Published October 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

GERmanium detector array, GERDA

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik Fohringer Ring 6, D-80805 Munich (Germany)

Description

The GERmanium Detector Array, GERDA, is designed to search for 'neutrinoless double beta decay' (0ν2β) in 76Ge. The high-purity segmented Ge detectors will be directly submerged and operated in liquid N2 or Ar. The measurement of the half-life time of 0ν2β decay will provide information about the absolute neutrino mass scale and indirectly, the hierarchy. The design goal of GERDA is to reach a sensitivity of 0.2 eV on the effective Majorana neutrino mass (mββ). The GERDA experiment is located in hall A of the Grand Sasso national lab (LNGS) and the construction will start in 2006

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1402-4896/T127/46/physscr6_T127_017.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Physica Scripta (Online) (ISSN 1402-4896) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica Scripta (Online)
Journal Volume
2006
Journal Issue
T127
Journal Page Range
p. 46-48
ISSN
1402-4896

Conference

Title
2. Scandanavian Neutrino Workshop (SNOW 2006)
Dates
2-6 May 2006
Place
Stockholm (Sweden)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38003654
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DOUBLE BETA DECAY; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; GERMANIUM 76; HALF-LIFE; MASS; MILLI EV RANGE; NEUTRINOS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; GERMANIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; STABLE ISOTOPES

Optional Information

Collaborations
GERDA Collaboration