Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE
Abstract
The possibility that neutrinos may be their own antiparticles, unique among the known fundamental particles, arises from the symmetric theory of fermions proposed by Ettore Majorana in 19371. Given the profound consequences of such Majorana neutrinos, among which is a potential explanation for the matter–antimatter asymmetry of the universe via leptogenesis2, the Majorana nature of neutrinos commands intense experimental scrutiny globally; one of the primary experimental probes is neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay. Here we show results from the search for 0νββ decay of 130Te, using the latest advanced cryogenic calorimeters with the CUORE experiment3. CUORE, operating just 10 millikelvin above absolute zero, has pushed the state of the art on three frontiers: the sheer mass held at such ultralow temperatures, operational longevity, and the low levels of ionizing radiation emanating from the cryogenic infrastructure. We find no evidence for 0νββ decay and set a lower bound of the process half-life as 2.2 × 1025 years at a 90 percent credibility interval. We discuss potential applications of the advances made with CUORE to other fields such as direct dark matter, neutrino and nuclear physics searches and large-scale quantum computing, which can benefit from sustained operation of large payloads in amore »
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Contributing Org.:
- CUORE Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1780755
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1873240
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-836356
Journal ID: ISSN 0028-0836; ark:/13030/qt58h4472v
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344; FG02-08ER41551; FG03-00ER41138; SC0012654; SC0020423; SC0019316
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature (London)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Nature (London); Journal Volume: 604; Journal Issue: 7904; Journal ID: ISSN 0028-0836
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Experimental nuclear physics; Experimental particle physics; Physics - Physics of elementary particles and fields, Physics - Nuclear physics and radiation physics
Citation Formats
Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D’Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Ligi, C., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nikkel, J., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., 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., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S. Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04497-4.
Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D’Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Ligi, C., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nikkel, J., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., 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., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., & Zucchelli, S. Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04497-4
Adams, D. Q., Alduino, C., Alfonso, K., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Bari, G., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Camilleri, J., Caminata, A., Campani, A., Canonica, L., Cao, X. G., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Celi, E., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., D’Addabbo, A., Dafinei, I., Dell’Oro, S., Di Domizio, S., Dompè, V., Fang, D. Q., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fu, S. H., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Huang, R. G., Huang, H. Z., Johnston, J., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Ligi, C., Liu, R., Ma, L., Ma, Y. G., Marini, L., Maruyama, R. H., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Moggi, N., Morganti, S., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nikkel, J., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Nutini, I., O’Donnell, T., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C. E., Pagnanini, L., 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., Sharma, V., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Vetter, K. J., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Zimmermann, S., and Zucchelli, S. Wed .
"Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04497-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1780755.
@article{osti_1780755,
title = {Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE},
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 Beretta, M. and Biassoni, M. and Branca, A. and Brofferio, C. and Bucci, C. and Camilleri, J. 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 Celi, E. and Chiesa, D. and Clemenza, M. and Copello, S. and Cremonesi, O. and Creswick, R. J. and D’Addabbo, A. and Dafinei, I. and Dell’Oro, S. and Di Domizio, S. and Dompè, V. 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 Fu, S. H. 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 Hansen, E. V. and Heeger, K. M. and Huang, R. G. and Huang, H. Z. and Johnston, J. and Keppel, G. and Kolomensky, Yu. G. and Ligi, C. and Liu, R. and Ma, L. and Ma, Y. G. and Marini, L. and Maruyama, R. H. and Mayer, D. and Mei, Y. and Moggi, N. and Morganti, S. and Napolitano, T. and Nastasi, M. and Nikkel, J. and Nones, C. and Norman, E. B. and Nucciotti, A. and Nutini, I. and O’Donnell, T. and Ouellet, J. L. and Pagan, S. and Pagliarone, C. E. and Pagnanini, L. 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 Sharma, V. and Singh, V. and Sisti, M. and Speller, D. and Surukuchi, P. T. and Taffarello, L. and Terranova, F. and Tomei, C. and Vetter, K. J. 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 Zimmermann, S. and Zucchelli, S.},
abstractNote = {The possibility that neutrinos may be their own antiparticles, unique among the known fundamental particles, arises from the symmetric theory of fermions proposed by Ettore Majorana in 19371. Given the profound consequences of such Majorana neutrinos, among which is a potential explanation for the matter–antimatter asymmetry of the universe via leptogenesis2, the Majorana nature of neutrinos commands intense experimental scrutiny globally; one of the primary experimental probes is neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay. Here we show results from the search for 0νββ decay of 130Te, using the latest advanced cryogenic calorimeters with the CUORE experiment3. CUORE, operating just 10 millikelvin above absolute zero, has pushed the state of the art on three frontiers: the sheer mass held at such ultralow temperatures, operational longevity, and the low levels of ionizing radiation emanating from the cryogenic infrastructure. We find no evidence for 0νββ decay and set a lower bound of the process half-life as 2.2 × 1025 years at a 90 percent credibility interval. We discuss potential applications of the advances made with CUORE to other fields such as direct dark matter, neutrino and nuclear physics searches and large-scale quantum computing, which can benefit from sustained operation of large payloads in a low-radioactivity, ultralow-temperature cryogenic environment.},
doi = {10.1038/s41586-022-04497-4},
journal = {Nature (London)},
number = 7904,
volume = 604,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Wed Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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