Status of the INR experiment on 2β decay of 116Cd
Description
Measurements of 116Cd double beta decay with help of enriched 116CdWO4 crystal scintillator are in progress in the Solotvina Underground Laboratory. The last part of the exposition with the background rate less than 0.6 counts/y·kg·keV (in the region of interest 2.7-2.9 MeV) is about 19000 hours. The half-life limit T1/2(0ν)≥3.2·1022y (90% C.L.) is obtained for neutrinoless 2β decay of 116Cd. It corresponds to restrictions on the values of the neutrino mass ≤3.9 eV, right-handed admixtures in weak interaction <η>≤5.7·10-8, <λ>≤5.0·10-6 and R-parity violating parameter of minimal supersymmetric standard model ε≤1.1·10-3. For neutrinoless modes with emission of one and two Majorons, the limits T(1(2))(0νM1)≥1.2·1021 y and T1/2(0νM2)≥2.4·1020 y (90% C.L.) are determined. To advance these results to a level of the limit ≤1-2 eV, the improved set-up with four enriched 116CdWO4 crystals is in mounting now
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563298004290;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 70
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 246-248
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 5. international workshop on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
- Acronym
- TAUP 97
- Dates
- 7-11 Sep 1997
- Place
- L'Aquilla (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34058996
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BACKGROUND RADIATION; CADMIUM 116; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; LIMITING VALUES; SENSITIVITY; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY; CADMIUM ISOTOPES; DECAY; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.