2004/04/29 by Iris Abt, I. Abt, Abt, I. +114 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear physics research studies #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ex
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ex/0404039
67 pages, 19 eps figures, 17 tables, gzipped tar file
arxiv created 2004/04/29 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
This Letter of Intent has been submitted to the Scientific Committee of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in March 2004. It describes a novel facility at the LNGS to study the double beta decay of 76Ge using an (optionally active) cryogenic fluid shield. The setup will allow to scrutinize with high significance on a short time scale the current evidence for neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge using the existing 76Ge diodes from the previous Heidelberg-Moscow and IGEX experiments. An increase in the lifetime limit can be achieved by adding more enriched detectors, remaining thereby background-free up to a few 100 kg-years of exposure.