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1. The design, construction, and commissioning of the KATRIN experiment

Author: Aker, M, Altenmüller, K, Amsbaugh, JF, Arenz, M, Babutzka, M, Bast, J, Bauer, S, Bechtler, H, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bender, B, Berendes, R, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Bettin, C, Bieringer, B, Blaum, K, Block, F, Bobien, S, Böttcher, M, Bohn, J, Bokeloh, K, Bolz, H, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Bouquet, H, Boyd, NM, Brunst, T, Burritt, TH, Caldwell, TS, Chaoui, Z, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, W, Corona, TJ, Cox, GA, Debowski, K, Deffert, M, Descher, M, Barrero, D Díaz, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dunmore, JA, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eichelhardt, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Felden, A, Fischer, S, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Frenzel, H, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gauda, K, Gehring, R, Gil, W, Glück, F, Görhardt, S, Grimm, J, Grössle, R, Groh, S, Grohmann, S, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Häßler, D, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Harper, GC, Hartmann, J, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Held, M, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillen, B, Hiller, R, Hillesheimer, D, Hinz, D, Höhn, T, Hötzel, M, Holzmann, S, Horn, S, Houdy, T, Howe, MA, Huber, A, James, T, Jansen, A, Kaiser, M, Karl, C, and Kazachenko, O
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Beam-line instrumentation, Spectrometers, Gas systems and purification, Neutrino detectors, Engineering, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Physical sciences
Abstract: The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, which aims to make a direct and model-independent determination of the absolute neutrino mass scale, is a complex experiment with many components. More than 15 years ago, we published a technical design report (TDR) [1] to describe the hardware design and requirements to achieve our sensitivity goal of 0.2 eV at 90% C.L. on the neutrino mass. Since then there has been considerable progress, culminating in the publication of first neutrino mass results with the entire beamline operating [2]. In this paper, we document the current state of all completed beamline components (as of the first neutrino mass measurement campaign), demonstrate our ability to reliably and stably control them over long times, and present details on their respective commissioning campaigns.
Published: 2021

2. High-resolution spectroscopy of gaseous 83mKr conversion electrons with the KATRIN experiment

Author: Altenmüller, K, Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Block, F, Bobien, S, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, AG, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Hinz, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Plischke, P, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, C-O Ranitzsch, P, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, Schönung, K, Schrank, M, and Seitz-Moskaliuk, H
Subjects: Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: In this work, we present the first spectroscopic measurements of conversion electrons originating from the decay of metastable gaseous 83mKr with the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment. The obtained results represent one of the major commissioning milestones for the subsequent direct neutrino mass measurement with KATRIN. The successful campaign demonstrates the functionalities of the KATRIN beamline. Precise measurement of the narrow K-32, L3-32, and N2,3-32 conversion electron lines allowed to verify the eV-scale energy resolution of the KATRIN main spectrometer necessary for competitive measurement of the absolute neutrino mass scale.
Published: 2020

3. First operation of the KATRIN experiment with tritium

Author: Aker, M, Altenmüller, K, Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Barrett, J, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Block, F, Bobien, S, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Bouquet, H, Brunst, T, Caldwell, TS, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, W, Debowski, K, Deffert, M, Descher, M, Díaz Barrero, D, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Felden, A, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Frankrone, H, Friedel, F, Fuchs, D, Fulst, A, Gauda, K, Gil, W, Glück, F, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Hartmann, J, Haußmann, N, Ha-Minh, M, Heizmann, F, Heizmann, J, Helbing, K, Hickford, S, Hillesheimer, D, Hinz, D, Höhn, T, Holzapfel, B, Holzmann, S, Houdy, T, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Karl, C, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Klein, M, Köhler, C, Köllenberger, L, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Krause, H, Kuffner, B, Kunka, N, Lasserre, T, La Cascio, L, Lebeda, O, Lebert, M, Lehnert, B, Letnev, J, Leven, F, Le, TL, Lichter, S, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Malcherek, E, Mark, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Megas, F, Melzer, C, Menshikov, A, Mertens, S, and Meier, M
Subjects: Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The determination of the neutrino mass is one of the major challenges in astroparticle physics today. Direct neutrino mass experiments, based solely on the kinematics of β -decay, provide a largely model-independent probe to the neutrino mass scale. The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment is designed to directly measure the effective electron antineutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2eV (90 % CL). In this work we report on the first operation of KATRIN with tritium which took place in 2018. During this commissioning phase of the tritium circulation system, excellent agreement of the theoretical prediction with the recorded spectra was found and stable conditions over a time period of 13 days could be established. These results are an essential prerequisite for the subsequent neutrino mass measurements with KATRIN in 2019.
Published: 2020

4. Initial results from the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Caldwell, TS, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Chan, YDC, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration has assembled an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge with the goal of establishing the required background and scalability of a Ge-based next-generation ton-scale experiment. The Majorana Demonstrator consists of 44 kg of high-purity Ge (HPGe) detectors (30 kg enriched in 76Ge) with a low-noise p-Type point contact (PPC) geometry. The detectors are split between two modules which are contained in a single lead and high-purity copper shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Following a commissioning run that started in June 2015, the full detector array has been acquiring data since August 2016. We will discuss the status of the Majorana Demonstrator and initial results from the first physics run; including current background estimates, exotic low-energy physics searches, projections on the physics reach of the Demonstrator, and implications for a ton-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay search.
Published: 2020

5. Spectral analysis for the Majorana Demonstrator experiment

Author: Hehn, L, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a ton-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modular arrays of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors totaling 44.1kg (29.7kg enriched detectors), located at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Data taken with this setup since summer 2015 at different construction stages of the experiment show a clear reduction of the observed background index around the ROI for 0νββ-decay search due to improvements in shielding. We discuss the statistical approaches to search for a νββ-signal and derive the physics sensitivity for an expected exposure of 10kg• y from enriched detectors using a profile likelihood based hypothesis test in combination with toy Monte Carlo data.
Published: 2020

6. Progress Toward A 2νββ Measurement for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Gilliss, T, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is a 76Ge-based neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) experiment. Staged at the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility, the DEMONSTRATOR operates an array of high-purity p-Type point contact Ge detectors deployed within a graded passive shield and an active muon veto system. The present work concerns the two-neutrino double-beta decay mode (2νββ) of 76Ge. For Ge detectors, having superior energy resolution (0.1%), this mode poses negligible background to the 0νββ mode, even for a ton-scale experiment. However, the measurement of the 2νββ mode allows for careful systematics checks of active detector mass, enrichment fraction, and pulse shape discrimination cuts related to both the 0νββ and 2νββ decay modes. A precision measurement of the 2νββ shape also allows searches for spectral distortions, possibly indicative of new physics, including 0νββχ. Work is underway to construct a full experimental background model enabling a Bayesian fit to the measured energy spectrum and extraction of a precise 2νββ spectrum and half-life.
Published: 2020

7. Design improvements to cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Haufe, CR, Reine, AL, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a ton-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modular arrays of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium p-Type point contact detectors totaling 44.1 kg, located at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. The DEMONSTRATOR uses custom high voltage cables to bias the detectors, as well as custom signal cables and connectors to read out the charge deposited at each detectors point contact. These low-mass cables and connectors must meet stringent radiopurity requirements while being subjected to thermal and mechanical stress. A number of issues have been identified with the currently installed cables and connectors. An improved set of cables and connectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR are being developed with the aim of increasing their overall reliability and connectivity. We will discuss some of the issues encountered with the current cables and connectors as well as our improved designs and their initial performance.
Published: 2020

