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Title: A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility

Abstract

A scintillating bolometer based on a large cubic Li$$_{2}$$$$^{100}$$MoO$$_4$$ crystal (45 mm side) and a Ge wafer (scintillation detector) has been operated in the CROSS cryogenic facility at the Canfranc underground laboratory in Spain. The dual-readout detector is a prototype of the technology that will be used in the next-generation $$0\nu2\beta$$ experiment CUPID. The measurements were performed at 18 and 12 mK temperature in a pulse tube dilution refrigerator. This setup utilizes the same technology as the CUORE cryostat that will host CUPID and so represents an accurate estimation of the expected performance. The Li$$_{2}$$$$^{100}$$MoO$$_4$$ bolometer shows a high energy resolution of 6 keV FWHM at the 2615 keV $$\gamma$$ line. The detection of scintillation light for each event triggered by the Li$$_{2}$$$$^{100}$$MoO$$_4$$ bolometer allowed for a full separation ($$\sim$$8$$\sigma$$) between $$\gamma$$($$\beta$$) and $$\alpha$$ events above 2 MeV. The Li$$_{2}$$$$^{100}$$MoO$$_4$$ crystal also shows a high internal radiopurity with $$^{228}$$Th and $$^{226}$$Ra activities of less than 3 and 8 $$\mu$$Bq/kg, respectively. Taking also into account the advantage of a more compact and massive detector array, which can be made of cubic-shaped crystals (compared to the cylindrical ones), this test demonstrates the great potential of cubic Li$$_{2}$$$$^{100}$$MoO$$_4$$ scintillating bolometers for high-sensitivity searches for the $$^{100}$$Mo $$0\nu2\beta$$ decay in CROSS and CUPID projects.

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); European Research Council (ERC); Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Research Foundation of Ukraine; European Commission - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA); Maria Curie-Sklodowska University; Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR); Russian Science Foundation; National Academy of Science, Ukraine
Contributing Org.:
CROSS Collaboration; CUPID Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1828861
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1762248; OSTI ID: 1773715
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; FG02-08ER41551; SC0011091; SC0012654; SC0019316; SC0019368; SC0020423
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 02; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Cryogenic detectors; Double-beta decay detectors; Particle identification methods; Scintillators; scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); double-beta decay detectors; particle identification methods; scintillators

