Advances in High Energy Physics (Jan 2014)
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment
- N. Abgrall,
- E. Aguayo,
- F. T. Avignone,
- A. S. Barabash,
- F. E. Bertrand,
- M. Boswell,
- V. Brudanin,
- M. Busch,
- A. S. Caldwell,
- Y.-D. Chan,
- C. D. Christofferson,
- D. C. Combs,
- J. A. Detwiler,
- P. J. Doe,
- Yu. Efremenko,
- V. Egorov,
- H. Ejiri,
- S. R. Elliott,
- J. Esterline,
- J. E. Fast,
- P. Finnerty,
- F. M. Fraenkle,
- A. Galindo-Uribarri,
- G. K. Giovanetti,
- J. Goett,
- M. P. Green,
- J. Gruszko,
- V. E. Guiseppe,
- K. Gusev,
- A. L. Hallin,
- R. Hazama,
- A. Hegai,
- R. Henning,
- E. W. Hoppe,
- S. Howard,
- M. A. Howe,
- K. J. Keeter,
- M. F. Kidd,
- A. Knecht,
- O. Kochetov,
- S. I. Konovalov,
- R. T. Kouzes,
- B. D. LaFerriere,
- J. Leon,
- L. E. Leviner,
- J. C. Loach,
- P. N. Luke,
- S. MacMullin,
- R. D. Martin,
- S. Mertens,
- L. Mizouni,
- M. Nomachi,
- J. L. Orrell,
- C. O'Shaughnessy,
- N. R. Overman,
- David Phillips,
- A. W. P. Poon,
- K. Pushkin,
- D. C. Radford,
- K. Rielage,
- R. G. H. Robertson,
- M. C. Ronquest,
- A. G. Schubert,
- B. Shanks,
- T. Shima,
- M. Shirchenko,
- K. J. Snavely,
- N. Snyder,
- D. Steele,
- J. Strain,
- A. M. Suriano,
- J. Thompson,
- V. Timkin,
- W. Tornow,
- R. L. Varner,
- S. Vasilyev,
- K. Vetter,
- K. Vorren,
- B. R. White,
- J. F. Wilkerson,
- T. Williams,
- W. Xu,
- E. Yakushev,
- A. R. Young,
- C.-H. Yu,
- V. Yumatov
Affiliations
- N. Abgrall
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- E. Aguayo
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- F. T. Avignone
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
- A. S. Barabash
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117218, Russia
- F. E. Bertrand
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- M. Boswell
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- V. Brudanin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- M. Busch
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- A. S. Caldwell
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
- Y.-D. Chan
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- C. D. Christofferson
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
- D. C. Combs
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- J. A. Detwiler
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- P. J. Doe
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Yu. Efremenko
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- V. Egorov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- H. Ejiri
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics and Department of Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- S. R. Elliott
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- J. Esterline
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- J. E. Fast
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- P. Finnerty
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- F. M. Fraenkle
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- A. Galindo-Uribarri
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- G. K. Giovanetti
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- J. Goett
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- M. P. Green
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- J. Gruszko
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- V. E. Guiseppe
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
- K. Gusev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- A. L. Hallin
- Centre for Particle Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G7, Canada
- R. Hazama
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics and Department of Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- A. Hegai
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- R. Henning
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- E. W. Hoppe
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- S. Howard
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
- M. A. Howe
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- K. J. Keeter
- Department of Physics, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 57799, USA
- M. F. Kidd
- Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA
- A. Knecht
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- O. Kochetov
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- S. I. Konovalov
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117218, Russia
- R. T. Kouzes
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- B. D. LaFerriere
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- J. Leon
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- L. E. Leviner
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- J. C. Loach
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- P. N. Luke
- Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- S. MacMullin
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- R. D. Martin
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- S. Mertens
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- L. Mizouni
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- M. Nomachi
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics and Department of Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- J. L. Orrell
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- C. O'Shaughnessy
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- N. R. Overman
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
- David Phillips
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- A. W. P. Poon
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- K. Pushkin
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
- D. C. Radford
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- K. Rielage
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- R. G. H. Robertson
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- M. C. Ronquest
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- A. G. Schubert
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- B. Shanks
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- T. Shima
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics and Department of Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- M. Shirchenko
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- K. J. Snavely
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- N. Snyder
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
- D. Steele
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- J. Strain
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- A. M. Suriano
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
- J. Thompson
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
- V. Timkin
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- W. Tornow
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- R. L. Varner
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- S. Vasilyev
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- K. Vetter
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- K. Vorren
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- B. R. White
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- J. F. Wilkerson
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- T. Williams
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- W. Xu
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
- E. Yakushev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
- A. R. Young
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- C.-H. Yu
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
- V. Yumatov
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117218, Russia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/365432
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 2014
Abstract
The Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-beta (ββ0ν) 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.