8. Data quality assurance for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Myslik, J, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decays in germanium-76 and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modular arrays of natural and 76 Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling 44.1 kg, located at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Any neutrinoless double-beta decay search requires a thorough understanding of the background and the signal energy spectra. The various techniques employed to ensure the integrity of the measured spectra are discussed. Data collection is monitored with a thorough set of checks, and subsequent careful analysis is performed to qualify the data for higher level physics analysis. Instrumental background events are tagged for removal, and problematic channels are removed from consideration as necessary.
Published: 2020

9. Status update of the majorana demonstrator neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

Author: Gruszko, J, Buuck, M, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Guinn, IS, Leon, J, Robertson, RGH, Abgrall, N, Bradley, AW, Chan, YD, Mertens, S, Poon, AWP, Arnquist, IJ, Hoppe, EW, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Orrell, JL, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Konovalov, SI, Yumatov, V, Bertrand, FE, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Radford, DC, Varner, RL, White, BR, Yu, CH, Brudanin, V, Shirchenko, M, Vasilyev, S, Yakushev, E, Zhitnikov, I, Busch, M, Byram, D, Jasinski, BR, Snyder, N, Caldwell, AS, Christofferson, CD, Dunagan, C, Howard, S, Suriano, AM, Chu, PH, Elliott, SR, Goett, J, Massarczyk, R, Rielage, K, Xu, W, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Henning, R, Howe, MA, MacMullin, J, Meijer, SJ, O'Shaughnessy, C, Rager, J, Shanks, B, Trimble, JE, Vorren, K, Green, MP, Guiseppe, VE, Tedeschi, D, Wiseman, C, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Martin, RD, Romero-Romero, E, Vetter, K, and Wilkerson, JF
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: Neutrinoless double beta decay searches play a major role in determining neutrino properties, in particular the Majorana or Dirac nature of the neutrino and the absolute scale of the neutrino mass. The consequences of these searches go beyond neutrino physics, with implications for Grand Unification and leptogenesis. The Majorana Collaboration is assembling a low-background array of high purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator, which is currently being constructed and commissioned at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, will contain 44 kg (30 kg enriched in 76Ge) of HPGe detectors. Its primary goal is to demonstrate the scalability and background required for a tonne-scale Ge experiment. This is accomplished via a modular design and projected background of less than 3 cnts/tonne-yr in the region of interest. The experiment is currently taking data with the first of its enriched detectors.
Published: 2020

10. Improved Upper Limit on the Neutrino Mass from a Direct Kinematic Method by KATRIN

Author: Aker, M, Altenmüller, K, Arenz, M, Babutzka, M, Barrett, J, Bauer, S, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Block, F, Bobien, S, Bokeloh, K, Bonn, J, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Bouquet, H, Brunst, T, Caldwell, TS, La Cascio, L, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, W, Corona, TJ, Debowski, K, Deffert, M, Descher, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dunmore, JA, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eisenblätter, L, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Felden, A, Fischer, S, Flatt, B, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Frankrone, H, Friedel, F, Fuchs, D, Fulst, A, Furse, D, Gauda, K, Gemmeke, H, Gil, W, Glück, F, Görhardt, S, Groh, S, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Minh, M Ha, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Hartmann, J, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillen, B, Hillesheimer, D, Hinz, D, Höhn, T, Holzapfel, B, Holzmann, S, Houdy, T, Howe, MA, Huber, A, James, TM, Jansen, A, Kaboth, A, Karl, C, Kazachenko, O, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Köhler, C, Köllenberger, L, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kosmider, A, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, and Krause, H
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, KATRIN Collaboration, hep-ex, astro-ph.CO, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: We report on the neutrino mass measurement result from the first four-week science run of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment KATRIN in spring 2019. Beta-decay electrons from a high-purity gaseous molecular tritium source are energy analyzed by a high-resolution MAC-E filter. A fit of the integrated electron spectrum over a narrow interval around the kinematic end point at 18.57 keV gives an effective neutrino mass square value of (-1.0_{-1.1}^{+0.9}) eV^{2}. From this, we derive an upper limit of 1.1 eV (90% confidence level) on the absolute mass scale of neutrinos. This value coincides with the KATRIN sensitivity. It improves upon previous mass limits from kinematic measurements by almost a factor of 2 and provides model-independent input to cosmological studies of structure formation.
Published: 2019

11. Recent results of the Majorana Demonstrator experiment

Author: López-Castaño, JM, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Basu, V, Bertrand, FE, Bos, B, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Clark, ML, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Drobizhev, A, Edwins, DW, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Henning, R, Aguilar, D Hervas, Hoppe, EW, Hostiuc, A, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, E, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Oli, TK, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge with two modular arrays of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors. It is located at the 4850' level of Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA, and its total mass of germanium detectors is 44.1 kg, of which 29.7 kg is enriched. The analysis of the first 26 kg-yr of data provides an unprecedented energy resolution of 0.13% in the region of interest at 2039 keV and a background level of 15.4 ±2.0 counts/(FWHM t yr). It establishes the lower limit of the half-life of neutrinoless double beta decay as 2.7 1025 yr in 76Ge at 90% CL. This analysis will be summarized here with an emphasis on the energy determination.
Published: 2019

12. Gamma-induced background in the KATRIN main spectrometer

Author: Altenmüller, K, Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Block, F, Bobien, S, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Bouquet, H, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, AG, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Karl, C, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, A, Kraus, M, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Lehnert, B, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PCO, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, Schlüter, L, Schrank, M, Seitz-Moskaliuk, H, and Sibille, V
Subjects: Nuclear & Particles Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The KATRIN experiment aims to measure the effective electron antineutrino mass mν¯e with a sensitivity of 0.2eV/c2 using a gaseous tritium source combined with the MAC-E filter technique. A low background rate is crucial to achieving the proposed sensitivity, and dedicated measurements have been performed to study possible sources of background electrons. In this work, we test the hypothesis that gamma radiation from external radioactive sources significantly increases the rate of background events created in the main spectrometer (MS) and observed in the focal-plane detector. Using detailed simulations of the gamma flux in the experimental hall, combined with a series of experimental tests that artificially increased or decreased the local gamma flux to the MS, we set an upper limit of 0.006count/s (90% C.L.) from this mechanism. Our results indicate the effectiveness of the electrostatic and magnetic shielding used to block secondary electrons emitted from the inner surface of the MS.
Published: 2019

13. Search for neutrinoless double- β decay in Ge 76 with 26 kg yr of exposure from the M ajorana D emonstrator SEARCH for NEUTRINOLESS DOUBLE- β DECAY ... S. I. ALVIS et al.