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Armatol, A., Armengaud, E., Armstrong, W., Augier, C., III, F.T. Avignone, Azzolini, O., Bandac, I. C., Barabash, A. S., Bari, G., Barresi, A., Baudin, D., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Bergé, L., Bourgeois, Ch, Biassoni, M., Billard, J., Boldrini, V., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Calvo-Mozota, J. M., Camilleri, J., Candela, A., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Cazes, A., Celi, E., Chang, C., Chapellier, M., Charrier, A., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Colantoni, I., Collamati, F., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cruciani, A., D'Addabbo, A., D'Imperio, G., Dafinei, I., Danevich, F. A., de Combarieu, M., Deo, M. De, Jesus, M. De, de Marcillac, P., Dell'Oro, S., Domizio, S. Di, Dompe, V., Drobizhev, A., Dumoulin, L., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferri, F., Ferroni, F., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Formaggio, J., Franceschi, A., Fu, C., Fu, S., Fujikawa, B. K., Gascon, J., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gras, P., Gros, M., Guerard, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Huang, R. G., Ianni, A., Imbert, L., Johnston, J., Juillard, A., Karapetrov, G., Keppel, G., Khalife, H., Kobychev, V. V., Kolomensky, Yu G., Konovalov, S. I., Liu, Y., Loaiza, P., Ma, L., Madhukuttan, M., Mancarella, F., Mariam, R., Marini, L., Marnieros, S., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mauri, B., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Milana, S., Misiak, D., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Navick, X. -F., Nikkel, J., Nipoti, R., Nisi, S., Norman, E. B., Novosad, V., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olivier, G., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C., Pagnanini, L., Pari, P., Pattavina, L., Paul, B., Pavan, M., Peng, H., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Poda, D. V., Polakovic, T., Polischuk, O. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Ressa, A., Reynet, D., Rizzoli, R., Rosenfeld, C., Sanglard, V., Scarpaci, J. A., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Shlegel, V. N., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tellier, O., Tomei, C., Tretyak, V. I., Tsymbaliuk, A., Velazquez, M., Vetter, K. J., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, G., Wang, L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Xue, M., Yan, L., Yang, J., Yefremenko, V., Yumatov, V. I., Zarytskyy, M. M., Zhang, J., Zolotarova, A. S., and Zucchelli, S. A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/16/02/p02037.
Armatol, A., Armengaud, E., Armstrong, W., Augier, C., III, F.T. Avignone, Azzolini, O., Bandac, I. C., Barabash, A. S., Bari, G., Barresi, A., Baudin, D., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Bergé, L., Bourgeois, Ch, Biassoni, M., Billard, J., Boldrini, V., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Calvo-Mozota, J. M., Camilleri, J., Candela, A., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Cazes, A., Celi, E., Chang, C., Chapellier, M., Charrier, A., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Colantoni, I., Collamati, F., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cruciani, A., D'Addabbo, A., D'Imperio, G., Dafinei, I., Danevich, F. A., de Combarieu, M., Deo, M. De, Jesus, M. De, de Marcillac, P., Dell'Oro, S., Domizio, S. Di, Dompe, V., Drobizhev, A., Dumoulin, L., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferri, F., Ferroni, F., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Formaggio, J., Franceschi, A., Fu, C., Fu, S., Fujikawa, B. K., Gascon, J., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gras, P., Gros, M., Guerard, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Huang, R. G., Ianni, A., Imbert, L., Johnston, J., Juillard, A., Karapetrov, G., Keppel, G., Khalife, H., Kobychev, V. V., Kolomensky, Yu G., Konovalov, S. I., Liu, Y., Loaiza, P., Ma, L., Madhukuttan, M., Mancarella, F., Mariam, R., Marini, L., Marnieros, S., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mauri, B., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Milana, S., Misiak, D., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Navick, X. -F., Nikkel, J., Nipoti, R., Nisi, S., Norman, E. B., Novosad, V., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olivier, G., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C., Pagnanini, L., Pari, P., Pattavina, L., Paul, B., Pavan, M., Peng, H., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Poda, D. V., Polakovic, T., Polischuk, O. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Ressa, A., Reynet, D., Rizzoli, R., Rosenfeld, C., Sanglard, V., Scarpaci, J. A., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Shlegel, V. N., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tellier, O., Tomei, C., Tretyak, V. I., Tsymbaliuk, A., Velazquez, M., Vetter, K. J., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, G., Wang, L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Xue, M., Yan, L., Yang, J., Yefremenko, V., Yumatov, V. I., Zarytskyy, M. M., Zhang, J., Zolotarova, A. S., & Zucchelli, S. A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/02/p02037
Armatol, A., Armengaud, E., Armstrong, W., Augier, C., III, F.T. Avignone, Azzolini, O., Bandac, I. C., Barabash, A. S., Bari, G., Barresi, A., Baudin, D., Bellini, F., Benato, G., Beretta, M., Bergé, L., Bourgeois, Ch, Biassoni, M., Billard, J., Boldrini, V., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Calvo-Mozota, J. M., Camilleri, J., Candela, A., Capelli, S., Cappelli, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Casali, N., Cazes, A., Celi, E., Chang, C., Chapellier, M., Charrier, A., Chiesa, D., Clemenza, M., Colantoni, I., Collamati, F., Copello, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cruciani, A., D'Addabbo, A., D'Imperio, G., Dafinei, I., Danevich, F. A., de Combarieu, M., Deo, M. De, Jesus, M. De, de Marcillac, P., Dell'Oro, S., Domizio, S. Di, Dompe, V., Drobizhev, A., Dumoulin, L., Fantini, G., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Ferri, F., Ferroni, F., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Formaggio, J., Franceschi, A., Fu, C., Fu, S., Fujikawa, B. K., Gascon, J., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Gras, P., Gros, M., Guerard, E., Gutierrez, T. D., Han, K., Hansen, E. V., Heeger, K. M., Helis, D. L., Huang, H. Z., Huang, R. G., Ianni, A., Imbert, L., Johnston, J., Juillard, A., Karapetrov, G., Keppel, G., Khalife, H., Kobychev, V. V., Kolomensky, Yu