First results from the AMoRE-Pilot neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

  • Alenkov, V.
  • Bae, H. W.
  • Beyer, J.
  • Boiko, R. S.
  • Boonin, K.
  • ... Park, H. K.
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The advanced molybdenum-based rare process experiment (AMoRE) aims to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0 nu beta beta) of Mo-100 with similar to 100 kg of Mo-100-enriched molybdenum embedded in cryogenic detectors with a dual heat and light readout. At the current, pilot stage of the AMoRE project we employ six calcium molybdate crystals with a total mass of 1.9 kg, produced from Ca-48-depleted calcium and Mo-100-enriched molybdenum (Ca-48depl (MoO4)-Mo-100). The simultaneous detection of heat(phonon) and scintillation(photon) signals is realized with high resolution metallic magnetic calorimeter sensors that operate at milli-Kelvin temperatures. This stage of the project is carried out in the Yangyang underground laboratory at a depth of 700 m. We report first results from the AMoRE-Pilot 0 nu beta beta search with a 111 kg day live exposure of Ca-48depl (MoO4)-Mo-100 crystals. No evidence for 0 nu beta beta decay of Mo-100 is found, and a upper limit is set for the half-life of 0 nu beta beta of Mo-100 of T-1/2(0 nu) > 9.5 X 10(22) years at 90% C.L. This limit corresponds to an effective Majorana neutrino mass limit in the range < m beta beta > <= (1.2-2.1) eV

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First results from the AMoRE-Pilot neutrinoless double beta decay experiment
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Alenkov, V.Bae, H. W.Beyer, J.Boiko, R. S.Boonin, K.Buzanov, O.Chanthima, N.Cheoun, M. K.Chernyak, D. M.Choe, J. S.Choi, S.Danevich, F. A.Djamal, M.Drung, D.Enss, C.Fleischmann, A.Gangapshev, A. M.Gastaldo, L.Gavriljuk, Yu. M.Gezhaev, A. M.Grigoryeva, V. D.Gurentsov, V. I.Gylova, O.Ha, C.Ha, D. H.Ha, E. J.Hahn, I. S.Jang, C. H.Jeon, E. J.Jeon, J. A.Jo, H. S.Kaewkhao, J.Kang, C. S.Kang, S. J.Kang, W. G.Kazalov, V. V.Kempf, S.Khan, A.Khan, S.Kim, D. Y.Kim, G. W.Kim, H. B.Kim, H. J.Kim, H. L.Kim, H. S.Kim, I.Kim, S. C.Kim, S. G.Kim, S. K.Kim, S. R.Kim, W. T.Kim, Y. D.Kim, Y. H.Kirdsiri, K.Ko, Y. J.Kobychev, V. V.Kornoukhov, V.Kuzminov, V. V.Kwon, D. H.Lee, C.Lee, E. K.Lee, H. J.Lee, H. S.Lee, J. S.Lee, J. Y.Lee, K. B.Lee, M. H.Lee, M. K.Lee, S. W.Lee, S. W.Lee, S. H.Leonard, D.Li, J.Li, J.Li, Y.Limkitjaroenporn, P.Makarov, E. P.Oh, S. Y.Oh, Y. M.Olsen, S. L.Pabitra, A.Panasenko, S. I.Pandey, I.Park, C. W.Park, H. K.Park, H. S.Park, K. S.Park, S. Y.Poda, D. V.Polischuk, O. G.Prihtiadi, H.Ra, S. J.Ratkevich, S. S.Rooh, G.Sari, M. B.Seo, K. M.Shin, J. W.Shin, K. A.Shlegel, V. N.Siyeon, K.So, J. H.Son, J. K.Srisittipokakun, N.Sujita, K.Tretyak, V. I.Wirawan, R.Woo, K. R.Yoon, Y. S.Yue, Q.Zaman, S. U.
DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7279-1
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2019-09
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European Physical Journal C
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