Author: Cuesta, C, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Basu, V, Bertrand, FE, Bos, B, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Clark, M, Detwiler, JA, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hervas Aguilar, D, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: nucl-ex, hep-ex
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is operating an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for the neutrinoless double-β decay of Ge76. The Majorana Demonstrator consists of 44.1 kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched to 88% in Ge76) split between two modules constructed from ultraclean materials. Both modules are contained in a low-background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. We present updated results on the search for neutrinoless double-β decay in Ge76 with 26.0±0.5 kg yr of enriched exposure. With the Demonstrator's energy resolution of 2.53 keV FWHM at Qββ, which is the best among all neutrinoless double-β decay experiments, we observe one event in the region of interest with 0.65 events expected from the estimated background, resulting in a lower limit on the Ge76 neutrinoless double-β decay half-life of 2.7×1025 yr [90% confidence level (CL)] with a median sensitivity of 4.8×1025 yr (90% CL). Depending on the matrix elements used, a 90% CL upper limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass in the range of 200-433 meV is obtained. The measured background in the configurations with full shielding and optimized grounding is 11.9±2.0 counts/(FWHM t yr).
Published: 2019

14. Recent results from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: Myslik, Jordan, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone III, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hervas Aguilar, D, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vasundhara, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modules of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling 44.1 kg, operating at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Commissioning of the experiment began in June 2015, followed by data production with the full detector array in August 2016. The ultra-low background and record energy resolution achieved by the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive neutrinoless double-beta decay search, as well as additional searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. I will discuss the design elements that enable these searches, along with the latest results, focusing on the neutrinoless double-beta decay search. I will also discuss the current status and the future plans of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, as well as the plans for a future tonne-scale 76Ge experiment.
Published: 2019

15. Search for neutrinoless double-β decay in Ge76 with 26 kg yr of exposure from the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Basu, V, Bertrand, FE, Bos, B, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Clark, M, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Aguilar, D Hervas, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, nucl-ex, hep-ex, Nuclear and plasma physics
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is operating an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for the neutrinoless double-β decay of Ge76. The Majorana Demonstrator consists of 44.1 kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched to 88% in Ge76) split between two modules constructed from ultraclean materials. Both modules are contained in a low-background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. We present updated results on the search for neutrinoless double-β decay in Ge76 with 26.0±0.5 kg yr of enriched exposure. With the Demonstrator's energy resolution of 2.53 keV FWHM at Qββ, which is the best among all neutrinoless double-β decay experiments, we observe one event in the region of interest with 0.65 events expected from the estimated background, resulting in a lower limit on the Ge76 neutrinoless double-β decay half-life of 2.7×1025 yr [90% confidence level (CL)] with a median sensitivity of 4.8×1025 yr (90% CL). Depending on the matrix elements used, a 90% CL upper limit on the effective Majorana neutrino mass in the range of 200-433 meV is obtained. The measured background in the configurations with full shielding and optimized grounding is 11.9±2.0 counts/(FWHM t yr).
Published: 2019

16. Multisite event discrimination for the majorana demonstrator

Author: Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Basu, V, Bertrand, FE, Bos, B, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hervas Aguilar, D, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) in Ge76 using arrays of point-contact germanium detectors operating at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Background results in the 0νββ region of interest from data taken during construction, commissioning, and the start of full operations have been recently published. A pulse shape analysis cut applied to achieve this result, named AvsE, is described in this paper. This cut is developed to remove events whose waveforms are typical of multisite energy deposits while retaining (90±3.5)% of single-site events. This pulse shape discrimination is based on the relationship between the maximum current and energy, and tuned using Th228 calibration source data. The efficiency uncertainty accounts for variation across detectors, energy, and time, as well as for the position distribution difference between calibration and 0νββ events, established using simulations.
Published: 2019

17. Search for trinucleon decay in the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Basu, V, Bertrand, FE, Bos, B, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Aguilar, D Hervas, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, hep-ex, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Mathematical physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low-background experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in Ge76. The heavily shielded array of germanium detectors, placed nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, also allows searches for new exotic physics. We present the first limits for trinucleon decay-specific modes and invisible decay modes for Ge isotopes. We find a half-life limit of 4.9×1025 yr for the decay Ge76(ppn)→Zn73 e+π+ and 4.7×1025 yr for the decay Ge76(ppp)→Cu73 e+π+π+. The half-life limit for the invisible triproton decay mode of Ge76 was found to be 7.5×1024 yr.
Published: 2019

18. Muon-induced background in the KATRIN main spectrometer

Author: Altenmüller, K, Arenz, M, Baek, W-J, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bobien, S, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, A Gonzalez, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Leiber, B, Letnev, J, Linek, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PC-O, Rest, O, Rink, R, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Rovedo, P, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, and Schimpf, L
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Cosmic-ray muon backgrounds, Electrostatic spectrometer, Neutrino mass, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment aims to make a model-independent determination of the effective electron antineutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV/c 2 . It investigates the kinematics of β-particles from tritium β-decay close to the endpoint of the energy spectrum. Because the KATRIN main spectrometer (MS) is located above ground, muon-induced backgrounds are of particular concern. Coincidence measurements with the MS and a scintillator-based muon detector system confirmed the model of secondary electron production by cosmic-ray muons inside the MS. Correlation measurements with the same setup showed that about 12% of secondary electrons emitted from the inner surface are induced by cosmic-ray muons, with approximately one secondary electron produced for every 17 muon crossings. However, the magnetic and electrostatic shielding of the MS is able to efficiently suppress these electrons, and we find that muons are responsible for less than 17% (90% confidence level) of the overall MS background.
Published: 2019

19. Recent results from the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Myslik, J, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hervas Aguilar, D, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vasundhara, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Neutrinoless double-beta decay, germanium, point-contact detectors, physics.ins-det
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modules of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling 44.1 kg, operating at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Commissioning of the experiment began in June 2015, followed by data production with the full detector array in August 2016. The ultra-low background and record energy resolution achieved by the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive neutrinoless double-beta decay search, as well as additional searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. I will discuss the design elements that enable these searches, along with the latest results, focusing on the neutrinoless double-beta decay search. I will also discuss the current status and the future plans of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, as well as the plans for a future tonne-scale 76Ge experiment.
Published: 2019

20. Recent results from the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: Myslik, J, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, III, FT Avignone, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hegedus, RJ, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Aguilar, D Hervas, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Piliounis, A, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vasundhara, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search forneutrinoless double-beta decay in $^{76}$Ge and to demonstrate the feasibilityto deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consistsof two modules of natural and $^{76}$Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling44.1 kg, operating at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground ResearchFacility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Commissioning of the experiment began inJune 2015, followed by data production with the full detector array in August2016. The ultra-low background and record energy resolution achieved by theMAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive neutrinoless double-beta decay search,as well as additional searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. I willdiscuss the design elements that enable these searches, along with the latestresults, focusing on the neutrinoless double-beta decay search. I will alsodiscuss the current status and the future plans of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR,as well as the plans for a future tonne-scale $^{76}$Ge experiment.
Published: 2018

21. Reduction of stored-particle background by a magnetic pulse method at the KATRIN experiment

Author: Arenz, M, Baek, W-J, Bauer, S, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Berendes, R, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buglak, W, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Furse, D, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, A Gonzalez, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PC-O, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, and Schönung, K
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The KATRIN experiment aims to determine the effective electron neutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2eV/c2 (%90 CL) by precision measurement of the shape of the tritium β -spectrum in the endpoint region. The energy analysis of the decay electrons is achieved by a MAC-E filter spectrometer. A common background source in this setup is the decay of short-lived isotopes, such as 219Rn and 220Rn , in the spectrometer volume. Active and passive countermeasures have been implemented and tested at the KATRIN main spectrometer. One of these is the magnetic pulse method, which employs the existing air coil system to reduce the magnetic guiding field in the spectrometer on a short timescale in order to remove low- and high-energy stored electrons. Here we describe the working principle of this method and present results from commissioning measurements at the main spectrometer. Simulations with the particle-tracking software Kassiopeia were carried out to gain a detailed understanding of the electron storage conditions and removal processes.
Published: 2018

