Measurement of the 2νββ Decay Half-Life of Te 130 with CUORE

We measured two-neutrino double beta decay of ^{130}Te using an exposure of 300.7 kg yr accumulated with the CUORE detector. Using a Bayesian analysis to fit simulated spectra to experimental data, it was possible to disentangle all the major background sources and precisely measure the two-neutrino...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Winslow, Lindley, Canonica, L., Johnston, J., Mayer, D., Ouellet, J. L.
Otros Autores: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Physical Society (APS) 2022
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142350
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Sumario:We measured two-neutrino double beta decay of ^{130}Te using an exposure of 300.7 kg yr accumulated with the CUORE detector. Using a Bayesian analysis to fit simulated spectra to experimental data, it was possible to disentangle all the major background sources and precisely measure the two-neutrino contribution. The half-life is in agreement with past measurements with a strongly reduced uncertainty: T_{1/2}^{2ν}=7.71_{-0.06}^{+0.08}(stat)_{-0.15}^{+0.12}(syst)×10^{20}  yr. This measurement is the most precise determination of the ^{130}Te 2νββ decay half-life to date.