keppel, G. and Kolomensky, Yu. G. and Leder, A. and Ligi, C. and Ma, Y. G. and Marini, L. and Maruyama, R. H. and Mei, Y. and Moggi, N. and Morganti, S. and Napolitano, T. and Nastasi, M. and Nones, C. and Norman, E. B. and Novati, V. and Nucciotti, A. and Nutini, I. and O’Donnell, T. and Ouellet, J. L. and Pagliarone, C. E. and Pallavicini, M. and Pattavina, L. and Pavan, M. and Pessina, G. and Pettinacci, V. and Pira, C. and Pirro, S. and Pozzi, S. and Previtali, E. and Puiu, A. and Rosenfeld, C. and Rusconi, C. and Sakai, M. and Sangiorgio, S. and Schmidt, B. and Scielzo, N. D. and Singh, V. and Sisti, M. and Speller, D. and Taffarello, L. and Terranova, F. and Tomei, C. and Vignati, M. and Wagaarachchi, S. L. and Wang, B. S. and Welliver, B. and Wilson, J. and Wilson, K. and Winslow, L. A. and Wise, T. and Zanotti, L. and Zimmermann, S. and Zucchelli, S.},
abstractNote = {The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the most massive bolometric experiment searching for neutrino-less double beta (0νββ) decay. The detector consists of an array of 988 TeO2 crystals (742 kg) arranged in a compact cylindrical structure of 19 towers. Here, this paper will describe the CUORE experiment, including the cryostat, and present the detector performance during the first year of running. Additional detail will describe the effort made in improving the energy resolution in the 130Te 0νββ decay region of interest (ROI) and the suppression of backgrounds. A description of work to lower the energy threshold in order to give CUORE the sensitivity to search for other rare events, such as dark matter, will also be provided.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2019.162440},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = na,
volume = 958,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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