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Search for β +/EC double beta decay of 120Te
- Source :
- Astroparticle Physics, vol 34, iss 8
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We present a search for β+/EC double beta decay of 120Te performed with the CUORICINO experiment, an array of TeO2 cryogenic bolometers. After collecting 0.0573 kg · y of 120Te, we see no evidence of a signal and therefore set the following limits on the half-life: T1/20ν>1.9·1021 y at 90% C.L. for the 0ν mode and T1/22ν>7.6·1019 y at 90% C.L. for the 2ν mode. These results improve the existing limits by almost three orders of magnitude (four in the case of 0ν mode). © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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- Electron capture
Binding energy
double beta decay
Neutrino properties
nucl-ex
01 natural sciences
neutrino mass
Atomic
law.invention
Positron energy
Nuclear physics
Neutrino mass
Particle and Plasma Physics
law
Double beta decay
0103 physical sciences
Nuclear
electron capture
010306 general physics
neutrino properties
Physics
Bolometers, Neutrino properties, Double beta decay, Electron capture, Neutrino mass
010308 nuclear & particles physics
hep-ex
Bolometer
Molecular
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bolometers
Nuclear & Particles Physics
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FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE
bolometers
FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE
Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- Journal :
- Astroparticle Physics, vol 34, iss 8
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....70cb5563fe4e7539cec67fec1548f071