Results from the CUORE-0 experiment

Canonica, L.; Alduino, C.; Alfonso, K.; Artusa, D. R.; Avignone, F. T.; Azzolini, O.; Banks, T. I.; Bari, G.; Beeman, J. W.; Bellini, F.; Bersani, A.; Biassoni, M.; Brofferio, C.; Bucci, C.; Caminata, A.; Cao, X. G.; Capelli, S.; Cappelli, L.; Carbone, L.; Cardani, L.; Carniti, P.; Casali, N.; Cassina, L.; Chiesa, D.; Chott, N.; Clemenza, M.; Copello, S.; Cosmelli, C.; Cremonesi, O.; Creswick, R. J.; Cushman, J. S.; Dafinei, I.; Dally, A.; Davis, C. J.; Dell'Oro, S.; Deninno, M. M.; Di Domizio, S.; Di Vacri, M. L.; Drobizhev, A.; Fang, D. Q.; Faverzani, M.; Fernandes, G.; Ferri, E.; Ferroni, F.; Fiorini, E.; Fujikawa, B. K.; Giachero, A.; Gironi, L.; Giuliani, ANDREA ERNESTO GUIDO; Gladstone, L.; Gorla, P.; Gotti, C.; Gutierrez, T. D.; Haller, E. E.; Han, K.; Hansen, E.; Heeger, K. M.; Hennings Yeomans, R.; Hickerson, K. P.; Huang, H. Z.; Kadel, R.; Keppel, G.; Yu Kolomensky, G.; Lim, K. E.; Liu, X.; Y. G., Ma; Maino, M.; Marini, L.; Martinez, M.; Maruyama, R. H.; Mei, Y.; Moggi, N.; Morganti, S.; Mosteiro, P. J.; Nones, C.; Norman, E. B.; Nucciotti, A.; O'Donnell, T.; Orio, F.; Ouellet, J. L.; Pagliarone, C. E.; Pallavicini, M.; Palmieri, V.; Pattavina, L.; Pavan, M.; Pessina, G.; Pettinacci, V.; Piperno, G.; Pirro, S.; Pozzi, S.; Previtali, E.; Rosenfeld, C.; Rusconi, C.; Sala, E.; Sangiorgio, S.; Santone, D.; Scielzo, N. D.; Singh, V.; Sisti, M.; Smith, A. R.; Taffarello, L.; Tenconi, M.; Terranova, F.; Tomei, C.; Trentalange, S.; Ventura, G.; Vignati, M.; Wagaarachchi, S. L.; Wang, B. S.; Wang, H. W.; Wilson, J.; Winslow, L. A.; Wise, T.; Zanotti, L.; Zhang, G. Q.; Zhu, B. X.; Zimmermann, S.; Zucchelli, S.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/718/6/062007

The CUORE-0 experiment searched for neutrinoless double beta decay in 130Te using an array of 52 tellurium dioxide crystals, operated as bolometers at a temperature of 10 mK. It took data in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (Italy) since March 2013 to March 2015. We present the results of a search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 9.8 kg-years 130Te exposure that allowed us to set the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. The performance of the detector in terms of background and energy resolution is also reported.

Results from the CUORE-0 experiment

Canonica, L.;Alduino, C.;Alfonso, K.;Artusa, D. R.;Avignone, F. T.;Azzolini, O.;Banks, T. I.;Bari, G.;Beeman, J. W.;Bellini, F.;Bersani, A.;Biassoni, M.;Brofferio, C.;Bucci, C.;Caminata, A.;Cao, X. G.;Capelli, S.;Cappelli, L.;Carbone, L.;Cardani, L.;Carniti, P.;Casali, N.;Cassina, L.;Chiesa, D.;Chott, N.;Clemenza, M.;Copello, S.;Cosmelli, C.;Cremonesi, O.;Creswick, R. J.;Cushman, J. S.;Dafinei, I.;Dally, A.;Davis, C. J.;Dell'Oro, S.;Deninno, M. M.;Di Domizio, S.;Di Vacri, M. L.;Drobizhev, A.;Fang, D. Q.;Faverzani, M.;Fernandes, G.;Ferri, E.;Ferroni, F.;Fiorini, E.;Fujikawa, B. K.;Giachero, A.;Gironi, L.;GIULIANI, ANDREA ERNESTO GUIDO;Gladstone, L.;Gorla, P.;Gotti, C.;Gutierrez, T. D.;Haller, E. E.;Han, K.;Hansen, E.;Heeger, K. M.;Hennings Yeomans, R.;Hickerson, K. P.;Huang, H. Z.;Kadel, R.;Keppel, G.;Yu Kolomensky, G.;Lim, K. E.;Liu, X.;Ma, Y. G.;Maino, M.;Marini, L.;Martinez, M.;Maruyama, R. H.;Mei, Y.;Moggi, N.;Morganti, S.;Mosteiro, P. J.;Nones, C.;Norman, E. B.;Nucciotti, A.;O'Donnell, T.;Orio, F.;Ouellet, J. L.;Pagliarone, C. E.;Pallavicini, M.;Palmieri, V.;Pattavina, L.;Pavan, M.;Pessina, G.;Pettinacci, V.;Piperno, G.;Pirro, S.;Pozzi, S.;Previtali, E.;Rosenfeld, C.;Rusconi, C.;Sala, E.;Sangiorgio, S.;Santone, D.;Scielzo, N. D.;Singh, V.;Sisti, M.;Smith, A. R.;Taffarello, L.;Tenconi, M.;Terranova, F.;Tomei, C.;Trentalange, S.;Ventura, G.;Vignati, M.;Wagaarachchi, S. L.;Wang, B. S.;Wang, H. W.;Wilson, J.;Winslow, L. A.;Wise, T.;Zanotti, L.;Zhang, G. Q.;Zhu, B. X.;Zimmermann, S.;Zucchelli, S.

2016-01-01

Abstract

The CUORE-0 experiment searched for neutrinoless double beta decay in 130Te using an array of 52 tellurium dioxide crystals, operated as bolometers at a temperature of 10 mK. It took data in the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (Italy) since March 2013 to March 2015. We present the results of a search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 9.8 kg-years 130Te exposure that allowed us to set the most stringent limit to date on this half-life. The performance of the detector in terms of background and energy resolution is also reported.