CUPID-0, an array of Zn^{82}Se cryogenic calorimeters, was the first medium-scale demonstrator of the scintillating bolometers' technology. The first project phase (March 2017-December 2018) allowed the most stringent limit on the neutrinoless double beta decay half-life of the isotope of interest, ^{82}Se, to be set. After a six month long detector upgrade, CUPID-0 began its second and last phase (June 2019-February 2020). In this Letter, we describe the search for neutrinoless double beta decay of ^{82}Se with a total exposure (phase I+II) of 8.82  kg yr^{-1} of isotope. We set a limit on the half-life of ^{82}Se to the ground state of ^{82}Kr of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{82}Se)>4.6×10^{24}  yr (90% credible interval), corresponding to an effective Majorana neutrino mass m_{ββ}<(263-545)  meV. We also set the most stringent lower limits on the neutrinoless decays of ^{82}Se to the 0_{1}^{+}, 2_{1}^{+}, and 2_{2}^{+} excited states of ^{82}Kr, finding 1.8×10^{23}  yr, 3.0×10^{23}  yr, and 3.2×10^{23}  yr (90% credible interval) respectively.

Final Result on the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay of ^{82}Se with CUPID-0

Pagnanini, L
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2022-01-01

Abstract

CUPID-0, an array of Zn^{82}Se cryogenic calorimeters, was the first medium-scale demonstrator of the scintillating bolometers' technology. The first project phase (March 2017-December 2018) allowed the most stringent limit on the neutrinoless double beta decay half-life of the isotope of interest, ^{82}Se, to be set. After a six month long detector upgrade, CUPID-0 began its second and last phase (June 2019-February 2020). In this Letter, we describe the search for neutrinoless double beta decay of ^{82}Se with a total exposure (phase I+II) of 8.82  kg yr^{-1} of isotope. We set a limit on the half-life of ^{82}Se to the ground state of ^{82}Kr of T_{1/2}^{0ν}(^{82}Se)>4.6×10^{24}  yr (90% credible interval), corresponding to an effective Majorana neutrino mass m_{ββ}<(263-545)  meV. We also set the most stringent lower limits on the neutrinoless decays of ^{82}Se to the 0_{1}^{+}, 2_{1}^{+}, and 2_{2}^{+} excited states of ^{82}Kr, finding 1.8×10^{23}  yr, 3.0×10^{23}  yr, and 3.2×10^{23}  yr (90% credible interval) respectively.
2022
Baryogenesis &amp; leptogenesis, Double beta decay, Neutrinoless double beta decay, Physical Systems: Majorana neutrinos, Neutrinos; Properties: Baryon &amp; lepton number symmetries, Particle properties; Techniques: Bayesian methods, Cosmic ray &amp; astroparticle detectors, Radiation detectors, Spectrometers &amp; spectroscopic techniques
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