CALDER: neutrinoless double-beta decay identification in TeO₂ bolometers with kinetic inductance detectors

Next-generation experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay must be sensitive to a Majorana neutrino mass as low as 10 meV. CUORE, an array of 988 TeO₂ bolometers being commissioned at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, features an expected sensitivity of 50- 130 meV at 90 % C.L. The background is expected to be dominated by α radioactivity, and can be in principle removed by detecting the small amount of Cherenkov light emitted by the β signal. The Cryogenic wide-Area Light Detectors with Excellent Resolution project aims at developing a small prototype experiment consisting of TeO₂ bolometers coupled to high-sensitivity light detectors based on kinetic inductance detectors. The R and D is focused on the light detectors in view of the implementation in a next-generation neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment. (orig.)