22. The KATRIN superconducting magnets: Overview and first performance results

Author: Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Formaggio, JA, Frankle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Urena, AG, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalik, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PCO, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, Schönung, K, Schrank, M, Seitz-Moskaliuk, H, Sentkerestiová, J, and Sibille, V
Subjects: Acceleration cavities and magnets superconducting, Control systems, Cryogenics, Spectrometers, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract: The KATRIN experiment aims for the determination of the effective electron anti-neutrino mass from the tritium beta-decay with an unprecedented sub-eV sensitivity. The strong magnetic fields, designed for up to 6 T, adiabatically guide β-electrons from the source to the detector within a magnetic flux of 191 Tcm2. A chain of ten single solenoid magnets and two larger superconducting magnet systems have been designed, constructed, and installed in the 70-m-long KATRIN beam line. The beam diameter for the magnetic flux varies from 0.064 m to 9 m, depending on the magnetic flux density along the beam line. Two transport and tritium pumping sections are assembled with chicane beam tubes to avoid direct "line-of-sight" molecular beaming effect of gaseous tritium molecules into the next beam sections. The sophisticated beam alignment has been successfully cross-checked by electron sources. In addition, magnet safety systems were developed to protect the complex magnet systems against coil quenches or other system failures. The main functionality of the magnet safety systems has been successfully tested with the two large magnet systems. The complete chain of the magnets was operated for several weeks at 70% of the design fields for the first test measurements with radioactive krypton gas. The stability of the magnetic fields of the source magnets has been shown to be better than 0.01% per month at 70% of the design fields. This paper gives an overview of the KATRIN superconducting magnets and reports on the first performance results of the magnets.
Published: 2018

23. First Limit on the Direct Detection of Lightly Ionizing Particles for Electric Charge as Low as e/1000 with the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Majorana Collaboration, hep-ex, astro-ph.CO, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultralow-background experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay in ^{76}Ge. The heavily shielded array of germanium detectors, placed nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, also allows searches for new exotic physics. Free, relativistic, lightly ionizing particles with an electrical charge less than e are forbidden by the standard model but predicted by some of its extensions. If such particles exist, they might be detected in the Majorana Demonstrator by searching for multiple-detector events with individual-detector energy depositions down to 1 keV. This search is background-free, and no candidate events have been found in 285 days of data taking. New direct-detection limits are set for the flux of lightly ionizing particles for charges as low as e/1000.
Published: 2018

24. The Majorana Demonstrator Status and Preliminary Results

Author: Yu, CH, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, M, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BZ
Subjects: nucl-ex, physics.ins-det
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is using an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay are understood to be the only viable experimental method for testing the Majorana nature of the neutrino. Observation of this decay would imply violation of lepton number, that neutrinos are Majorana in nature, and provide information on the neutrino mass. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of p-type point-contact Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in 76Ge) surrounded by a low-background shield system. The experiment achieved a high efficiency of converting raw Ge material to detectors and an unprecedented detector energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Qββ. The Majorana collaboration began taking physics data in 2016. This paper summarizes key construction aspects of the Demonstrator and shows preliminary results from initial data.
Published: 2018

25. Calibration of high voltages at the ppm level by the difference of 83mKr conversion electron lines at the KATRIN experiment

Author: Arenz, M, Baek, W-J, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Fischer, S, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, A Gonzalez, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PC-O, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, Schönung, K, Schrank, M, and Seitz-Moskaliuk, H
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The neutrino mass experiment KATRIN requires a stability of 3 ppm for the retarding potential at − 18.6 kV of the main spectrometer. To monitor the stability, two custom-made ultra-precise high-voltage dividers were developed and built in cooperation with the German national metrology institute Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). Until now, regular absolute calibration of the voltage dividers required bringing the equipment to the specialised metrology laboratory. Here we present a new method based on measuring the energy difference of two 83 mKr conversion electron lines with the KATRIN setup, which was demonstrated during KATRIN’s commissioning measurements in July 2017. The measured scale factor M= 1972.449 (10) of the high-voltage divider K35 is in agreement with the last PTB calibration 4 years ago. This result demonstrates the utility of the calibration method, as well as the long-term stability of the voltage divider.
Published: 2018

26. Calibration of high voltages at the ppm level by the difference of 83 m Kr conversion electron lines at the KATRIN experiment

Author: Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Fischer, S, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, AG, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PCO, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, Schönung, K, Schrank, M, and Seitz-Moskaliuk, H
Subjects: Nuclear & Particles Physics, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: The neutrino mass experiment KATRIN requires a stability of 3 ppm for the retarding potential at − 18.6 kV of the main spectrometer. To monitor the stability, two custom-made ultra-precise high-voltage dividers were developed and built in cooperation with the German national metrology institute Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). Until now, regular absolute calibration of the voltage dividers required bringing the equipment to the specialised metrology laboratory. Here we present a new method based on measuring the energy difference of two 83 mKr conversion electron lines with the KATRIN setup, which was demonstrated during KATRIN’s commissioning measurements in July 2017. The measured scale factor M= 1972.449 (10) of the high-voltage divider K35 is in agreement with the last PTB calibration 4 years ago. This result demonstrates the utility of the calibration method, as well as the long-term stability of the voltage divider.
Published: 2018

27. First transmission of electrons and ions through the KATRIN beamline

Author: Arenz, M, Baek, WJ, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Berlev, A, Besserer, U, Blaum, K, Bode, T, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Brunst, T, Buzinsky, N, Chilingaryan, S, Choi, WQ, Deffert, M, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Edzards, F, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Engel, R, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Fischer, S, Formaggio, JA, Frankle, FM, Franklin, GB, Friedel, F, Fulst, A, Gil, W, Glück, F, Urena, AG, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillesheimer, D, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kellerer, J, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Korzeczek, M, Kovalik, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Kuckert, L, Lasserre, T, Lebeda, O, Letnev, J, Lokhov, A, Machatschek, M, Marsteller, A, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Naumann, U, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Off, A, Ortjohann, HW, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Pollithy, A, Poon, AWP, Priester, F, Ranitzsch, PCO, Rest, O, Robertson, RGH, Roccati, F, Rodenbeck, C, Röllig, M, Röttele, C, Ryšavý, M, Sack, R, Saenz, A, Schimpf, L, Schlösser, K, Schlösser, M, and Schönung, K
Subjects: Ion sources (positive ions, negative ions, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR), electron beam (EBIS)), Detector control systems, Beam-line instrumentation, Spectrometers, Ion sources (positive ions, negative ions, electron cyclotron resonance, electron beam (EBIS)), Nuclear & Particles Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract: The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment is a large-scale effort to probe the absolute neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV (90% confidence level), via a precise measurement of the endpoint spectrum of tritium β-decay. This work documents several KATRIN commissioning milestones: the complete assembly of the experimental beamline, the successful transmission of electrons from three sources through the beamline to the primary detector, and tests of ion transport and retention. In the First Light commissioning campaign of autumn 2016, photoelectrons were generated at the rear wall and ions were created by a dedicated ion source attached to the rear section; in July 2017, gaseous 83mKr was injected into the KATRIN source section, and a condensed 83mKr source was deployed in the transport section. In this paper we describe the technical details of the apparatus and the configuration for each measurement, and give first results on source and system performance. We have successfully achieved transmission from all four sources, established system stability, and characterized many aspects of the apparatus.
Published: 2018

28. Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay in Ge76 with the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Aalseth, CE, Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, Alvis, SI, Amman, M, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Back, HO, Barabash, AS, Barbeau, PS, Barton, CJ, Barton, PJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Boswell, M, Bradley, AW, Brodzinski, RL, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, AS, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Collar, JI, Combs, DC, Cooper, RJ, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Dunmore, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Fu, Z, Fujikawa, BK, Fuller, E, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gehman, VM, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Hallin, AL, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Hossbach, TW, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Johnson, RA, Keeter, KJ, Kephart, JD, Kidd, MF, Knecht, A, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Lesko, KT, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, Lopez, AM, Luke, PN, MacMullin, J, MacMullin, S, Marino, MG, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, McDonald, AB, Mei, D-M, Meijer, SJ, Merriman, JH, Mertens, S, Miley, HS, Miller, ML, Myslik, J, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Overman, NR, Perumpilly, G, Pettus, W, Phillips, DG, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reeves, JH, Reine, AL, and Rielage, K
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Majorana Collaboration, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering, General Physics, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is operating an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-β decay in ^{76}Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in ^{76}Ge) split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Here we present results from data taken during construction, commissioning, and the start of full operations. We achieve unprecedented energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Q_{ββ} and a very low background with no observed candidate events in 9.95 kg yr of enriched Ge exposure, resulting in a lower limit on the half-life of 1.9×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.). This result constrains the effective Majorana neutrino mass to below 240-520 meV, depending on the matrix elements used. In our experimental configuration with the lowest background, the background is 4.0_{-2.5}^{+3.1} counts/(FWHM t yr).
Published: 2018

29. Search for Neutrinoless Double-β Decay in ^{76}Ge with the Majorana Demonstrator.

Author: Aalseth, CE, Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, Alvis, SI, Amman, M, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Back, HO, Barabash, AS, Barbeau, PS, Barton, CJ, Barton, PJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bos, B, Boswell, M, Bradley, AW, Brodzinski, RL, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, AS, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Collar, JI, Combs, DC, Cooper, RJ, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Dunmore, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Fu, Z, Fujikawa, BK, Fuller, E, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gehman, VM, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Hallin, AL, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Hossbach, TW, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Johnson, RA, Keeter, KJ, Kephart, JD, Kidd, MF, Knecht, A, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Lesko, KT, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, Lopez, AM, Luke, PN, MacMullin, J, MacMullin, S, Marino, MG, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, McDonald, AB, Mei, D-M, Meijer, SJ, Merriman, JH, Mertens, S, Miley, HS, Miller, ML, Myslik, J, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Overman, NR, Perumpilly, G, Pettus, W, Phillips, DG, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reeves, JH, Reine, AL, and Rielage, K
Subjects: Majorana Collaboration, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, General Physics, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is operating an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-β decay in ^{76}Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in ^{76}Ge) split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Here we present results from data taken during construction, commissioning, and the start of full operations. We achieve unprecedented energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Q_{ββ} and a very low background with no observed candidate events in 9.95 kg yr of enriched Ge exposure, resulting in a lower limit on the half-life of 1.9×10^{25} yr (90% C.L.). This result constrains the effective Majorana neutrino mass to below 240-520 meV, depending on the matrix elements used. In our experimental configuration with the lowest background, the background is 4.0_{-2.5}^{+3.1} counts/(FWHM t yr).
Published: 2018

30. Contamination control and assay results for the Majorana Demonstrator ultra clean components

Author: Christofferson, CD, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O’Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Rouf, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is a neutrinoless double beta decay experiment utilizing enriched Ge-76 detectors in 2 separate modules inside of a common solid shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. The Demonstrator has utilized world leading assay sensitivities to develop clean materials and processes for producing ultra-pure copper and plastic components. This experiment is now operating, and initial data provide new insights into the success of cleaning and processing. Post production copper assays after the completion of Module 1 showed an increase in U and Th contamination in finished parts compared to starting bulk material. A revised cleaning method and additional round of surface contamination studies prior to Module 2 construction have provided evidence that more rigorous process control can reduce surface contamination. This article describes the assay results and discuss further studies to take advantage of assay capabilities for the purpose of maintaining ultra clean fabrication and process design.
Published: 2018

31. Low background materials and fabrication techniques for cables and connectors in the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Busch, M, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O’Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Rouf, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus 76Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the aim of implementing background reduction techniques suitable for a tonne scale 76Ge-based search (the LEGEND collaboration). In the Demonstrator, germanium detectors operate in an ultra-pure vacuum cryostat at 80 K. One special challenge of an ultra-pure environment is to develop reliable cables, connectors, and electronics that do not significantly contribute to the radioactive background of the experiment. This paper highlights the experimental requirements and how these requirements were met for the Majorana Demonstrator, including plans to upgrade the wiring for higher reliability in the summer of 2018. Also described are requirements for LEGEND R&D efforts underway to meet these additional requirements.
Published: 2018

32. The Majorana Demonstrator Status and Preliminary Results

Author: Yu, C-H, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, M, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BZ
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Particle and high energy physics, Synchrotrons and accelerators
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is using an array of high-purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. Searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay are understood to be the only viable experimental method for testing the Majorana nature of the neutrino. Observation of this decay would imply violation of lepton number, that neutrinos are Majorana in nature, and provide information on the neutrino mass. The Majorana Demonstrator comprises 44.1 kg of p-type point-contact Ge detectors (29.7 kg enriched in 76Ge) surrounded by a low-background shield system. The experiment achieved a high efficiency of converting raw Ge material to detectors and an unprecedented detector energy resolution of 2.5 keV FWHM at Qββ. The Majorana collaboration began taking physics data in 2016. This paper summarizes key construction aspects of the Demonstrator and shows preliminary results from initial data.
Published: 2018

33. Recent Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Gilliss, T, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O’Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Pettus, W, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ruof, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, Neutrinoless double-beta decay, germanium, point-contact detectors, physics.ins-det
Abstract: The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an experiment constructed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge and to demonstrate the feasibility to deploy a large-scale experiment in a phased and modular fashion. It consists of two modules of natural and 76Ge-enriched germanium detectors totalling 44.1 kg, operating at the 4850' level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Commissioning of the experiment began in June 2015, followed by data production with the full detector array in August 2016. The ultra-low background and record energy resolution achieved by the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR enable a sensitive neutrinoless double-beta decay search, as well as additional searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. I will discuss the design elements that enable these searches, along with the latest results, focusing on the neutrinoless double-beta decay search. I will also discuss the current status and the future plans of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, as well as the plans for a future tonne-scale 76Ge experiment.
Published: 2018

34. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR calibration system

Author: Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone III, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Fu, Z, Gehman, VM, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CR, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Neutrinoless double-beta decay, Germanium detector, Majorana, Detector calibration, physics.ins-det, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Other Physical Sciences
Abstract: The MAJORANA Collaboration is searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the nucleus 76Ge. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of germanium detectors deployed with the aim of implementing background reduction techniques suitable for a 1-ton 76Ge-based search. The ultra low-background conditions require regular calibrations to verify proper function of the detectors. Radioactive line sources can be deployed around the cryostats containing the detectors for regular energy calibrations. When measuring in low-background mode, these line sources have to be stored outside the shielding so they do not contribute to the background. The deployment and the retraction of the source are designed to be controlled by the data acquisition system and do not require any direct human interaction. In this paper, we detail the design requirements and implementation of the calibration apparatus, which provides the event rates needed to define the pulse-shape cuts and energy calibration used in the final analysis as well as data that can be compared to simulations.
Published: 2017

