First array of enriched Zn82Se bolometers to search for double beta decay
Creators
- Artusa, D.R.1, 2
- Balzoni, A.3, 4
- Bellini, F.3, 4
- Casali, N.3, 4
- Cruciani, A.3, 4
- Ferroni, F.3, 4
- Martinez, M.3, 4
- Pettinacci, V.3, 4
- Beeman, J.W.5
- Biassoni, M.6
- Cremonesi, O.6
- Pessina, G.6
- Previtali, E.6
- Brofferio, C.6, 7
- Capelli, S.6, 7
- Carniti, P.6, 7
- Cassina, L.6, 7
- Clemenza, M.6, 7
- Gironi, L.6, 7
- Gotti, C.6, 7
- Maino, M.6, 7
- Nastasi, M.6, 7
- Pavan, M.6, 7
- Pozzi, S.6, 7
- Puiu, A.6, 7
- Camacho, A.8
- Keppel, G.8
- Palmieri, V.8
- Cardani, L.9, 3
- D'Addabbo, A.2
- Di Vacri, M.L.2
- Nisi, S.2
- Orlandi, D.2
- Pattavina, L.2
- Pirro, S.2
- Dafinei, I.3
- Morganti, S.3
- Orio, F.3
- Tomei, C.3
- Vignati, M.3
- Di Domizio, S.10, 11
- Pallavicini, M.10, 11
- Giuliani, A.12, 13
- Mancuso, M.14, 12, 13
- Nagorny, S.15
- Pagnanini, L.15
- Schaeffner, K.15
- Nones, C.16
- Zolotarova, A.16
- Rusconi, C.12, 6
- 1. University of South Carolina, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Columbia, SC (United States)
- 2. INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (L'Aquila) (Italy)
- 3. INFN-Sezione di Roma, Rome (Italy)
- 4. Sapienza Universita di Roma, Dipartimento di Fisica, Rome (Italy)
- 5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- 6. INFN-Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Milan (Italy)
- 7. Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Dipartimento di Fisica, Milan (Italy)
- 8. INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Padova) (Italy)
- 9. Physics Department- Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (United States)
- 10. INFN-Sezione di Genova, Genova (Italy)
- 11. Universita di Genova, Dipartimento di Fisica, Genova (Italy)
- 12. DiSAT, Universita dell'Insubria, Como (Italy)
- 13. CSNSM, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Universite Paris-Saclay, Orsay (France)
- 14. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik, Munich (Germany)
- 15. INFN - Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila (Italy)
- 16. CEA-Saclay, DSM/IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
Description
The R and D activity performed during the last years proved the potential of ZnSe scintillating bolometers to the search for neutrino-less double beta decay, motivating the realization of the first large-mass experiment based on this technology: CUPID-0. The isotopic enrichment in 82Se, the Zn82Se crystals growth, as well as the light detectors production have been accomplished, and the experiment is now in construction at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy). In this paper we present the results obtained testing the first three Zn82Se crystals operated as scintillating bolometers, and we prove that their performance in terms of energy resolution, background rejection capability and intrinsic radio-purity complies with the requirements of CUPID-0. (orig.)
Availability note (English)
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4223-5Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 76
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-10
- ISSN
- 1434-6052
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 47097818
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALPHA DECAY; ALPHA DETECTION; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BETA DETECTION; BISMUTH 212; BOLOMETERS; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; IMPURITIES; LEAD 210; LOW LEVEL COUNTERS; PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION; PERFORMANCE; POLONIUM 218; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SELENIUM 82; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; ZINC SELENIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BISMUTH ISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DECAY; DETECTION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SELENIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELENIUM ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ZINC COMPOUNDS