European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Sep 2020)
Sensitivity of the DARWIN observatory to the neutrinoless double beta decay of $$^{136}$$ 136 Xe
- F. Agostini,
- S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud,
- L. Althueser,
- F. Amaro,
- B. Antunovic,
- E. Aprile,
- L. Baudis,
- D. Baur,
- Y. Biondi,
- A. Bismark,
- P. A. Breur,
- A. Brown,
- G. Bruno,
- R. Budnik,
- C. Capelli,
- J. Cardoso,
- D. Cichon,
- M. Clark,
- A. P. Colijn,
- J. J. Cuenca-García,
- J. P. Cussonneau,
- M. P. Decowski,
- A. Depoian,
- J. Dierle,
- P. Di Gangi,
- A. Di Giovanni,
- S. Diglio,
- J. M. F. dos Santos,
- G. Drexlin,
- K. Eitel,
- R. Engel,
- A. D. Ferella,
- H. Fischer,
- M. Galloway,
- F. Gao,
- F. Girard,
- F. Glück,
- L. Grandi,
- R. Größle,
- R. Gumbsheimer,
- S. Hansmann-Menzemer,
- F. Jörg,
- G. Khundzakishvili,
- A. Kopec,
- F. Kuger,
- L. M. Krauss,
- H. Landsman,
- R. F. Lang,
- S. Lindemann,
- M. Lindner,
- J. A. M. Lopes,
- A. Loya Villalpando,
- C. Macolino,
- A. Manfredini,
- T. Marrodán Undagoitia,
- J. Masbou,
- E. Masson,
- P. Meinhardt,
- S. Milutinovic,
- A. Molinario,
- C. M. B. Monteiro,
- M. Murra,
- U. G. Oberlack,
- M. Pandurovic,
- R. Peres,
- J. Pienaar,
- M. Pierre,
- V. Pizzella,
- J. Qin,
- D. Ramírez García,
- S. Reichard,
- N. Rupp,
- P. Sanchez-Lucas,
- G. Sartorelli,
- D. Schulte,
- M. Schumann,
- L. Scotto Lavina,
- M. Selvi,
- M. Silva,
- H. Simgen,
- M. Steidl,
- A. Terliuk,
- C. Therreau,
- D. Thers,
- K. Thieme,
- R. Trotta,
- C. D. Tunnell,
- K. Valerius,
- G. Volta,
- D. Vorkapic,
- C. Weinheimer,
- C. Wittweg,
- J. Wolf,
- J. P. Zopounidis,
- K. Zuber,
- DARWIN Collaboration
Affiliations
- F. Agostini
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud
- LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3
- L. Althueser
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- F. Amaro
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- B. Antunovic
- Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Belgrade
- E. Aprile
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- L. Baudis
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- D. Baur
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- Y. Biondi
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- A. Bismark
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- P. A. Breur
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Science Park
- A. Brown
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- G. Bruno
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- R. Budnik
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- C. Capelli
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- J. Cardoso
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- D. Cichon
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. Clark
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- A. P. Colijn
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Science Park
- J. J. Cuenca-García
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- J. P. Cussonneau
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- M. P. Decowski
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Science Park
- A. Depoian
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- J. Dierle
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- P. Di Gangi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- A. Di Giovanni
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- S. Diglio
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- J. M. F. dos Santos
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- G. Drexlin
- Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- K. Eitel
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- R. Engel
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- A. D. Ferella
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of L’Aquila
- H. Fischer
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- M. Galloway
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- F. Gao
- Physics Department, Columbia University
- F. Girard
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- F. Glück
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- L. Grandi
- Department of Physics & Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- R. Größle
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- R. Gumbsheimer
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- S. Hansmann-Menzemer
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- F. Jörg
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- G. Khundzakishvili
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- A. Kopec
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- F. Kuger
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- L. M. Krauss
- The Origins Project Foundation
- H. Landsman
- Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- R. F. Lang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- S. Lindemann
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- M. Lindner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. A. M. Lopes
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- A. Loya Villalpando
- Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam, Science Park
- C. Macolino
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab
- A. Manfredini
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- T. Marrodán Undagoitia
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. Masbou
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- E. Masson
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab
- P. Meinhardt
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- S. Milutinovic
- Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Belgrade
- A. Molinario
- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and Gran Sasso Science Institute
- C. M. B. Monteiro
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- M. Murra
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- U. G. Oberlack
- Institut für Physik & Exzellenzcluster PRISMA+, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- M. Pandurovic
- Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Belgrade
- R. Peres
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- J. Pienaar
- Department of Physics & Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago
- M. Pierre
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- V. Pizzella
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- J. Qin
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
- D. Ramírez García
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- S. Reichard
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- N. Rupp
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- P. Sanchez-Lucas
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- G. Sartorelli
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- D. Schulte
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- M. Schumann
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg
- L. Scotto Lavina
- LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3
- M. Selvi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna
- M. Silva
- LIBPhys, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra
- H. Simgen
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- M. Steidl
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- A. Terliuk
- Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- C. Therreau
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- D. Thers
- SUBATECH, IMT Atlantique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université de Nantes
- K. Thieme
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- R. Trotta
- Department of Physics, Imperial Centre for Inference and Cosmology, Imperial College London
- C. D. Tunnell
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
- K. Valerius
- Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- G. Volta
- Physik-Institut, University of Zurich
- D. Vorkapic
- Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University of Belgrade
- C. Weinheimer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- C. Wittweg
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- J. Wolf
- Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- J. P. Zopounidis
- LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3
- K. Zuber
- Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics, TU Dresden
- DARWIN Collaboration
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8196-z
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 80,
no. 9
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Abstract The DARWIN observatory is a proposed next-generation experiment to search for particle dark matter and for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $$^{136}$$ 136 Xe. Out of its 50 t total natural xenon inventory, 40 t will be the active target of a time projection chamber which thus contains about 3.6 t of $$^{136}$$ 136 Xe. Here, we show that its projected half-life sensitivity is $$2.4\times {10}^{27}\,{\hbox {year}}$$ 2.4×1027year , using a fiducial volume of 5 t of natural xenon and 10 year of operation with a background rate of less than 0.2 events/(t $$\cdot $$ · year) in the energy region of interest. This sensitivity is based on a detailed Monte Carlo simulation study of the background and event topologies in the large, homogeneous target. DARWIN will be comparable in its science reach to dedicated double beta decay experiments using xenon enriched in $$^{136}$$ 136 Xe.