35. The large enriched germanium experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay (LEGEND)

Author: Abgrall, N, Abramov, A, Abrosimov, N, Abt, I, Agostini, M, Agartioglu, M, Ajjaq, A, Alvis, SI, Avignone, FT, Bai, X, Balata, M, Barabanov, I, Barabash, AS, Barton, PJ, Baudis, L, Bezrukov, L, Bode, T, Bolozdynya, A, Borowicz, D, Boston, A, Boston, H, Boyd, STP, Breier, R, Brudanin, V, Brugnera, R, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, A, Caldwell, TS, Camellato, T, Carpenter, M, Cattadori, C, Cederkäll, J, Chan, Y-D, Chen, S, Chernogorov, A, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cooper, RJ, Cuesta, C, Demidova, EV, Deng, Z, Deniz, M, Detwiler, JA, Di Marco, N, Domula, A, Du, Q, Efremenko, Yu, Egorov, V, Elliott, SR, Fields, D, Fischer, F, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gangapshev, A, Garfagnini, A, Gilliss, T, Giordano, M, Giovanetti, GK, Gold, M, Golubev, P, Gooch, C, Grabmayr, P, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Gurentsov, V, Gurov, Y, Gusev, K, Hakenmüeller, J, Harkness-Brennan, L, Harvey, ZR, Haufe, CR, Hauertmann, L, Heglund, D, Hehn, L, Heinz, A, Hiller, R, Hinton, J, Hodak, R, Hofmann, W, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Hult, M, Inzhechik, LV, Csáthy, J Janicskó, Janssens, R, Ješkovský, M, Jochum, J, Johansson, HT, Judson, D, Junker, M, Kaizer, J, Kang, K, Kazalov, V, Kermadic, Y, Kiessling, F, Kirsch, A, Kish, A, and Klimenko, A
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex
Abstract: The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) would show that lepton number is violated, reveal that neu-trinos are Majorana particles, and provide information on neutrino mass. A discovery-capable experiment covering the inverted ordering region, with effective Majorana neutrino masses of 15 - 50 meV, will require a tonne-scale experiment with excellent energy resolution and extremely low backgrounds, at the level of ∼0.1 count /(FWHM·t·yr) in the region of the signal. The current generation 76Ge experiments GERDA and the Majorana Demonstrator, utilizing high purity Germanium detectors with an intrinsic energy resolution of 0.12%, have achieved the lowest backgrounds by over an order of magnitude in the 0νββ signal region of all 0νββ experiments. Building on this success, the LEGEND collaboration has been formed to pursue a tonne-scale 76Ge experiment. The collaboration aims to develop a phased 0νββ experimental program with discovery potential at a half-life approaching or at 1028 years, using existing resources as appropriate to expedite physics results.
Published: 2017

36. The status and initial results of the Majorana demonstrator experiment

Author: Guiseppe, VE, Abgrall, N, Alvis, SI, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Barton, CJ, Bertrand, FE, Bode, T, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Haufe, CR, Hehn, L, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Myslik, J, O’Shaughnessy, C, Othman, G, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Rouf, NW, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and Zhu, BX
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: Neutrinoless double-beta decay searches play a major role in determining the nature of neutrinos, the existence of a lepton violating process, and the effective Majorana neutrino mass. The Majorana Collaboration assembled an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator is comprised of 44.1 kg (29.7 kg enriched in 76Ge) of Ge detectors divided between two modules contained in a low-background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. The initial goals of the Demonstrator are to establish the required background and scalability of a Ge-based next-generation ton-scale experiment. Following a commissioning run that started in 2015, the first detector module started low-background data production in early 2016. The second detector module was added in August 2016 to begin operation of the entire array. We discuss results of the initial physics runs, as well as the status and physics reach of the full Majorana Demonstrator experiment.
Published: 2017

37. Initial Results from the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Elliott, SR, Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Fullmer, A, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Leon, J, Lopez, AM, Macmullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Abstract: Neutrinoless double-beta decay searches seek to determine the nature of neutrinos, the existence of a lepton violating process, and the effective Majorana neutrino mass. The Majorana Collaboration is assembling an array of high purity Ge detectors to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. The Majorana Demonstrator is composed of 44.8 kg (29.7 kg enriched in 76Ge) of Ge detectors in total, split between two modules contained in a low background shield at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. The initial goals of the Demonstrator are to establish the required background and scalability of a Ge-based, next-generation, tonne-scale experiment. Following a commissioning run that began in 2015, the first detector module started physics data production in early 2016. We will discuss initial results of the Module 1 commissioning and first physics run, as well as the status and potential physics reach of the full Majorana Demonstrator experiment. The collaboration plans to complete the assembly of the second detector module by mid-2016 to begin full data production with the entire array.
Published: 2017

38. Muon flux measurements at the davis campus of the sanford underground research facility with the majorana demonstrator veto system

Author: Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Lopez, AM, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O’Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Ronquest, MC, Schmitt, C, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snyder, N, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Physical Sciences, Cosmic, Ray, Flux, nucl-ex, hep-ex, physics.ins-det, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: We report the first measurement of the total muon flux underground at the Davis Campus of the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the 4850 ft level. Measurements were performed using the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR muon veto system arranged in two different configurations. The measured total flux is (5.31±0.17)×10−9μ/s/cm2.
Published: 2017

39. New Limits on Bosonic Dark Matter, Solar Axions, Pauli Exclusion Principle Violation, and Electron Decay from the Majorana Demonstrator.

Author: Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, TS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Haufe, CRS, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Lopez, AM, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, O'Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Reine, AL, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, Zhu, BX, and Majorana Collaboration
Subjects: Majorana Collaboration, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, General Physics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Abstract: We present new limits on exotic keV-scale physics based on 478 kg d of Majorana Demonstrator commissioning data. Constraints at the 90% confidence level are derived on bosonic dark matter (DM) and solar axion couplings, Pauli exclusion principle violating (PEPV) decay, and electron decay using monoenergetic peak signal limits above our background. Our most stringent DM constraints are set for 11.8 keV mass particles, limiting g_{Ae}1.2×10^{24} yr for e^{-}→ invisible.
Published: 2017

40. Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR

Author: Vasilyev, S, Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Balderrot-Barrera, CX, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, I, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KE, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O’Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snyder, N, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, Zhitnikov, I, and The MAJORANA Collaboration
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Nuclear and plasma physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultralow background, 40-kg modular high purity Ge (HPGe) detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ-decay) in 76Ge. The goal of the experiment is to demonstrate a background rate at or below 3 counts/(t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest (ROI) around the 2039 keV Q-value for 76Ge 0νββ-decay. In this paper, the status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, including its design and measurements of properties of the HPGe crystals is presented.
Published: 2017

41. Search for Pauli exclusion principle violating atomic transitions and electron decay with a p-type point contact germanium detector

Author: Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Finnerty, PS, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O’Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, nucl-ex, physics.ins-det, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical sciences, Atomic, molecular and optical physics, Particle and high energy physics
Abstract: A search for Pauli-exclusion-principle-violating Kα electron transitions was performed using 89.5 kg-d of data collected with a p-type point contact high-purity germanium detector operated at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility. A lower limit on the transition lifetime of 5.8 × 10 30 s at 90% C.L. was set by looking for a peak at 10.6 keV resulting from the X-ray and Auger electrons present following the transition. A similar analysis was done to look for the decay of atomic K-shell electrons into neutrinos, resulting in a lower limit of 6.8 × 10 30 s at 90% C.L. It is estimated that the Majorana Demonstrator, a 44 kg array of p-type point contact detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge, could improve upon these exclusion limits by an order of magnitude after three years of operation.
Published: 2016

