Search for double beta decay of 48Ca in the TGV experiment

被引:66
作者
Brudanin, VB
Rukhadze, NI [1 ]
Briançon, C
Egorov, VG
Kovalenko, VE
Kovalik, A
Salamatin, AV
Stekl, I
Tsoupko-Sitnikov, VV
Vylov, T
Cermák, P
机构
[1] Joint Inst Nucl Res, Dubna 141980, Moscow Region, Russia
[2] Ctr Spectrometrie Nucl & Spectrometrie Masse, Orsay, France
[3] Czech Tech Univ, Fac Nucl Sci & Phys Engn, CR-11519 Prague, Czech Republic
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
double beta decay; Ca-48;
D O I
10.1016/S0370-2693(00)01244-2
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
This Letter describes a collaborative TGV (Telescope Germanium Vertical) study of the double beta decay of Ca-48 with a low-background and high sensitivity Ge multi-detector spectrometer. The results of T-1/2(2 nu beta beta) = (4.2(-1.3)(+3.3)) x 10(19) years and T-1/2(0 nu beta beta) > 1.5 x 10(21) years (90% CL) for double beta decay of Ca-48 were found after processing experimental data obtained after 8700 hours of measuring time, using approximately 1 gramme of Ca-48. The features of a TGV-2 experiment are also presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:63 / 68
页数:6
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