Abstract
The CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events) experiment will search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 130 Te. Observation of the process would unambiguously establish that neutrinos are Majorana particles as well as provide information about the absolute neutrino mass scale and mass hierarchy.The CUORE setup will consist of an array of 988 tellurium dioxide crystals (containing 206 kg of 130 Te in total), operated as bolometers at a temperature of ∼10mK. The experiment is now under construction at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy. As a first step towards CUORE, a tower (CUORE-0) has been assembled and is taking data. Here a detailed description of the CUORE-0 tower and its performance is reported. The status of the CUORE experiment and its expected sensitivity will then be discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 986-994 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Low Temperature Physics |
Volume | 176 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bolometer
- Majorana particle
- Neutrino mass
- Neutrinoless double beta decay
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics