论文标题
GERDA的最终结果在寻找中性s double- $β$衰减方面
Final Results of GERDA on the Search for Neutrinoless Double-$β$ Decay
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论文摘要
锗探测器阵列(GERDA)实验搜索了Lepton-number-violation中微子double-β$ $β$($0νββ$)$^{76} $ ge的衰减,其发现对宇宙学和粒子物理学的发现将具有深远的影响。 By operating bare germanium diodes, enriched in $^{76}$Ge, in an active liquid argon shield, GERDA achieved an unprecedently low background index of $5.2\times10^{-4}$ counts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$yr) in the signal region and met the design goal to collect an exposure of 100 kg$\cdot$yr in a无背景制度。当结合第一阶段的结果时,在127.2 kg $ \ cdot $ yr的总暴露量后未观察到信号。 $^{76} $ ge的$0νβ.$衰减的半衰期的限制设置为$ t_ {1/2}> 1.8 \ times10^{26} $ yr在90%c.l.,它与敏感性相吻合。
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment searched for the lepton-number-violating neutrinoless double-$β$ ($0νββ$) decay of $^{76}$Ge, whose discovery would have far-reaching implications in cosmology and particle physics. By operating bare germanium diodes, enriched in $^{76}$Ge, in an active liquid argon shield, GERDA achieved an unprecedently low background index of $5.2\times10^{-4}$ counts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$yr) in the signal region and met the design goal to collect an exposure of 100 kg$\cdot$yr in a background-free regime. When combined with the result of Phase I, no signal is observed after 127.2 kg$\cdot$yr of total exposure. A limit on the half-life of $0νββ$ decay in $^{76}$Ge is set at $T_{1/2}>1.8\times10^{26}$ yr at 90% C.L., which coincides with the sensitivity assuming no signal.