G., Konovalov, S. I., Liu, Y., Loaiza, P., Ma, L., Madhukuttan, M., Mancarella, F., Mariam, R., Marini, L., Marnieros, S., Martinez, M., Maruyama, R. H., Mauri, B., Mayer, D., Mei, Y., Milana, S., Misiak, D., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Navick, X. -F., Nikkel, J., Nipoti, R., Nisi, S., Norman, E. B., Novosad, V., Nutini, I., O'Donnell, T., Olivier, G., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Ouellet, J. L., Pagan, S., Pagliarone, C., Pagnanini, L., Pari, P., Pattavina, L., Paul, B., Pavan, M., Peng, H., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Poda, D. V., Polakovic, T., Polischuk, O. G., Pozzi, S., Previtali, E., Puiu, A., Ressa, A., Reynet, D., Rizzoli, R., Rosenfeld, C., Sanglard, V., Scarpaci, J. A., Schmidt, B., Sharma, V., Shlegel, V. N., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Speller, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Taffarello, L., Tellier, O., Tomei, C., Tretyak, V. I., Tsymbaliuk, A., Velazquez, M., Vetter, K. J., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, G., Wang, L., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Wilson, K., Winslow, L. A., Xue, M., Yan, L., Yang, J., Yefremenko, V., Yumatov, V. I., Zarytskyy, M. M., Zhang, J., Zolotarova, A. S., and Zucchelli, S. Wed . "A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/02/p02037. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1828861.
@article{osti_1828861,
title = {A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facility},
author = {Armatol, A. and Armengaud, E. and Armstrong, W. and Augier, C. and III, F.T. Avignone and Azzolini, O. and Bandac, I. C. and Barabash, A. S. and Bari, G. and Barresi, A. and Baudin, D. and Bellini, F. and Benato, G. and Beretta, M. and Bergé, L. and Bourgeois, Ch and Biassoni, M. and Billard, J. and Boldrini, V. and Branca, A. and Brofferio, C. and Bucci, C. and Calvo-Mozota, J. M. and Camilleri, J. and Candela, A. and Capelli, S. and Cappelli, L. and Cardani, L. and Carniti, P. and Casali, N. and Cazes, A. and Celi, E. and Chang, C. and Chapellier, M. and Charrier, A. and Chiesa, D. and Clemenza, M. and Colantoni, I. and Collamati, F. and Copello, S. and Cremonesi, O. and Creswick, R. J. and Cruciani, A. and D'Addabbo, A. and D'Imperio, G. and Dafinei, I. and Danevich, F. A. and de Combarieu, M. and Deo, M. De and Jesus, M. De and de Marcillac, P. and Dell'Oro, S. and Domizio, S. Di and Dompe, V. and Drobizhev, A. and Dumoulin, L. and Fantini, G. and Faverzani, M. and Ferri, E. and Ferri, F. and Ferroni, F. and Figueroa-Feliciano, E. and Formaggio, J. and Franceschi, A. and Fu, C. and Fu, S. and Fujikawa, B. K. and Gascon, J. and Giachero, A. and Gironi, L. and Giuliani, A. and Gorla, P. and Gotti, C. and Gras, P. and Gros, M. and Guerard, E. and Gutierrez, T. D. and Han, K. and Hansen, E. V. and Heeger, K. M. and Helis, D. L. and Huang, H. Z. and Huang, R. G. and Ianni, A. and Imbert, L. and Johnston, J. and Juillard, A. and Karapetrov, G. and Keppel, G. and Khalife, H. and Kobychev, V. V. and Kolomensky, Yu G. and Konovalov, S. I. and Liu, Y. and Loaiza, P. and Ma, L. and Madhukuttan, M. and Mancarella, F. and Mariam, R. and Marini, L. and Marnieros, S. and Martinez, M. and Maruyama, R. H. and Mauri, B. and Mayer, D. and Mei, Y. and Milana, S. and Misiak, D. and Napolitano, T. and Nastasi, M. and Navick, X. -F. and Nikkel, J. and Nipoti, R. and Nisi, S. and Nones, C. and Norman, E. B. and Novosad, V. and Nutini, I. and O'Donnell, T. and Olivier, G. and Olivieri, E. and Oriol, C. and Ouellet, J. L. and Pagan, S. and Pagliarone, C. and Pagnanini, L. and Pari, P. and Pattavina, L. and Paul, B. and Pavan, M. and Peng, H. and Pessina, G. and Pettinacci, V. and Pira, C. and Pirro, S. and Poda, D. V. and Polakovic, T. and Polischuk, O. G. and Pozzi, S. and Previtali, E. and Puiu, A. and Ressa, A. and Reynet, D. and Rizzoli, R. and Rosenfeld, C. and Sanglard, V. and Scarpaci, J. A. and Schmidt, B. and Sharma, V. and Shlegel, V. N. and Singh, V. and Sisti, M. and Speller, D. and Surukuchi, P. T. and Taffarello, L. and Tellier, O. and Tomei, C. and Tretyak, V. I. and Tsymbaliuk, A. and Velazquez, M. and Vetter, K. J. and Wagaarachchi, S. L. and Wang, G. and Wang, L. and Welliver, B. and Wilson, J. and Wilson, K. and Winslow, L. A. and Xue, M. and Yan, L. and Yang, J. and Yefremenko, V. and Yumatov, V. I. and Zarytskyy, M. M. and Zhang, J. and Zolotarova, A. S. and Zucchelli, S.},
abstractNote = {A scintillating bolometer based on a large cubic Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystal (45 mm side) and a Ge wafer (scintillation detector) has been operated in the CROSS cryogenic facility at the Canfranc underground laboratory in Spain. The dual-readout detector is a prototype of the technology that will be used in the next-generation $0\nu2\beta$ experiment CUPID. The measurements were performed at 18 and 12 mK temperature in a pulse tube dilution refrigerator. This setup utilizes the same technology as the CUORE cryostat that will host CUPID and so represents an accurate estimation of the expected performance. The Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ bolometer shows a high energy resolution of 6 keV FWHM at the 2615 keV $\gamma$ line. The detection of scintillation light for each event triggered by the Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ bolometer allowed for a full separation ($\sim$8$\sigma$) between $\gamma$($\beta$) and $\alpha$ events above 2 MeV. The Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystal also shows a high internal radiopurity with $^{228}$Th and $^{226}$Ra activities of less than 3 and 8 $\mu$Bq/kg, respectively. Taking also into account the advantage of a more compact and massive detector array, which can be made of cubic-shaped crystals (compared to the cylindrical ones), this test demonstrates the great potential of cubic Li$_{2}$$^{100}$MoO$_4$ scintillating bolometers for high-sensitivity searches for the $^{100}$Mo $0\nu2\beta$ decay in CROSS and CUPID projects.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/16/02/p02037},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 02,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}

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