New results of 116Cd double beta decay study with 116CdWO4 scintillators

Simple item page
dc.creatorDanevich, F. A.
dc.creatorGeorgadze, A. Sh.
dc.creatorKobychev, V. V.
dc.creatorKropivyansky, B. N.
dc.creatorNikolaiko, A. S.
dc.creatorPonkratenko, O. A.
dc.creatorTretyak, V. I.
dc.creatorZdesenko, S. Yu.
dc.creatorZdesenko, Yu. G.
dc.creatorBizzeti, P. G.
dc.creatorFazzini, T. F.
dc.creatorMaurenzig, P. R.
dc.date2000-03-01
dc.date2000-08-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:34:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:34:29Z
dc.descriptionA new phase of 116Cd double beta decay experiment is in progress in the Solotvina Underground Laboratory. Four enriched 116CdWO4 scintillators with total mass 339 g are used in a set up, whose active shield is made of 15 natural CdWO4 crystals (20.6 kg). The background rate in the energy interval 2.5-3.2 MeV is 0.03 counts/y*kg*keV. The half-life for 2-neutrino 2-beta decay of 116Cd is measured as T{1/2}(2-neutrino) = [2.6+-0.1(stat)-0.4+0.7}(syst)]*10**19 y. The T{1/2} limits for neutrinoless 2-beta decay of 116Cd are set as T{1/2} >= 0.7(2.5)*10**23 y at 90%(68%) C.L. for transition to ground state of 116Sn, while for decays to the first 2+ and second 0+ excited levels of 116Sn as T{1/2}>=1.3(4.8)*10**22 y and >=0.7(2.4)*10**22 y with 90%(68%) C.L., respectively. For 0-neutrino 2-beta decay with emission of one or two Majorons, the limits are T{1/2}(0-neutrino M1) >=3.7(5.8)*10**21 y and T{1/2}(0-neutrino M2)>=5.9(9.4)*10**20 y at 90%(68%) C.L. Restrictions on the value of the neutrino mass, right-handed admixtures in the weak interaction, and the neutrino-Majoron coupling constant are derived as: m(neutrino)<=2.6(1.4) eV, eta <=3.9*10**-8, lambda <=3.4*10**-6, and g{M}<= 12(9.5)*10**-5 at 90%(68%) C.L., respectively.
dc.description28 pages, 9 figures (LaTeX). Phys. Rev. C (in press)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0003001
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0003001
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.C62:045501,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevC.62.045501
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/179488
dc.subjectNuclear Experiment
dc.titleNew results of 116Cd double beta decay study with 116CdWO4 scintillators
dc.typetext

Files

Collections

arXiv