Published 1986 | Version v1
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Ultralow background searches for ββ-decay, cold dark matter and solar axions

Creators

  • 1. South Carolina Univ., Columbia (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Boston Univ., MA (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 3. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
  • 4. Stanford Univ., CA (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 5. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA (USA)
  • 6. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 7. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA)

Description

An ultralow background Ge detector in the Homestake gold mine is applied to searches for Oν ββ-decay, cold dark matter candidates and invisible axions from the sun. A large body of low background Ge data imply < or approx.2.3 eV. Particles with spin independent Z0 exchange interactions and masses between 20 GeV and 5 TeV are excluded as dominant in the galactic halo. Finally, axions with F/2xe'< or approx.0.5x107 GeV are also ruled out. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Springer.
Imprint Place
Berlin (Germany, F.R.)
ISBN
3-540-17255-6
Imprint Title
Weak and electromagnetic interactions in nuclei
Imprint Pagination
1141 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 676-680.

Conference

Title
International symposium on weak and electromagnetic interactions in nuclei and exhibition.
Dates
1-5 Jul 1986.
Place
Heidelberg (Germany, F.R.).

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
18067872
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AXIONS; DOUBLE BETA DECAY; GERMANIUM 76; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; REST MASS; SOLAR RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY; BOSONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; GERMANIUM ISOTOPES; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES; STELLAR RADIATION

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:With 555 figs.