NEW LIMITS ON DOUBLE-BETA DECAY OF XE-136

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作者
JORGENS, V
BOEHM, F
BUSTO, J
FARINE, J
GABATHULER, K
HENRIKSON, H
IMEL, D
MITCHELL, LW
TREICHEL, M
VUILLEUMIER, JC
VUILLEUMIER, JL
WONG, H
机构
[1] UNIV NEUCHATEL, INST PHYS, CH-2000 NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND
[2] CALTECH, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
[3] PAUL SCHERRER INST, CH-5232 VILLIGEN, SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/0920-5632(94)90282-8
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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A Xenon TPC with an active volume of 180 liters has been built to study the neutrinoless double beta decay in Xe-136. Data were taken in the Gotthard Underground Laboratory with 5 atm of xenon enriched to 62 % in Xe-136. A total of 7647 hours of data has been taken. New limits on neutrino mass and majoron decay are presented.
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