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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
2013-2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I
2015-2024
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
2023-2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata
2017-2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
2013-2022
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2021-2022
National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies
2022
Institute for Physics
2022
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
2021
CEA Paris-Saclay
2021
The CUORE experiment, a ton-scale cryogenic bolometer array, recently began operation at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. array represents significant advancement this technology, and work we apply it for first time to high-sensitivity search lepton-number--violating process: $^{130}$Te neutrinoless double-beta decay. Examining total TeO$_2$ exposure of 86.3 kg$\cdot$yr, characterized by an effective energy resolution (7.7 $\pm$ 0.5) keV FWHM background region interest...
We report the results of a search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 9.8 kg yr exposure (130)Te using bolometric detector array, CUORE-0. The characteristic energy resolution and background level region interest are 5.1±0.3 keV FWHM 0.058±0.004(stat)±0.002(syst)counts/(keV yr), respectively. median 90% C.L. lower-limit half-life sensitivity experiment is 2.9×10(24) surpasses previous searches. find no evidence place Bayesian lower bound on half-life, T(1/2)(0ν)>2.7×10(24) at Combining...
We report new results from the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{130}$Te with CUORE detector. This benefits a four-fold increase exposure, lower trigger thresholds and analysis improvements relative to our previous results. observe background of $(1.38\pm0.07)\cdot10^{-2}$ counts$/($keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$yr$)$ $0\nu\beta\beta$ region interest and, total exposure 372.5 kg$\cdot$yr, we attain median exclusion sensitivity $1.7\cdot10^{25}$ yr. find no evidence set $90\%$ CI Bayesian...
Abstract As quantum coherence times of superconducting circuits have increased from nanoseconds to hundreds microseconds, they are currently one the leading platforms for information processing. However, needs further improve by orders magnitude reduce prohibitive hardware overhead current error correction schemes. Reaching this goal hinges on reducing density broken Cooper pairs, so-called quasiparticles. Here, we show that environmental radioactivity is a significant source nonequilibrium...
Abstract The possibility that neutrinos may be their own antiparticles, unique among the known fundamental particles, arises from symmetric theory of fermions proposed by Ettore Majorana in 1937 1 . Given profound consequences such neutrinos, which is a potential explanation for matter–antimatter asymmetry universe via leptogenesis 2 , nature commands intense experimental scrutiny globally; one primary probes neutrinoless double beta (0 νββ ) decay. Here we show results search 0 decay 130...
Many low-threshold experiments observe sharply rising event rates of yet unknown origins below a few hundred eV, and larger than expected from known backgrounds. Due to the significant impact this excess on dark matter or neutrino sensitivity these experiments, collective effort has been started share knowledge about individual observations. For this, EXCESS Workshop was initiated. In its first iteration in June 2021, ten rare search collaborations contributed initiative via talks...
Neutrinoless double-beta (0<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:math>) decay is a hypothesized lepton-number-violating process that offers the only known means of asserting possible Majorana nature neutrino mass. The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) an upcoming experiment designed to search 0<mml:math id="M2"><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:math>decay...
The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is designed to search neutrinoless double beta decay of 130Te with an array 988 TeO2 bolometers operating at temperatures around 10 mK. experiment currently being commissioned in Hall A Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy. goal CUORE reach a 90\% C.L. exclusion sensitivity on the \tect half-life 9$\times$10$^{25}$ years after 5\,years data taking. main issue be addressed accomplish this aim rate background events region...
This paper reports on the development of a technology involving $$^{100}\hbox {Mo}$$ -enriched scintillating bolometers, compatible with goals CUPID, proposed next-generation bolometric experiment to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay. Large mass ( $$\sim 1~\hbox {kg}$$ ), high optical quality, radiopure -containing zinc and lithium molybdate crystals have been produced used develop performance single detector modules based 0.2–0.4 kg bolometers. In particular, energy resolution...
Abstract CUPID-Mo is a bolometric experiment to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay ( $$0\nu \beta $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> ) of $$^{100}\hbox {Mo}$$ xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow /><mml:mn>100</mml:mn></mml:msup><mml:mtext>Mo</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:math> . In this article, we detail the detector...
We report on the measurement of two-neutrino double beta decay half-life $^{130}$Te with CUORE-0 detector. From an exposure 33.4 kg$\cdot$y TeO$_2$, is determined to be $T_{1/2}^{2\nu}$ = [8.2 $\pm$ 0.2 (stat.) 0.6 (syst.)] $\times$ 10$^{20}$y. This result obtained after a detailed reconstruction sources responsible for counting rate, specific study those contributing neutrinoless region interest.
