THE SEARCH FOR XE-136 2-BETA-2V DECAY WITH A PROPORTIONAL-DRIFT DETECTOR

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ARTEMJEV, V
BRAKCHMAN, E
IVANOVSKY, M
KARELIN, A
KIRICHENKO, V
KNYAZEV, V
KOZODAEVA, O
LUBIMOV, V
MITIN, A
NIKOLAEV, V
TSVETKOVA, T
ZELDOVICH, O
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[1] Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)90790-B
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
A new series of measurements with a proportional-drift detector containing 210 g of Xe-136 in the sensitive volume was carried out. The background, related to Rn-222 (U-238 family), was reduced by more than an order of magnitude. Another background caused by external gamma-radiation in the hall where the equipment was installed, was studied. Using 10 cm Pb shielding, we reduced the background from external gamma-radiation. A half-life limit of T1/2(2-beta-2-nu) > 9.3 X 10(19) yr (90% CL) was obtained.
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