42. The Majorana Demonstrator radioassay program

Author: Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Back, HO, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Chu, PH, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Dunmore, JA, Efremenko, Y, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Finnerty, P, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gehman, VM, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Johnson, RA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Loach, JC, Macmullin, J, Macmullin, S, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, S, Mertens, S, Miller, ML, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Ronquest, MC, Schubert, AG, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Steele, D, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, CH, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: Radiopurity, Trace analysis, Neutron activation analysis, Mass spectrometry, Mass spectroscopy, Germanium counting, Low background, Double beta decay, MAJORANA, physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Other Physical Sciences
Abstract: The Majorana collaboration is constructing the Majorana Demonstrator at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at the Homestake gold mine, in Lead, SD. The apparatus will use Ge detectors, enriched in isotope 76Ge, to demonstrate the feasibility of a large-scale Ge detector experiment to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. The long half-life of this postulated process requires that the apparatus be extremely low in radioactive isotopes whose decays may produce backgrounds to the search. The radioassay program conducted by the collaboration to ensure that the materials comprising the apparatus are sufficiently pure is described. The resulting measurements from gamma-ray counting, neutron activation and mass spectroscopy of the radioactive-isotope contamination for the materials studied for use in the detector are reported. We interpret these numbers in the context of the expected background for the experiment.
Published: 2016

43. High voltage testing for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Dunagan, C, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Fu, Z, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Li, A, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snyder, N, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Thompson, A, Ton, KT, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, and Yumatov, V
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Synchrotrons and Accelerators, Physical Sciences, High-voltage, Micro-discharge, Vacuum, MAJORANA, physics.ins-det, hep-ex, nucl-ex, Astronomical and Space Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics, Other Physical Sciences, Nuclear & Particles Physics, Nuclear and plasma physics
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is constructing the Majorana Demonstrator, an ultra-low background, 44-kg modular high-purity Ge (HPGe) detector array to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay in 76Ge. The phenomenon of surface micro-discharge induced by high-voltage has been studied in the context of the Majorana Demonstrator. This effect can damage the front-end electronics or mimic detector signals. To ensure the correct performance, every high-voltage cable and feedthrough must be capable of supplying HPGe detector operating voltages as high as 5 kV without exhibiting discharge. R&D measurements were carried out to understand the testing system and determine the optimum design configuration of the high-voltage path, including different improvements of the cable layout and feedthrough flange model selection. Every cable and feedthrough to be used at the Majorana Demonstrator was characterized and the micro-discharge effects during the Majorana Demonstrator commissioning phase were studied. A stable configuration has been achieved, and the cables and connectors can supply HPGe detector operating voltages without exhibiting discharge.
Published: 2016

44. Commissioning of the vacuum system of the KATRIN Main Spectrometer

Author: Arenz, M, Babutzka, M, Bahr, M, Barrett, JP, Bauer, S, Beck, M, Beglarian, A, Behrens, J, Bergmann, T, Besserer, U, Blümer, J, Bodine, LI, Bokeloh, K, Bonn, J, Bornschein, B, Bornschein, L, Büsch, S, Burritt, TH, Chilingaryan, S, Corona, TJ, De Viveiros, L, Doe, PJ, Dragoun, O, Drexlin, G, Dyba, S, Ebenhöch, S, Eitel, K, Ellinger, E, Enomoto, S, Erhard, M, Eversheim, D, Fedkevych, M, Felden, A, Fischer, S, Formaggio, JA, Fränkle, F, Furse, D, Ghilea, M, Gil, W, Glück, F, Ureña, A Gonzalez, Görhardt, S, Groh, S, Grohmann, S, Grössle, R, Gumbsheimer, R, Hackenjos, M, Hannen, V, Harms, F, Haußmann, N, Heizmann, F, Helbing, K, Herz, W, Hickford, S, Hilk, D, Hillen, B, Höhn, T, Holzapfel, B, Hötzel, M, Howe, MA, Huber, A, Jansen, A, Kernert, N, Kippenbrock, L, Kleesiek, M, Klein, M, Kopmann, A, Kosmider, A, Kovalík, A, Krasch, B, Kraus, M, Krause, H, Krause, M, Kuckert, L, Kuffner, B, La Cascio, L, Lebeda, O, Leiber, B, Letnev, J, Lobashev, VM, Lokhov, A, Malcherek, E, Mark, M, Martin, EL, Mertens, S, Mirz, S, Monreal, B, Müller, K, Neuberger, M, Neumann, H, Niemes, S, Noe, M, Oblath, NS, Off, A, Ortjohann, H-W, Osipowicz, A, Otten, E, Parno, DS, Plischke, P, and Poon, AWP
Subjects: Gas systems and purification, Neutrino detectors, Spectrometers, Vacuum-based detectors, physics.ins-det, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Nuclear & Particles Physics
Abstract: The KATRIN experiment will probe the neutrino mass by measuring the β-electron energy spectrum near the endpoint of tritium β-decay. An integral energy analysis will be performed by an electro-static spectrometer (“Main Spectrometer”), an ultra-high vacuum vessel with a length of 23.2 m, a volume of 1240 m3, and a complex inner electrode system with about 120 000 individual parts. The strong magnetic field that guides the β-electrons is provided by super-conducting solenoids at both ends of the spectrometer. Its influence on turbo-molecular pumps and vacuum gauges had to be considered. A system consisting of 6 turbo-molecular pumps and 3 km of non-evaporable getter strips has been deployed and was tested during the commissioning of the spectrometer. In this paper the configuration, the commissioning with bake-out at 300◦C, and the performance of this system are presented in detail. The vacuum system has to maintain a pressure in the 10−11 mbar range. It is demonstrated that the performance of the system is already close to these stringent functional requirements for the KATRIN experiment, which will start at the end of 2016.
Published: 2016

45. Status of the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Cuesta, C, Abgrall, N, Arnquist, IJ, Avignone, FT, Baldenegro-Barrera, CX, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Bradley, AW, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Buuck, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Chu, P-H, Detwiler, JA, Efremenko, Yu, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Gilliss, T, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guinn, IS, Guiseppe, VE, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Jasinski, BR, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Massarczyk, R, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O’Shaughnessy, C, Poon, AWP, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snyder, N, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: Nuclear and Plasma Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Physical Sciences, neutrinoless double-beta decay, germanium detector, Majorana neutrino mass, physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The MAJORANA Collaboration is constructing the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, an ultra-low background, modular, HPGe detector array with a mass of 44-kg (29 kg 76Ge and 15 kg natGe) to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 76Ge. The next generation of tonne-scale Ge-based neutrinoless double beta decay searches will probe the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchy region. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is envisioned to demonstrate a path forward to achieve a background rate at or below 1 count/tonne/year in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value of 2039 keV. The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR follows a modular implementation to be easily scalable to the next generation experiment. First, the prototype module was assembled; it has been continuously taking data from July 2014 to June 2015. Second, Module 1 with more than half of the total enriched detectors and some natural detectors has been assembled and it is being commissioned. Finally, the assembly of Module 2, which will complete MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, is already in progress.
Published: 2015

46. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database

Author: Collaboration, The Majorana, Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, III, FT Avignone, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Combs, DC, Cuesta, C, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Efremenko, Yu, Egorov, V, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Esterline, J, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guiseppe, VE, Gusev, K, Hallin, AL, Hazama, R, Hegai, A, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J Diaz, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, MacMullin, J, Martin, RD, Meijer, SJ, Mertens, S, Miller, ML, Mizouni, L, Nomachi, M, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, Petersburg, R, II, DG Phillips, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Ronquest, MC, Shanks, B, Shima, T, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Soin, A, Suriano, AM, Tedeschi, D, Thompson, J, Timkin, V, Tornow, W, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Young, AR, Yu, C-H, Yumatov, V, and Zhitnikov, I
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experimentsearching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{76}$Ge. The MajoranaParts Tracking Database is used to record the history of components used in theconstruction of the Demonstrator. The tracking implementation takes a novelapproach based on the schema-free database technology CouchDB. Transportation,storage, and processes undergone by parts such as machining or cleaning arelinked to part records. Tracking parts provides a great logistics benefit andan important quality assurance reference during construction. In addition, thelocation history of parts provides an estimate of their exposure to cosmicradiation. A web application for data entry and a radiation exposure calculatorhave been developed as tools for achieving the extreme radio-purity requiredfor this rare decay search.
Published: 2015

47. Background Model for the Majorana Demonstrator

Author: Cuesta, C, Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, III, FT Avignone, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Byram, D, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Combs, DC, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Efremenko, Yu, Egorov, V, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guiseppe, VE, Gusev, K, Hallin, AL, Hazama, R, Hegai, A, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, MacMullin, J, MacMullin, S, Martin, RD, Meijer, S, Mertens, S, Nomachi, M, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, II, DG Phillips, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rager, J, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Romero-Romero, E, Ronquest, MC, Schubert, AG, Shanks, B, Shima, T, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Suriano, AM, Thompson, J, Timkin, V, Tornow, W, Trimble, JE, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Wiseman, C, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Young, AR, Yu, CH, and Yumatov, V
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The Majorana Collaboration is constructing a system containing 40 kg of HPGedetectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scaleexperiment capable of probing the neutrino mass scale in the inverted-hierarchyregion. To realize this, a major goal of the Majorana Demonstrator is todemonstrate a path forward to achieving a background rate at or below 1cnt/(ROI-t-y) in the 4 keV region of interest around the Q-value at 2039 keV.This goal is pursued through a combination of a significant reduction ofradioactive impurities in construction materials with analytical methods forbackground rejection, for example using powerful pulse shape analysistechniques profiting from the p-type point contact HPGe detectors technology.The effectiveness of these methods is assessed using simulations of thedifferent background components whose purity levels are constrained fromradioassay measurements.
Published: 2014

48. The Majorana Demonstrator neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment

Author: Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, Avignone, FT, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Caldwell, AS, Chan, YD, Christofferson, CD, Combs, DC, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Efremenko, Y, Egorov, V, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Esterline, J, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guiseppe, VE, Gusev, K, Hallin, AL, Hazama, R, Hegai, A, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Knecht, A, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, Laferriere, BD, Leon, J, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, Luke, PN, Macmullin, S, Martin, RD, Mertens, S, Mizouni, L, Nomachi, M, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, Phillips, D, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ronquest, MC, Schubert, AG, Shanks, B, Shima, T, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Steele, D, Strain, J, Suriano, AM, Thompson, J, Timkin, V, Tornow, W, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Williams, T, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Young, AR, Yu, CH, and Yumatov, V
Subjects: Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences
Abstract: The Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-beta (β β 0 ) decay of the isotope Ge with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. The observation of this rare decay would indicate that the neutrino is its own antiparticle, demonstrate that lepton number is not conserved, and provide information on the absolute mass scale of the neutrino. The Demonstrator is being assembled at the 4850-foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. The array will be situated in a low-background environment and surrounded by passive and active shielding. Here we describe the science goals of the Demonstrator and the details of its design. © 2014 N. Abgrall et al.
Published: 2014

49. A search for bremsstrahlung solar axions using the Majorana low-background BEGe detector at Kimballton (MALBEK)

Author: Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, III, FT Avignone, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Combs, DC, Cooper, RJ, Creswick, RJ, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Efremenko, Yu, Egorov, V, Elliott, SR, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guiseppe, VE, Gusev, K, Hegai, A, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Knecht, A, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, MacMullin, J, MacMullin, S, Marino, MG, Martin, RD, Mertens, S, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, II, DG Phillips, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ronquest, MC, Schubert, AG, Shanks, B, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Steele, D, Suriano, AM, Thompson, J, Timkin, V, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Young, AR, Yu, CH, and Yumatov, V
Subjects: astro-ph.HE, hep-ph
Abstract: A low-background, high-purity germanium detector has been used to search forevidence of low-energy, bremsstrahlung-generated solar axions. An upper boundof $1.36\times 10^{-11}$ $(95% CL)$ is placed on the direct coupling of DFSZmodel axions to electrons. The prospects for the sensitivity of the MajoranaDemonstrator array of point-contact germanium detectors to solar axions arediscussed in the context of the model-independent annual modulation due to theseasonal variation of the earth-sun distance.
Published: 2014

50. The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment

Author: Collaboration, Majorana, Abgrall, N, Aguayo, E, III, FT Avignone, Barabash, AS, Bertrand, FE, Boswell, M, Brudanin, V, Busch, M, Caldwell, AS, Chan, Y-D, Christofferson, CD, Combs, DC, Detwiler, JA, Doe, PJ, Efremenko, Yu, Egorov, V, Ejiri, H, Elliott, SR, Esterline, J, Fast, JE, Finnerty, P, Fraenkle, FM, Galindo-Uribarri, A, Giovanetti, GK, Goett, J, Green, MP, Gruszko, J, Guiseppe, VE, Gusey, K, Hallin, AL, Hazama, R, Hegai, A, Henning, R, Hoppe, EW, Howard, S, Howe, MA, Keeter, KJ, Kidd, MF, Knecht, A, Kochetov, O, Konovalov, SI, Kouzes, RT, LaFerriere, BD, Leon, J, Leviner, LE, Loach, JC, MacMullin, S, Martin, RD, Mertens, S, Mizouni, L, Nomachi, M, Orrell, JL, O'Shaughnessy, C, Overman, NR, II, DG Phillips, Poon, AWP, Pushkin, K, Radford, DC, Rielage, K, Robertson, RGH, Ronquest, MC, Schubert, AG, Shanks, B, Shima, T, Shirchenko, M, Snavely, KJ, Snyder, N, Steele, D, Strain, J, Suriano, AM, Thompson, J, Timkin, V, Tornow, W, Varner, RL, Vasilyev, S, Vetter, K, Vorren, K, White, BR, Wilkerson, JF, Xu, W, Yakushev, E, Young, AR, Yu, C-H, and Yumatov, V
Subjects: physics.ins-det, nucl-ex
Abstract: The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-betadecay of the isotope Ge-76 with a mixed array of enriched and natural germaniumdetectors. The observation of this rare decay would indicate the neutrino isits own antiparticle, demonstrate that lepton number is not conserved, andprovide information on the absolute mass scale of the neutrino. The {\scDemonstrator} is being assembled at the 4850-foot level of the SanfordUnderground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. The array will be situatedin a low-background environment and surrounded by passive and active shielding.Here we describe the science goals of the {\sc Demonstrator} and the details ofits design.
Published: 2013

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