Neutrinoless double beta decay ( $$0\nu \beta $$ ) is one of the most sensitive probes for physics beyond Standard Model, providing unique information on nature neutrinos. In this paper we review status and outlook bolometric searches. We summarize recent advances in background suppression demonstrated using bolometers with simultaneous readout heat light signals. simulate several configurations a future CUORE-like bolometer array which would utilize these improvements present sensitivity...
We report the result of search for neutrinoless double beta decay 82Se obtained with CUPID-0, first large array scintillating Zn82Se cryogenic calorimeters implementing particle identification. observe no signal in a 1.83 kg yr exposure, and we set most stringent lower limit on 0νββ half-life T0ν1/2>2.4×1024 (90% credible interval), which corresponds to an effective Majorana neutrino mass mββ<(376–770) meV depending nuclear matrix element calculations. The heat-light readout provides...
CUPID-0 is the first pilot experiment of CUPID, a next-generation project for measurement neutrinoless double beta decay ($0\ensuremath{\nu}\mathrm{DBD}$) with scintillating bolometers. The detector, consisting 24 enriched and 2 natural ZnSe crystals, has been taking data at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso from June 2017 to December 2018, collecting $^{82}\mathrm{Se}$ exposure $5.29\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{kg}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}\mathrm{yr}$. In this Letter we present...
The CUPID-Mo experiment at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (France) is a demonstrator for CUPID, next-generation ton-scale bolometric $0\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\beta}\ensuremath{\beta}$ experiment. It consists of 4.2 kg array 20 enriched ${\mathrm{Li}}_{2}$$^{100}\mathrm{Mo}{\mathrm{O}}_{4}$ scintillating bolometers to search lepton-number-violating process decay in $^{100}\mathrm{Mo}$. With more than one year operation ($^{100}\mathrm{Mo}$ exposure $1.17\text{ }\text{...
Abstract The CUPID-Mo experiment to search for 0 $$\nu \beta $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>ν</mml:mi> <mml:mi>β</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> decay in $$^{100}$$ <mml:msup> <mml:mrow /> <mml:mn>100</mml:mn> </mml:msup> Mo has been recently completed after about 1.5 years of operation at Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (France). It served as a demonstrator CUPID, next generation experiment. was comprised 20 enriched $$\hbox {Li}_{{2}}$$...
Scintillating bolometers of ZnSe are the baseline choice LUCIFER experiment, whose aim is to observe neutrinoless double beta decay 82Se. The independent read-out heat and scintillation signals allows identify reject alpha particle interactions, dominant background source for bolometric detectors. In this paper we report performances a crystal operated within R&D. We measured yield, energy resolution in region where signal from 82Se expected with an exposure 9.4 kg x days. With newly...
The CUORE experiment will search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te with an array 988 TeO2 bolometers arranged in 19 towers. CUORE-0, the first tower assembled according to procedures, was built and commissioned at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, took data from March 2013 2015. In this paper we describe design, construction operation CUORE-0 experiment, emphasis on improvements made over a predecessor Cuoricino. particular, demonstrate that design goals are within reach.
We describe in detail the methods used to obtain lower bound on lifetime of neutrinoless double-beta ($0\nu\beta\beta$) decay $^{130}$Te and associated limit effective Majorana mass neutrino using CUORE-0 detector. is a bolometric detector array located at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso that was designed validate background reduction techniques developed for CUORE, next-generation experiment scheduled come online 2016. also competitive $0\nu\beta\beta$ search its own right functions as...
The R&D activity performed during the last years proved potential of ZnSe scintillating bolometers to search for neutrino-less double beta decay, motivating realization first large-mass experiment based on this technology: CUPID-0. isotopic enrichment in [Formula: see text]Se, Zn[Formula: text]Se crystals growth, as well light detectors production have been accomplished, and is now construction at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy). In paper we present results obtained testing three...
Next-generation experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay must be sensitive to a Majorana neutrino mass as low 10 meV. CUORE, an array of 988 TeO$_2$ bolometers being commissioned at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, features expected sensitivity 50-130 meV 90% C.L, that can improved by removing the background from $\alpha$ radioactivity. This is possible if, coincidence with heat release bolometer, Cherenkov light emitted $\beta$ signal detected. The amount...
Abstract We report the measurement of two-neutrino double-beta ( $$2\nu \beta $$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>ν</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> ) decay $$^{100}$$ xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msup><mml:mrow /><mml:mn>100</mml:mn></mml:msup></mml:math> Mo to ground state Ru using lithium molybdate $$\hbox {Li}_2^{\;\;100}\hbox {MoO}_4$$...
We measured two-neutrino double beta decay of $^{130}\mathrm{Te}$ using an exposure 300.7 kg yr accumulated with the CUORE detector. Using a Bayesian analysis to fit simulated spectra experimental data, it was possible disentangle all major background sources and precisely measure contribution. The half-life is in agreement past measurements strongly reduced uncertainty:...