论文标题
中性betaβ衰减搜索的下一个尺度的下一个检测器的敏感性
Sensitivity of a tonne-scale NEXT detector for neutrinoless double beta decay searches
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论文摘要
使用Xenon TPC(下一个)的中微子实验,使用具有电致发光扩增的高压Xenon气体TPC搜索XE-136的中微子双β衰减。该技术的扩展版本具有约1吨富集的氙气,在不到5年的运行中可以达到对中微子双β衰减的半衰期的敏感性,而不是1E27年的半衰期,从而提高了当前限制的范围至少提高了一个范围。该预测基于一个以放射原源为主的宽容的背景模型。此处介绍的探测器概念代表着令人信服的路径的第一步,以敏感到对中微子质量倒置的倒数顺序及以后定义的参数空间的敏感性。
The Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC (NEXT) searches for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of Xe-136 using high-pressure xenon gas TPCs with electroluminescent amplification. A scaled-up version of this technology with about 1 tonne of enriched xenon could reach in less than 5 years of operation a sensitivity to the half-life of neutrinoless double-beta decay decay better than 1E27 years, improving the current limits by at least one order of magnitude. This prediction is based on a well-understood background model dominated by radiogenic sources. The detector concept presented here represents a first step on a compelling path towards sensitivity to the parameter space defined by the inverted ordering of neutrino masses, and beyond.